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Import duty / Chapter 85 / Heading 8549

Import duty on Electrical and electronic waste and scrap (HS 8549)

Heading 8549 covers 11 tariff lines in LoadLoom's table; 9 of them clear duty-free under USMCA for goods made in Canada, the US or Mexico. Published US and Canadian rates below, verified October 2026. Pick the line that matches your goods for the worked example and border steps.

HS codeGoodsUS dutyCanada dutyUSMCA
8549.11Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulatorsFreeFreeNot eligible
8549.12Waste and scrap; of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, spent or not, containing lead, cadmium or mercury, other than lead-acid accumulatorsFreeFreeNot eligible
8549.13Waste and scrap; of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, spent or not, sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercuryFreeFreeFree with certificate
8549.14Waste and scrap; of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, spent or not, unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercuryFreeFreeFree with certificate
8549.19Waste and scrap; of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, n.e.c. in item no 8549.1FreeFreeFree with certificate
8549.21Electrical and electronic waste and scrap; of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal, containing primary cells and batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode ray tubes or other activated glass, or electricalFreeFreeFree with certificate
8549.29Waste and scrap; of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal n.e.c. in item no 8549.21FreeFreeFree with certificate
8549.31Electrical and electronic waste and scrap; electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards, other than those used principally for the recovery of precious metal, containing primary cells and batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switchFreeFreeFree with certificate
8549.39Waste and scrap; electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards, other than those used principally for the recovery of precious metal n.e.c. in item no 8549.31FreeFreeFree with certificate
8549.91Waste and scrap; n.e.c. in heading no 8549FreeFreeFree with certificate
8549.99Waste and scrap; n.e.c. in item no 8549.91FreeFreeFree with certificate

This page is a free reference for shippers, not a customs ruling. Final classification and duty are determined by the licensed customs broker at entry, and government amounts are always billed at actual. Rates change with each tariff edition and trade action.

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Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles · Every chapter

USDOT Number: 3852466