HS Code 85491490 - Battery Waste Not Containing Toxics

Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, unsorted, not containing lead, cadmium or mercury

Examples (No official information or warranty)

- Zinc-carbon battery waste scrap pieces (mixed with plastic casing) weighing 500 kg
- Unsorted spent alkaline batteries (various sizes) in a shipment of 10,000 units
- Mercury-free electric accumulator waste fragments (40 kg) without lead or cadmium
- Old mixed non-lead-acid battery scraps (150 kg) from electric toothbrushes and toys
- Mixed zinc-air battery waste pieces (30 kg) without mercury or cadmium additives
- Waste scraps of unsorted nickel-cadmium-free battery cells (20 kg) from toys and clocks
- Scrap metal fragments from worn-out nickel-metal hydride batteries (50 kg)

Code Tree Structure / Hierarchy

    8549 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators 854914 Unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury 85491410 Spent primary cells, spent primary batteries 85491420 Spent electric accumulators 85491490 Other

Trade restrictions and policies

Chapter 85
45 Trade restrictions and policies
Position 8549
8 Trade restrictions and policies
Subheading 854914
0 Trade restrictions and policies
Customs Tariff Number 85491490
2022-01-01
ERGA OMNES (1011)
Third country duty
Regulation 1832/21
2022-01-01
ERGA OMNES (1011)
Import control - Waste
Regulation 1013/06
2022-01-01
All third countries (1008)
Export control - Waste
Regulation 1013/06

Changes to this tariff number

Changes in favor of 85491490
2021: 85481099
2022: 85491490