HS Code 85493100 - Electrical waste with toxic components

Waste and scrap of electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards, containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls "PCBs" (excl. for the recovery of precious metal)

Examples (No official information or warranty)

- Defective computer motherboards containing cadmium-coated components (10 kg, 30cm x 20cm x 5cm)
- Spent mobile phone batteries with mercury-containing switches (500 units, 10kg total weight)
- Scrap cathode-ray tubes from old TVs containing activated glass (100 units, 50kg total weight)
- Malfunctioning laptop chargers with lead-contaminated components (20 units, 5kg total weight)
- Discarded circuit boards from servers containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (50 units, 10kg total weight)
- Flooded electric vehicle batteries with cadmium-nickel alloy components (10 units, 200kg total weight)

Code Tree Structure / Hierarchy

    8549 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap Other electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards 85493100 Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Trade restrictions and policies

Chapter 85
45 Trade restrictions and policies
Position 8549
8 Trade restrictions and policies
Subheading 854931
3 Trade restrictions and policies
Customs Tariff Number 85493100
2022-01-01
ERGA OMNES (1011)
Third country duty
Regulation 1832/21
2022-01-01
ERGA OMNES (1011)
Import control - Waste
Regulation 1013/06
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All third countries (1008)
Export control - Waste
Regulation 1013/06