Code 8549 12 · Heading 8549
Used primary cells and batteries, and non-lead-acid electric accumulators, plus their waste and scrap, containing lead, cadmium or mercury
This covers used primary cells or batteries, used electric accumulators other than lead-acid accumulators, and waste or scrap of these products when they contain lead, cadmium or mercury. The deciding details are whether the item is a used primary cell or battery, a used non-lead-acid electric accumulator, or waste and scrap.
For example
- Used primary batteries containing lead, cadmium or mercury
- Used electric accumulators other than lead-acid accumulators, containing lead, cadmium or mercury
- Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries or electric accumulators other than lead-acid accumulators, containing lead, cadmium or mercury
See the official tariff text
Official tariff text
Primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators (excl. lead-acid): spent goods and waste and scrap, containing lead, cadmium or mercury
Full 8-digit codes
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3 codes below this one
- 8549 12 10 Spent primary cells and primary batteries, containing lead, cadmium or mercury 4.7%* Save
- 8549 12 20 Spent electric accumulators (excl. of lead-acid), containing lead, cadmium or mercury 2.6%* Save
- 8549 12 90 Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators (excl. of lead-acid), containing lead, cadmium or mercury Duty free* Save
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- 8549 11 Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators 0.0–2.6%*
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8549 12 Primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators (excl. lead-acid): spent goods and waste and scrap, containing lead, cadmium or mercury you are here 0.0–4.7%*
- 8549 13 Primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators: spent goods and waste and scrap, sorted by chemical type, not containing lead, cadmium or mercury 0.0–4.7%*
- 8549 14 Primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators: spent goods and waste and scrap, unsorted, not containing lead, cadmium or mercury 0.0–4.7%*
- 8549 19 Primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators: spent goods and waste and scrap, sorted but not by chemical type, not containing lead, cadmium or mercury 0.0–4.7%*
- 8549 21 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal, 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" 0.0%*
- 8549 29 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (excl. 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") 0.0%*
- 8549 31 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) 0.0%*
- 8549 39 Waste and scrap of electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards (excl. for the recovery of precious metal, or 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") 0.0%*
- 8549 91 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, containing primary cells, primary batteries or electric accumulators but not predominantly, or containing 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, and electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards) 0.0%*
- 8549 99 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap (excl. for the recovery of precious metal, electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards, and 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") 0.0%*
Export to Norway
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
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85.49.1200
Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
Export to the United Kingdom
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
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All 3 UK lines under this code
They all have the same duty rates shown here.
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
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