8549.12: Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury

1. 8549 12 00 00 Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury
2. 8549 12 10 00 Spent primary cells, spent primary batteries Freep/st
3. 8549 12 20 00 Spent electric accumulators Free
4. 8549 12 90 00 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£858k-56.8% · previous 12 months

Average import price£0.53 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Ireland	£838k	97.7%	-57.7%
China	£20k	2.3%	+1,870.3%
Slovenia	£0	0%	-100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free – 4.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 2.4% Türkiye Free – 4.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 2.4% USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 2.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia 13% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$28m	30.3%
2	Netherlands	US$25m	27.3%
3	Guatemala	US$8m	9.1%
4	Australia	US$6m	6.5%
5	Italy	US$4m	4.1%
6	New Zealand	US$3m	3.7%
7	Ireland	US$3m	3.2%
8	Canada	US$3m	2.9%
9	United Arab Emirates	US$3m	2.8%
10	Germany	US$2m	2%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	India	US$26m	28.3%
2	Germany	US$25m	27.3%
3	South Korea	US$23m	25.3%
4	Greece	US$4m	4.1%
5	United Kingdom	US$3m	3.2%
6	Pakistan	US$3m	2.9%
7	Spain	US$2m	2.3%
8	United States	US$2m	1.9%
9	Japan	US$563k	0.6%
10	Netherlands	US$540k	0.6%

Import duty on this product around the world 93

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

• 5%median duty
• 19number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Algeria, Vanuatu

93

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Albania	2%		2023
Algeria	30%		2023
Armenia	5%		2023
Australia	0%		2023
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Belize	5%		2023
Benin	20%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bosnia & Herzegovina	10%		2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Burkina Faso	20%		2023
Burundi	25%		2023
Cameroon	10%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Central African Republic	10%		2023
Chad	10%		2023
China	8%		2023
Congo - Brazzaville	10%		2023
Costa Rica	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Dominican Republic	20%		2023
El Salvador	2.5%	0% – 5%	2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
European Union (27 countries)	2.4%	0% – 4.7%	2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	6%		2023
Gabon	10%		2023
Gambia	20%		2023
Ghana	20%		2023
Guatemala	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Guinea	20%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	20%		2023
Honduras	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	5%		2023
Indonesia	5%		2023
Jamaica	5%		2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	5%		2023
Kazakhstan	5%		2023
Kenya	25%		2023
Kuwait	5%		2023
Lesotho	0%		2023
Liberia	20%		2023
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	5%		2023
Malaysia	10%	0% – 25%	2023
Maldives	20%		2023
Mali	20%		2023
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mongolia	5%		2023
Morocco	2.5%		2023
Mozambique	7.5%		2023
Namibia	0%		2023
Nepal	15%		2023
New Zealand	0%		2023
Nicaragua	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Niger	20%		2023
Nigeria	20%		2023
North Macedonia	13%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	0%		2023
Panama	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Philippines	10%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Rwanda	25%		2023
Saudi Arabia	15%		2023
Senegal	20%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	20%		2023
South Africa	0%		2023
South Korea	3.7%	0% – 8%	2023
Sri Lanka	20%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	5%		2023
St Vincent & the Grenadines	5%		2023
Switzerland	0.1%*		2023
Tanzania	25%		2023
Thailand	10%		2023
Togo	20%		2023
Türkiye	2.4%	0% – 4.7%	2023
Uganda	25%		2023
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	0%		2023
United States	0%		2023
Vanuatu	30%		2023
Vietnam	20%		2023
Zambia	15%		2023
Zimbabwe	0.1%		2023

Tariff data years 2022–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4

77813 Waste & scrap of primary cells, primary batteries & electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries & spent electric accumulators; electrical parts of machinery/apparatus, n.e.s.

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 2111

CPC 2.1 product

39380 Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

n/a

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

1. Sanctions 8 September 2026 · Applies from: 29 September 2026

   The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

2. Sanctions 23 July 2026 · Applies from: 1 August 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1846 of 23 July 2026 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine

   CELEX 32026R1846 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

3. Sanctions 23 July 2026 · Applies from: 14 July 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1848 of 23 July 2026 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

   CELEX 32026R1848 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

4. Tariff change 4 June 2026

   Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

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Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8548.10.

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