Customs Tariff of North Macedonia · tariff code · HS 8549.13
8549 13 20 00: Sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium: spent electric accumulators
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of North Macedonia, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8549 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap:
- 8549 13 Sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury:
- 8549 13 20 00 Spent electric accumulators
What you pay
Importing into North Macedonia
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
8549.13 Sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury
UK Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
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) 1 tariff line 
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 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia lines: 8549.13
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- 600012839 HMRC
Used and spent lithium batteries. Their previous use was in electric vehicles. They will be sent for Recycling -
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. Subheading 852581 covers only high-speed television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders having one or more of the following characteristics:
- writing speed exceeding 0,5 mm per microsecond;
- time resolution 50 nanoseconds or less;
- frame rate exceeding 225000 frames per second.
2. In respect of subheading 852582, radiation-hardened or radiation-tolerant television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders are designed or shielded to enable operation in a high-radiation environment. These cameras are designed to withstand a total radiation dose of at least 50 × 103 Gy(silicon) (5 × 106 RAD (silicon)), without operational degradation.
3. Subheading 852583 covers night vision television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders which use a photocathode to convert available light to electrons, which can be amplified and converted to yield a visible image. This subheading excludes thermal imaging cameras (generally subheading 852589).
4. Subheading 852712 covers only cassette-players with built-in amplifier, without built-in loudspeaker, capable of operating without an external source of electric power and the dimensions of which do not exceed 170 mm × 100 mm × 45 mm.
5. For the purposes of subheadings 854911 to 854919, ‘spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators’ are those which are neither usable as such because of breakage, cutting-up, wear or other reasons, nor capable of being recharged.
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8548.10.
Tariff code 8549 13 20 00 is a line of the Customs Tariff of North Macedonia under HS subheading 8549.13 (sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury).
The MFN duty is 13%, and quantities are declared in kg.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 0%–4.7%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–4.7%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 2.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
Questions and answers
What is the North Macedonia import duty for tariff code 8549 13 20 00?
The MFN duty in the Customs Tariff of North Macedonia is 13%; the supplementary unit is kg. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.