UK Global Tariff · commodity code

8549 12 20 00: Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury: spent electric accumulators

8549 12 20 00
  • FreeThird-country duty
  • 20.00 %VAT

Commodity code 8549 12 20 00 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 8549.12 (other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury).

The third-country duty is free.

For the same subheading, the EU duty is 0%–4.7%, the Türkiye statutory rate is 50% and the US duty is free.

The UK imported goods of subheading 8549.12 worth US$2.9m in 2024; the largest supplier was Ireland.

Description with its parent lines

  1. 8549 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap
  2. Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators
  3. 8549 12 00 00 Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury
  4. 8549 12 20 00 Spent electric accumulators

Same subheading in other tariffs

8549.12 Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury

UK Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines EU Free – 4.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 2.4% Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 3 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines

Main suppliers of UK

8549.12 · 2024

RankCountryValueShare
1 Ireland US$2.9m 99.6%

UK lines: 8549.12

Questions and answers

What is the UK import duty for commodity code 8549 12 20 00?

The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

For subheading 8549.12 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Ireland (US$2.9m).