Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code

8549.12.40: For recovery of lead

8549.12.40
  • FreeGeneral (MFN)
  • No., kgSupplementary unit
  • 11.5%Column 2

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 8549.12.40 is one of 2 lines under subheading 8549.12, other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury.

The general duty is free, and quantities are declared in No., kg.

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

The United States imported goods of subheading 8549.12 worth US$1.7m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada.

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 Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury:
  4. 8549.12.40 For recovery of lead

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 USA

8549.12 · 2024

RankCountryValueShare
1 Canada US$1.4m 83.4%
2 Honduras US$257.7k 15%

USA lines: 8549.12

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8549.12.40?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free; the supplementary unit is No., kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 8549.12 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$1.4m), followed by Honduras.