Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8549.99
8549.99.00: Electrical and electronic waste and scrap: other
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8549 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap:
- Other:
- 8549.99.00 Other
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 24 September 2018
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.03
Same subheading in other tariffs
8549.99 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap: other, other
UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 4.7% Third-country duty 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 Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 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.
- 600015356 HMRC
The material consists of sealed lithium-ion battery cells produced during lithium-ion battery manufacturing that have been rejected due to a welding defect during the cell assembly process and therefore cannot be used in battery assembly or further manufacturing operations. The cells are fully…
- 600015355 HMRC
The material consists of stacked lithium-ion battery electrodes produced during lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing as a quality reject prior to cell assembly. The material comprises alternating layers of cathode and anode electrodes separated by a thin microporous polymer separator film. The…
- 600014318 HMRC
Graphite Electrodes – The product comprises offcuts of powder-coated copper foil sheets, which originate as by-products or quality failures from the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries. These offcuts are classified as waste, typically resulting from issues such as tears during the threading of…
- 600014317 HMRC
Sheets of powder coated aluminium foil, produced as a result of Lithium-Ion battery manufacture, as offcuts/quality failures. Imported as electrical waste products. The sheets consist of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) in a powder form coating and are combined with their conductive additive - Carbon…
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.
HTS code 8549.99.00 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 8549.99 (electrical and electronic waste and scrap: other, other).
The general duty is free, and quantities are declared in kg.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 4.7%, 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 free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 7% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 8549.99 worth US$7m in 2024; the largest supplier was Mexico.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8549.99.00?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free; the supplementary unit is 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 8549.99 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Mexico (US$4m), followed by Malaysia.