# HS code 8549.11: Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators

> HS code 8549.11 covers waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators. It sits in heading 85.49 (electrical and electronic waste and scrap) in chapter 85 (electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles). Other goods of heading 85.49 are classified under 8549.12 (waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury), 8549.13 (waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury), 8549.14 (waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury), 8549.19 (waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, other) or 6 others. National tariff lines under 8549.11 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/854911
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 85](https://border.bot/hs-codes/85) / [85.49](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8549) / [8549.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/854911)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8549.11
- Covers: Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators
- Heading: [85.49: Electrical and electronic waste and scrap](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8549)
- Chapter: [85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles](https://border.bot/hs-codes/85)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 3 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/854911)

## What this code covers

HS code 8549.11 covers waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators.

The legal text of the subheading is “Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators: Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators”, read under “Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 85.49 are classified under 8549.12 (waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury), 8549.13 (waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury), 8549.14 (waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury), 8549.19 (waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, other) or 6 others.

- [8549.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/854912) Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators: Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury
- [8549.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/854913) Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators: Sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury
- [8549.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/854914) Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators: Unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury
- [8549.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/854919) Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators: Other
- [8549.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/854921) Of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal: Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
- [8549.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/854929) Of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal: Other
- [8549.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/854931) Other electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards: Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
- [8549.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/854939) Other electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards: Other
- [8549.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/854991) Other: Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
- [8549.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/854999) Other: Other

## How it is structured

8549.11 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8549, are heading 85.49; the last two, 11, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
- Heading 85.49: Electrical and electronic waste and scrap
- Within the heading: Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators
- Subheading 8549.11: Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8549.11 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/854911): 3 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8548.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/854800) Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter
- Next subheading: [8549.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/854912) Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators: Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8549.11 cover?

HS code 8549.11 covers waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8549.11 in?

HS code 8549.11 is in heading 85.49 (electrical and electronic waste and scrap) in chapter 85 (electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles).

### Where are goods of heading 85.49 classified when 8549.11 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 85.49 are classified under 8549.12 (waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury), 8549.13 (waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury), 8549.14 (waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury), 8549.19 (waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, other) or 6 others.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8549.11?

National tariff lines under 8549.11 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/854911.json