Battery Recycling Leaded Sludge with Silver Recovery from China
Sludge from lead-acid battery recycling featuring high lead content, silver traces, and arsenic, destined for precious metal reclamation. Under HTS 2620.21.00.40 as leaded sludge residues per the code's specific statistical silver reporting. Exclusively industrial, non-municipal waste per notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include recycling facility certifications and waste manifests
• Monitor for lead dust emissions during import handling
• Differentiate from clean battery scrap (HTS 8549) to avoid reclassification