Battery Recycling Leaded Sludge with Silver Recovery from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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