Lead Battery Recycling Residue with Copper Content

Residue from lead-acid battery recycling operations, primarily lead with copper and arsenic traces, destined for metal reclamation. HTS 2620.29.0010 applies as 'other' slag/ash containing mainly lead, with copper content reported statistically.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

8549.11.10Lower: 17.5% vs 35%

If sold as sealed lead-acid battery scrap

Intact or semi-intact batteries/scrap are classified under electrical machinery Chapter 85, not residues.

2620.29.00Same rate: 35%

If mainly antimony instead of copper statistical

Same subheading but different statistical suffix for antimony content residues.

3825.30.00.00Lower: 17.5% vs 35%

If residual wastes from chemical processing

Sewage/treatment residues may shift to 3825 if not fitting slag/ash industrial definitions.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Submit recycling process affidavits to demonstrate industrial extraction purpose

Label with precise copper content per assay; mismatches lead to customs holds

Segregate from hazardous waste streams to maintain 2620 classification

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