Lead Battery Recycling Residue with Copper Content from China
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.
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
• 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