Sony SR44 Silver Oxide Coin Cell Battery from Japan
Sony SR44 is a 1.55V silver oxide button cell battery (11.6mm x 5.4mm) with high energy density for precision devices. Falls under HTS 8506.60.0010 as a primary air-zinc equivalent coin cell battery, non-rechargeable with zinc anode chemistry. Ideal for hearing aids, medical instruments, and watches.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) specifying silver oxide chemistry to comply with EPA hazardous waste rules
• Package in original retail blister packs; bulk shipments risk reclassification as waste or parts under 8548
• Confirm 'primary/non-rechargeable' status via manufacturer specs to distinguish from secondary cells in 8507