8549.11.10.40/End-of-Life Passenger Vehicle SLI Battery Scrap/Mexico

End-of-Life Passenger Vehicle SLI Battery Scrap from Mexico

SLI (Starting, Lighting, Ignition) lead-acid battery from sedans, now at end-of-life due to capacity loss below 80%, for lead smelting. HTS 8549.11.10.40 covers these spent starter batteries expressly for recovery. Standard in auto junkyards.

Duty Rate — Mexico → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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Import Tips

• Include test reports showing <50% capacity to prove 'spent' status per chapter note; Segregate from non-lead-acid scrap to prevent contamination penalties; Monitor EU REACH or similar for recycled lead content post-processing

End-of-Life Passenger Vehicle SLI Battery Scrap from Mexico — Import Duty Rate | HTS 8549.11.10.40