Scrap Lead-Acid Battery from Snowmobile Starter from China
Cold-weather rated spent lead-acid battery from snowmobiles for engine cranking, now fractured for scrap. Under HTS 8549.11.10.40 for spent engine starter lead-acid accumulators intended for lead recovery. Designed for sub-zero starts.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Drain electrolyte fully to reduce hazmat class if possible; Provide core charge refund docs if from buyback programs; Avoid mixing with primary cell waste