Cracked Lead-Acid Storage Battery Scrap from Germany
Broken-cased industrial storage batteries from grid backup, explicitly 'spent' per HTS definition due to physical damage. 8549.11.10 for hazardous lead recovery processing.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Secondary containment required for cracked cases; hazardous waste profile analysis mandatory; avoid air shipment - ocean bulk preferred for scrap volume