Discarded Golf Cart Lead Battery from Canada
Worn-out 6-volt or 8-volt lead-acid battery from electric golf carts, cracked casing and unable to maintain charge. HTS 8549.11.10 applies as waste/scrap of lead-acid accumulators specifically for lead recovery via acid leaching and metal smelting.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.2910%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Canada
Import Tips
• Label shipments as 'spent lead-acid batteries for recycling - no free liquid'; obtain state-specific recycler approvals; avoid common pitfall of importing intact batteries mistaken for new under 8507