Spent Lead-Acid Car Batteries from Japan
Used automotive lead-acid batteries that are no longer usable as such due to wear and capacity degradation, containing lead plates and sulfuric acid electrolyte. Classified under HTS 8549.12.40.00 as spent primary cells containing lead, specifically designated for lead recovery processes like smelting to reclaim lead metal.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
Import Tips
• Obtain EPA hazardous waste import permit and Basel Convention prior informed consent; segregate batteries to prevent short-circuiting during transport; declare exact lead content for customs valuation