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8549.12.80.00/Depleted Zinc-Mercury Button Cell Batteries/Japan

Depleted Zinc-Mercury Button Cell Batteries from Japan

Tiny spent mercury oxide button cells from watches and calculators, exhausted and containing mercury-zinc chemistry. Falls under 8549.12.8000 as non-rechargeable primary cells with mercury.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
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Import Tips

• Quantify total mercury mass for declarations; use secondary containment packaging; common error is classifying as new under 8506.10

Depleted Zinc-Mercury Button Cell Batteries from Japan — Import Duty Rate | HTS 8549.12.80.00