Spent Nickel-Cadmium Rechargeable Batteries from Germany
Exhausted NiCd battery packs from power tools, with cadmium anode degraded beyond rechargeability due to dendrite formation. Classified in 8549.12.8000 as spent electric accumulators containing cadmium.
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
• Require cadmium recycling certification from importer; label as RCRA U161 waste; watch for misdeclaration as functional NiCd under 8507