Sorted Spent Zinc-Air Hearing Aid Batteries from China
Exhausted zinc-air micro batteries from hearing aids, sorted by Zn-Air chemistry without heavy metal contaminants. These tiny spent primary cells activate on air exposure and degrade quickly, fitting HTS 8549.13 for medical device e-waste sorting.
Duty Rate — China → United States
7.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document medical waste separation protocols; small size requires precise weighing manifests
• Avoid mixing with larger alkaline scrap