Unsorted Household Button Cell Battery Waste from Mexico
Mixed spent silver oxide and zinc-air button cells from watches, hearing aids, and calculators, worn out and unusable. HTS 8549.14.00.00 applies to this unsorted primary battery scrap without prohibited heavy metals.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document source as post-consumer household waste to qualify under recycling provisions
• Use UN-approved packaging for small cells to avoid crushing during transit