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Depleted Zinc-Carbon D Batteries from Germany

Exhausted D-cell zinc-carbon primary batteries from heavy-duty applications like flashlights, no longer functional due to electrolyte depletion. HTS 8549.19.00.00 applies to these spent primary cells for scrap recycling.

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

• Document collection source and depletion status to prove 'spent' per HTS notes; use triple packaging for transport to mitigate leakage risks; check Basel Convention permits for transboundary e-waste movement