← All chapters

Section XVI — Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

Chapter 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

Heading 8549 — Electrical and electronic waste and scrap

National subdivision 8549.3 — Other electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards

Subheading 8549.31 — Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercuryswitches, glass from cathode ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

HS code

8549.31.00

--"Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switc

Applicable taxes: Customs TaxCID, PAL, SSCL, VAT
Last Verified Date - 1 October 2026
Common commodities
Hazardous motherboards with leaded solderMercury-containing printed circuit boardsScrap NiCd battery-equipped electronic assembliesPCBs with mercury relays for recyclingElectronic waste with CRT glassLead-containing electronic assemblies for base metal recoveryAssemblies with Pb (lead) componentsHazardous e-waste containing Hg (mercury)Electronic scrap with Cd (cadmium)PCBs with heavy metal content for recycling