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CN 8549

Electrical and electronic waste and scrap

27 lines EU TARIC, EU Combined Nomenclature (CN) & TARIC – extraction 01-10-2026

CodeDescriptionUnitThird-country dutySource
Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators
8549 11Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulatorsTARIC
8549 11 10 00Spent lead-acid accumulators2.6%TARIC
8549 11 90 00Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators0%TARIC
8549 12Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercuryTARIC
8549 12 10 00Spent primary cells, spent primary batteriesp/st4.7%TARIC
8549 12 20 00Spent electric accumulators2.6%TARIC
8549 12 90 00Other0%TARIC
8549 13Sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercuryTARIC
8549 13 10 00Spent primary cells, spent primary batteriesp/st4.7%TARIC
8549 13 20Spent electric accumulatorsTARIC
8549 13 20 10Spent electric accumulators of lithium-ion or nickel metal hydride2.6%TARIC
8549 13 20 90Other2.6%TARIC
8549 13 90 00Other0%TARIC
8549 14Unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercuryTARIC
8549 14 10 00Spent primary cells, spent primary batteriesp/st4.7%TARIC
8549 14 20 00Spent electric accumulators2.6%TARIC
8549 14 90 00Other0%TARIC
8549 19OtherTARIC
8549 19 10 00Spent primary cells, spent primary batteriesp/st4.7%TARIC
8549 19 20 00Spent electric accumulators2.6%TARIC
8549 19 90 00Other0%TARIC
Of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal
8549 21 00 00Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)0%TARIC
8549 29 00 00Other0%TARIC
Other electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards
8549 31 00 00Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)0%TARIC
8549 39 00 00Other0%TARIC
Other
8549 91 00 00Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)0%TARIC
8549 99 00 00Other0%TARIC

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Source: European Commission (DG TAXUD), TARIC and Combined Nomenclature data as extracted on 1 October 2026. Heading 8549 in the TARIC consultation

Only the third-country duty is shown. Not shown: tariff preferences, quotas, suspensions, anti-dumping and other additional duties, import controls and the legal notes. The TARIC consultation lists the measures of each code.

This page is general information, not legal advice and not a classification decision. Tariff texts and rates change: check the publisher's current schedule, and ask the customs authority for a binding ruling where the answer matters.

All headings of 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