# 8549 — Electrical and electronic waste and scrap

HS code 8549 classifies Electrical and electronic waste and scrap. It belongs to 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) of 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) of the Harmonized System.

> 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

**HS code:** `8549`

## Description

Electrical and electronic waste and scrap

## Subheadings

- `854911` — Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators
- `854912` — Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury
- `854913` — Sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury
- `854914` — Unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury
- `854919` — Other
- `854921` — Containing 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)
- `854929` — Other
- `854931` — Containing 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)
- `854939` — Other
- `854991` — Containing 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)
- `854999` — Other

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Last updated: 2026-06-03
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