HS code 8549: Electrical and electronic waste and scrap

Subheadings and CN codes in heading 8549

• 8549 11Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators | Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators

  Explanatory note (Eurostat): Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators

  • 8549 11 10 Spent lead-acid accumulators
  • 8549 11 90 Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators
• 8549 12Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators | Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury

  Explanatory note (Eurostat): Primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators (excl. lead-acid): spent goods and waste and scrap, containing lead, cadmium or mercury

  • 8549 12 10 Spent primary cells, spent primary batteries
  • 8549 12 20 Spent electric accumulators
  • 8549 12 90 Other
• 8549 13Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators | Sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury

  Explanatory note (Eurostat): Primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators: spent goods and waste and scrap, sorted by chemical type, not containing lead, cadmium or mercury

  • 8549 13 10 Spent primary cells, spent primary batteries
  • 8549 13 20 Spent electric accumulators
  • 8549 13 90 Other
• 8549 14Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators | Unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury

  Explanatory note (Eurostat): Primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators: spent goods and waste and scrap, unsorted, not containing lead, cadmium or mercury

  • 8549 14 10 Spent primary cells, spent primary batteries
  • 8549 14 20 Spent electric accumulators
  • 8549 14 90 Other
• 8549 19Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators | Other

  Explanatory note (Eurostat): Primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators: spent goods and waste and scrap, sorted but not by chemical type, not containing lead, cadmium or mercury

  • 8549 19 10 Spent primary cells, spent primary batteries
  • 8549 19 20 Spent electric accumulators
  • 8549 19 90 Other
• 8549 21Of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal | 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)

  Explanatory note (Eurostat): Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal, 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"

  • 8549 21 00 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)
• 8549 29Of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal | Other

  Explanatory note (Eurostat): Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (excl. 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")

  • 8549 29 00 Other
• 8549 31Other electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards | 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)

  Explanatory note (Eurostat): Waste and scrap of electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards, 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" (excl. for the recovery of precious metal)

  • 8549 31 00 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)
• 8549 39Other electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards | Other

  Explanatory note (Eurostat): Waste and scrap of electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards (excl. for the recovery of precious metal, or 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")

  • 8549 39 00 Other
• 8549 91Other | 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)

  Explanatory note (Eurostat): Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, containing primary cells, primary batteries or electric accumulators but not predominantly, or containing mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls "PCBs" (excl. for the recovery of precious metal, and electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards)

  • 8549 91 00 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)
• 8549 99Other | Other

  Explanatory note (Eurostat): Electrical and electronic waste and scrap (excl. for the recovery of precious metal, electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards, and 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")

  • 8549 99 00 Other

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