HS Code 85493100 - electronic waste scrap hazardous components

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)

Examples (No official information or warranty)

- Scanned printed circuit boards with attached Duracell AA primary cells
- Discarded laptop motherboards with integrated lead-solder batteries
- Mercury thermostats removed from industrial control panels
- CRT monitor glass containing lead, with attached chassis PCB
- PCB assemblies from uninterruptible power supplies containing lead-acid accumulators
- Mercury tilt-switches harvested from automotive electrical assemblies
- Cadmium-containing resistors on scrapped telecommunications circuit boards

Code Tree Structure / Hierarchy

    8549 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap Other electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards 85493100 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)

Trade restrictions and policies

Chapter 85
45 Trade restrictions and policies
Position 8549
8 Trade restrictions and policies
Subheading 854931
3 Trade restrictions and policies
Customs Tariff Number 85493100
1900-01-01
ERGA OMNES (1011)
Third country duty
Regulation 1832/21
1900-01-01
ERGA OMNES (1011)
Import control - Waste
Regulation 1013/06
1900-01-01
All third countries (1008)
Export control - Waste
Regulation 1013/06