8549.11Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid…
Also written 854911
HTS Code 8549.11 covers any article best defined as 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 ArticlesElectrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articlesElectrical and electronic waste and scrap:Waste 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: in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule — covering 2 sub-classifications.
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What does HTS code 8549.11 cover?
HTS code 8549.11 covers waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid… (Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators:), classified under 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) in the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule. There are 2 more specific sub-classifications under this code.
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