HS 85.49

Electrical and electronic waste and scrap

11 subheadings · Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

WCO HS 202211 subheadings
ℹ Electrical equipment (HS Chapter 85) may contain batteries or other components classified as dangerous goods. Verify if batteries are present. Check ADR classification →
Classification is the shipper’s legal responsibility. This reference is based on common HS-ADR correlations from public regulatory data. Always verify against the current ADR, IMDG Code, or IATA DGR and consult a qualified DGSA where required.
HS 85.49WCO HS 2022
Electrical and electronic waste and scrap
Subheadings
11
6-digit subheadings under this heading
Chapter
85
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles
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
Level
Heading
4-digit heading (WCO HS 2022)
World Customs Organization (HS 2022)checked 2026-07-24verified

Subheadings

85.49.11
Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators
85.49.12
Waste and scrap; of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, spent or not, containing lead, cadmium or mercury, other than lead-acid accumulators
85.49.13
Waste and scrap; of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, spent or not, sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury
85.49.14
Waste and scrap; of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, spent or not, unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury
85.49.19
Waste and scrap; of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, n.e.c. in item no 8549.1
85.49.21
Electrical and electronic waste and scrap; of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal, containing primary cells and batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical
85.49.29
Waste and scrap; of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal n.e.c. in item no 8549.21
85.49.31
Electrical and electronic waste and scrap; electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards, other than those used principally for the recovery of precious metal, containing primary cells and batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switch
85.49.39
Waste and scrap; electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards, other than those used principally for the recovery of precious metal n.e.c. in item no 8549.31
85.49.91
Waste and scrap; n.e.c. in heading no 8549
85.49.99
Waste and scrap; n.e.c. in item no 8549.91
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