Electrical Machinery and Equipment · 14 court cases · $3.2M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$3.2M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
HIGH
0 rulings — · 0 reg · 13 CIT, 1 CAFC (2 recent)
Global Rates
🇺🇸 Free
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: N/A
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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CourtListener, Regulations.gov · As of 2026-04-27 · Updates monthly
This code has elevated regulatory activity — 0 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 0 pending Federal Register actions, and 14 CIT/CAFC cases.
100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.
List 1 — ~$34B of Chinese goods (machinery, electronics, industrial components)
Active — 7.5%–25% additional duties on Chinese-origin goods across four tranches (Lists 1–4A), with higher 2024/2025 increases on targeted product categories.
Effective 2018-07-06
These additional tariffs apply on top of the general duty rate. View full trade remedy tracker →
| Code | Description | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8549.11 | Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators: | — |
| 8549.11.10 | For recovery of lead | Free |
| 8549.11.10.40 | Lead-acid storage batteries, of a kind used for starting engines | — |
| 8549.11.10.80 | Other | — |
| 8549.11.90.00 | Other | Free |
| 8549.12 | Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury: | — |
| 8549.12.40.00 | For recovery of lead | Free |
| 8549.12.80.00 | Other | Free |
| 8549.13.00.00 | Sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury | Free |
| 8549.14.00.00 | Unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury | Free |
| 8549.19.00.00 | Other | Free |
| 8549.21.00.00 | 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) | Free |
| 8549.29.00.00 | Other | Free |
| 8549.31.00.00 | 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) | Free |
| 8549.39.00.00 | Other | Free |
| 8549.91.00.00 | 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) | Free |
| 8549.99.00.00 | Other | Free |
USTR regulatory documents related to this tariff code from Regulations.gov.
Source: Regulations.gov
LEAD-ACID STORAGE BATTERIES OF A KIND USED FOR STARTING ENGINES, FOR THE RECOVERY OF LEAD
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
