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HS 8549.11

Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators

In short

  • The US imported $1.7M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 40% on the year before.
  • Brazil is the largest supplier, with 41.1% of US imports; Canada is next, with 24.9%.
  • Duty paid averaged 18.5% of the value of imports in August 2026, up 15.3 points on a year earlier.
  • Brazil is gaining share: 9.8% over the last 12 months, up from 0.0%.
  • US exports were $691.1M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Mexico, with 60.6%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$399K

↑ +377% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$1.7M

↓ −40% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

18.5%

↑ +15.3 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Brazil

41.1% of US imports

US imports by month

The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$84K
September 2025$103K
October 2025$106K
November 2025$144K
December 2025$101K
January 2026$154K
February 2026$107K
March 2026$143K
April 2026$101K
May 2026$97K
June 2026$81K
July 2026$147K
August 2026$399K

What changed

  • US imports were $399K in August 2026, up 171% from July 2026 and up 377% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $1.7M, down 40% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Brazil up from 0.0% to 41.1%, Canada down from 52.2% to 24.9%.
  • Duty paid on imports from Sint Maarten fell from 10.0% to 0.0% of their value since July 2026.
  • Duty paid on imports from Mexico fell from 2.3% to 0.0% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $1.7M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 66% on the 12 months to Aug 2023. US exports were $691.1M, up 54%. This code began with the HS 2022 revision in January 2022, taking goods from 8548.10, so its history starts there. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

2023202420252026Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2023$4.9M
12 months to Aug 2024$4.8M
12 months to Aug 2025$2.8M
12 months to Aug 2026$1.7M
  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • Sint Maarten
  • Brazil
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodCanadaMexicoSint MaartenBrazil
12 months to Aug 202383.7%4.4%3.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202480.3%4.1%4.7%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202569.7%5.8%7.5%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202651.4%10.3%10.2%9.8%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodCanadaMexicoSint MaartenBrazilAll countries
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20250.0%1.4%3.1%n/a1.5%
12 months to Aug 20260.0%0.9%8.2%37.5%7.2%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$1.7M−40%7.2%+5.7 pts$691.1M+14%
12 months to Aug 2025$2.8M−41%1.5%+1.4 pts$608.3M+14%
12 months to Aug 2024$4.8M−2.7%0.0%0.0 pts$533.4M+19%
12 months to Aug 2023$4.9M0.0%$448.1M

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Average prices aren't shown because this product's lines are counted in different units.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
Brazil$164K41.1%newn/a37.5%
Canada$99K24.9%−18.4 ptsn/a0.0%0.0 pts
Bahamas$55K13.9%newn/a12.5%
Sint Maarten$30K7.6%−3.6 ptsn/a0.0%−10.0 pts
China$27K6.8%−15.1 ptsn/a20.0%
Mexico$21K5.2%−12.9 ptsn/a0.0%−4.7 pts
St Kitts and Nevis$2K0.6%newn/a0.0%
All countries$399K100.0%n/a18.5%+15.3 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 71.9% of US imports over the last 12 months.

How the market is shifting

Brazil gained the most share: 9.8% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 0.0% in the 12 months before. Canada lost the most: 51.4%, down from 69.7%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • Sint Maarten
  • Brazil
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthCanadaMexicoSint MaartenBrazil
September 202484.3%5.3%4.3%0.0%
October 202482.2%5.4%5.9%0.0%
November 202486.7%0.0%8.0%0.0%
December 202484.4%0.0%5.4%0.0%
January 202587.8%1.6%2.9%0.0%
February 202582.8%2.5%8.0%0.0%
March 202537.6%25.1%21.7%0.0%
April 202532.0%1.6%5.6%0.0%
May 202535.7%9.1%5.9%0.0%
June 202517.9%42.5%30.4%0.0%
July 20255.1%19.4%20.3%0.0%
August 202543.2%18.1%11.1%0.0%
September 202562.4%12.8%19.1%0.0%
October 202567.5%8.2%7.9%0.0%
November 202567.8%7.4%9.9%0.0%
December 202566.3%6.6%21.6%0.0%
January 202655.0%8.3%4.4%0.0%
February 202668.1%16.4%9.4%0.0%
March 202643.4%9.0%17.2%0.0%
April 202670.0%14.5%10.0%0.0%
May 202657.8%18.0%8.5%0.0%
June 202652.0%23.2%10.8%0.0%
July 202652.2%13.3%6.0%0.0%
August 202624.9%5.2%7.6%41.1%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthCanadaMexicoSint MaartenBrazilAll countries
September 20240.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
October 20240.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
November 20240.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.0%
December 20240.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.0%
January 20250.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
February 20250.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
March 20250.0%2.6%0.0%n/a0.6%
April 20250.0%0.0%10.0%n/a8.1%
May 20250.0%0.0%10.0%n/a5.5%
June 20250.0%0.0%7.4%n/a3.2%
July 20250.0%7.2%10.0%n/a12.8%
August 20250.0%4.7%10.0%n/a3.2%
September 20250.0%6.3%10.0%n/a5.0%
October 20250.0%0.0%10.0%n/a7.5%
November 20250.0%0.0%10.0%n/a2.2%
December 20250.0%0.0%10.0%n/a2.7%
January 20260.0%0.0%10.0%n/a3.0%
February 20260.0%0.0%10.0%n/a3.0%
March 20260.0%2.4%10.0%n/a3.5%
April 20260.0%0.0%10.0%n/a1.5%
May 20260.0%0.0%10.0%n/a4.4%
June 20260.0%0.0%10.0%n/a1.4%
July 20260.0%2.3%10.0%n/a3.2%
August 20260.0%0.0%0.0%37.5%18.5%

Tariff actions touching this product

When the duty paid on this product changed and stayed changed, for its main suppliers and all countries, newest first, with the Federal Register notices that named the product in the 3 months before. Rates are medians of the 4 months either side, less any usual seasonal swing. A change shows what happened to duty paid, not why; read each notice for what it did.

  1. March 2025 · Duty paid: all countries 0.0% → 5.5%.

Where it enters the US

Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.

  1. Blaine, WA$414K · 24.6%
  2. Newark, NJ$164K · 9.8%
  3. Pembina, ND$159K · 9.5%
  4. Otay Mesa, CA$159K · 9.4%
  5. San Juan, PR$157K · 9.3%

Where US exports go

US exports were $58.8M in August 2026, up 6.6% from August 2025, and $691.1M over the last 12 months, up 14% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: India, up 2391%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Mexico$418.6M60.6%+5.3%
Korea, South$229.8M33.3%+34%
India$29.6M4.3%+2391%
Canada$10.8M1.6%−50%
Spain$2.3M0.3%−82%
All countries$691.1M100.0%+14%

Markets abroad

Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 67 have reported 2025 so far. Where a country's figure for imports from the US is under half or over double what the US recorded exporting there that year, the US figure is shown under it.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
Korea, South$518.6Min 2025+21%$409.0MUS records $179.7M78.9%
India$517.9Min 2025+19%$125.0MUS records $13.7M24.1%
Mexico$465.3Min 2025+6.5%$465.3M100.0%
Bulgaria$74.6Min 2025−5.1%$00.0%
Belgium$52.2Min 2025−4.7%$00.0%
Spain$44.6Min 2025−6.8%$12.6M28.4%
Germany$39.1Min 2025−7.8%$6K0.0%
Sweden$33.8Min 2025−4.7%$00.0%

The biggest market outside the US is South Korea, which imported $518.6M of this product in 2025, 78.9% of that from the US by its own count; the US records $179.7M of exports there.

The US supplies 100.0% of imports into Mexico and 28.4% into Spain, but under 10% into Bulgaria, Belgium and Germany.

Other products under heading 8549: electrical and electronic waste and scrap. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

ProductUS importsUS exports
Electrical and electronic waste and scrap for the recovery of precious metal, not elsewhere specifiedHS 8549.29$20.4M$329.6M
Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, not elsewhere specifiedHS 8549.19$5.1M$159.9M
Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, not elsewhere specifiedHS 8549.99$11.5M$56.7M
Waste and scrap for the recovery of precious metal, cont primary cells, primary batteries, elec accum, mercury-switch, crt/other activated glass, etcHS 8549.21$1.0M$33.2M
Waste and scrap electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards, not elsewhere specifiedHS 8549.39$2.8M$30.7M
Waste and scrap containing lead, cadmium or mercury, of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulatorsHS 8549.12$1.5M$29.8M
Waste and scrap elec and electronic assemb and print circ boards, cont primary cells, prim batt, elec accum, mercury-switch, crt/other activ glass etcHS 8549.31$102K$2.1M
Waste and scrap sorted by chemical type, of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, not elsewhere specifiedHS 8549.13$331K$1.1M
About these figures
  • Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
  • US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
  • Average price is customs value divided by quantity, across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
  • Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
  • Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
  • Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.

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