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Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data Data through August 2026 · updated monthly

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HS 8549.29

Electrical and electronic waste and scrap for the recovery of precious metal, not elsewhere specified

In short

  • The US imported $20.4M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, up 174% on the year before.
  • Mexico is the largest supplier, with 72.5% of US imports; Canada is next, with 14.4%.
  • Canada is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $1.21/kg.
  • Duty paid averaged 2.6% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 19.8 points on a year earlier.
  • Mexico is gaining share: 76.8% over the last 12 months, up from 30.8%.
  • US exports were $329.6M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Canada, with 37.9%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$1.8M

↑ +344% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$20.4M

↑ +174% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

2.6%

↓ −19.8 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Mexico

72.5% 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. 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.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugDuty ↓
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$395K
September 2025$335K
October 2025$495K
November 2025$715K
December 2025$2.0M
January 2026$1.4M
February 2026$2.2M
March 2026$3.4M
April 2026$1.7M
May 2026$2.2M
June 2026$2.5M
July 2026$1.8M
August 2026$1.8M

What changed

  • US imports were $1.8M in August 2026, down 2.7% from July 2026 and up 344% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $20.4M, up 174% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Guatemala up from 0.0% to 8.7%, Ethiopia down from 11.3% to 0.0%.
  • Average price from Mexico fell 46% since July 2026, to $4.89/kg.
  • Duty paid on imports from Brazil rose from 10.0% to 37.5% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $20.4M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 13% on the 12 months to Aug 2023. US exports were $329.6M, up 126%. This code began with the HS 2022 revision in January 2022, taking goods from 3825.10, 3825.20, 3825.30 and 1016 more, 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 ↑Duty ↓
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2023$18.1M
12 months to Aug 2024$13.3M
12 months to Aug 2025$7.5M
12 months to Aug 2026$20.4M
  • Mexico
  • Canada
  • Ecuador
  • Bolivia
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodMexicoCanadaEcuadorBolivia
12 months to Aug 202318.3%6.7%0.0%0.9%
12 months to Aug 202446.1%9.0%0.0%0.4%
12 months to Aug 202530.8%17.4%5.4%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202676.8%15.6%1.3%1.2%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodMexicoCanadaEcuadorBoliviaAll countries
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.6%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.0%n/a0.0%1.0%
12 months to Aug 20250.2%0.7%4.1%n/a7.7%
12 months to Aug 20260.0%2.8%12.0%14.0%1.4%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$20.4M+174%1.4%−6.3 pts$329.6M+40%
12 months to Aug 2025$7.5M−44%7.7%+6.8 pts$234.7M+21%
12 months to Aug 2024$13.3M−26%1.0%+0.3 pts$193.5M+33%
12 months to Aug 2023$18.1M0.6%$145.5M

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
Mexico$1.3M72.5%+49.8 pts$4.89/kg+525%0.1%+0.1 pts
Canada$252K14.4%−20.7 pts$0.73/kg+24%0.2%−0.7 pts
Guatemala$152K8.7%new$4.96/kg10.0%
Brazil$77K4.4%new$3.86/kg37.5%
All countries$1.8M100.0%$2.68/kg+147%2.6%−19.8 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 93.7% of US imports over the last 12 months.

Landed cost by origin

What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.

  • Price
  • Freight and insurance
  • Duty
CountryPriceFreight and insuranceDutyLanded costMake-up
Canada$1.15/kg$0.02/kg1.9% of price$0.04/kg3.9% of price$1.21/kg+80%
Mexico$6.43/kg$0.02/kg0.3% of price$0.01/kg0.1% of price$6.45/kg+182%
Ethiopia$12.00/kg$0.72/kg6.0% of price$0.00/kg0.0% of price$12.72/kg
All countries$3.47/kg$0.04/kg1.0% of price$0.07/kg2.0% of price$3.57/kg+114%

Landed at a US port, Canada was cheapest, at $1.21/kg: 81.2% below Mexico.

Landed cost from Mexico rose 182% on a year earlier, to $6.45/kg, mostly on price: $2.27/kg then, $6.43/kg now.

How the market is shifting

Mexico gained the most share: 76.8% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 30.8% in the 12 months before. China lost the most: 0.3%, down from 17.6%. 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.

  • Mexico
  • Canada
  • Ecuador
  • Bolivia
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthMexicoCanadaEcuadorBolivia
September 202433.0%27.5%0.0%0.0%
October 202438.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
November 202447.8%24.9%0.0%0.0%
December 202423.5%14.5%0.0%0.0%
January 20250.7%27.2%17.7%0.0%
February 20250.0%20.6%0.0%0.0%
March 20259.1%15.2%69.9%0.0%
April 202527.9%17.4%14.0%0.0%
May 202539.4%4.4%0.0%0.0%
June 202528.7%26.3%33.8%0.0%
July 202576.2%21.3%0.0%0.0%
August 202522.7%35.1%0.0%0.0%
September 202542.4%41.2%0.0%0.0%
October 202532.4%37.8%0.0%0.0%
November 202546.5%29.6%14.3%0.0%
December 202587.1%3.5%0.0%8.0%
January 202676.4%16.1%0.0%2.9%
February 202690.5%9.5%0.0%0.0%
March 202691.0%7.9%0.0%0.0%
April 202662.9%35.0%0.0%0.0%
May 202686.6%9.9%2.7%0.0%
June 202667.7%25.8%4.1%2.0%
July 202671.1%10.3%0.0%0.0%
August 202672.5%14.4%0.0%0.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthMexicoCanadaEcuadorBoliviaAll countries
September 20240.0%0.0%n/an/a6.5%
October 20240.0%n/an/an/a1.3%
November 20240.0%0.0%n/an/a0.6%
December 20240.0%0.0%n/an/a4.6%
January 20250.0%0.0%0.0%n/a2.1%
February 2025n/a0.0%n/an/a0.0%
March 202520.9%12.3%0.0%n/a4.8%
April 20250.0%2.0%10.0%n/a9.7%
May 20250.0%1.9%n/an/a20.2%
June 20250.0%2.0%10.0%n/a5.6%
July 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a0.3%
August 20250.0%0.9%n/an/a22.4%
September 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a1.8%
October 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a6.1%
November 20250.0%0.0%15.0%n/a3.2%
December 20250.0%2.7%n/a15.0%1.7%
January 20260.0%1.6%n/a15.0%1.4%
February 20260.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
March 20260.0%0.3%n/an/a0.2%
April 20260.1%6.5%n/an/a2.3%
May 20260.1%0.6%10.0%n/a0.5%
June 20260.1%6.3%10.0%10.0%2.3%
July 20260.0%0.8%n/an/a1.0%
August 20260.1%0.2%n/an/a2.6%

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. September 2025 · Duty paid: all countries 12.6% → 2.6%.
  2. March 2025 · Duty paid: all countries 1.7% → 7.3%.

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Laredo, TX$15.7M · 76.8%
  2. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY$1.2M · 5.8%
  3. Port Huron, MI$840K · 4.1%
  4. Savannah, GA$838K · 4.1%
  5. Calais, ME$380K · 1.9%

Where US exports go

US exports were $30.2M in August 2026, up 38% from August 2025, and $329.6M over the last 12 months, up 40% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Korea, South, up 146%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Canada$125.0M37.9%+61%
Japan$107.1M32.5%−4.9%
Korea, South$92.4M28.0%+146%
Austria$1.1M0.3%+432%
Netherlands$839K0.3%+57%
Belgium$770K0.2%−36%
Singapore$703K0.2%+249%
Malaysia$378K0.1%+285%
Other countries (15)$1.3M0.4%+73%
All countries$329.6M100.0%+40%

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; 62 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
Japan$1.16Bin 2025+27%$248.6MUS records $109.3M21.4%
Germany$136.1Min 2025+22%$5.0M3.7%
Canada$130.8Min 2025+80%$101.2M77.4%
Netherlands$69.6Min 2025+92%$3K0.0%
Korea, South$9.1Min 2025+49%$2.6MUS records $67.3M28.9%
Czech Republic$5.3Min 2025−15%$00.0%
Lithuania$4.9Min 2025−23%$30.0%
Austria$3.2Min 2025+4.3%$00.0%

The biggest market outside the US is Japan, which imported $1.16B of this product in 2025, 21.4% of that from the US by its own count; the US records $109.3M of exports there.

The US supplies 77.4% of imports into Canada, but under 10% into Germany, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.

Of these, imports into the Netherlands grew fastest: up 92% from 2024 to 2025.

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

ProductUS importsUS exports
Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulatorsHS 8549.11$1.7M$691.1M
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 (kilograms), 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.
  • Landed cost adds Census's import charges (freight, insurance and other costs of bringing the goods to the first US port) and calculated duty to the customs value, per unit, across the product's 10-digit lines. It leaves out antidumping and countervailing duties, customs fees and transport inland. Prices are averages across the goods within the code, so a lower one can mean cheaper goods, not the same goods for less.
  • 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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