HS Code 8507Electric accumulators, including separators therefor; whether or not rectangular (including square)

What HS code 8507 covers

An electric accumulator is a battery that you can charge again after use. That is the key idea behind this heading. Cars, power tools, phones and backup power systems all use them.

The heading sits in Section XVI, which groups machinery and electrical equipment, and inside Chapter 85. Some countries call the same number the HSN code 8507. The first six digits are shared worldwide.

The wording also names separators. A separator is the thin layer that keeps the plates or electrodes of a cell apart. It is covered here, so you do not look for it in another heading.

The shape does not matter. Rectangular and square accumulators are covered, and so are other shapes.

Lithium-ion batteries, lead-acid accumulators and other types by code

The six-digit codes under this heading are split mainly by chemistry. Chemistry means the materials inside the battery. Here is a quick map in plain words.

• 850730: nickel-cadmium accumulators.
• 850750: nickel-metal hydride accumulators.
• 850760: lithium-ion accumulators. This is the code people search for when they ask about the HS code for a lithium-ion battery.
• 850780: all other accumulators, meaning any chemistry that is not lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride or lithium-ion.

How to pick the right 8507 subheading

Work through the questions below in order. Stop when you get a clear answer.

First, ask if the battery can be recharged. If it can, you are in this heading. If it cannot, look at heading 8506 instead.

Second, find the chemistry on the label or data sheet. Lithium-ion goes to 850760. Nickel-cadmium goes to 850730.

Third, if the battery is lead-acid, ask what it is for. A battery made to start a piston engine goes to 850710. A lead-acid battery for any other job goes to 850720.

Fourth, if the chemistry is none of those four, use 850780. Use it last, because it is the catch-all code.

Fifth, ask if you are shipping a whole battery or only a part of one.

The six digits are the same around the world. Each country adds its own extra digits for its national tariff line. Check them with the HS code classifier before you file.

Difference between HS 8506 and 8507, and other close headings

The split is simple. Heading 8506 is for primary cells and batteries, which are used once and thrown away. Heading 8507 is for accumulators, which you charge again and again.

A few other headings sit close by. That is separate from the starter battery itself, which belongs under 850710. Portable lamps that run on their own power, for example from accumulators, are in heading 8513. Waste and scrap of electrical goods is in heading 8549.

If a product mixes two of these, read the exact wording of each code and choose the one that describes the main item.

Import and export records for HS 8507

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