8549.29.00.00 - Other 🖩

This HTS category, 8549.29.00.00, encompasses "Other" waste and scrap of electrical and electronic equipment that are specifically intended for the recovery of precious metals. This classification applies to materials that fit the general definition of precious metal-bearing electronic waste but do not fall under the more specific criteria of the preceding subheading. The primary criterion for inclusion here is the economic viability of extracting valuable precious metals from the discarded electronic components and materials.

Subheading 8549.29.00.00 serves as a residual category for precious metal-bearing electronic waste. It is distinguished from its sibling category, 8549.21.00.00, by the absence of specific hazardous or notable components. While 8549.21.00.00 explicitly includes waste containing primary cells, batteries, mercury switches, activated glass (such as from cathode-ray tubes), or specific electrical components with cadmium, mercury, lead, or PCBs, this "Other" category covers those precious metal-bearing wastes that *do not* contain these enumerated materials. Therefore, the presence or absence of these particular substances is the key differentiator for classification.

As this is a leaf node, there are no further subcategories under 8549.29.00.00. Classification within this heading necessitates a thorough assessment of the waste material's composition to confirm that it is indeed intended for precious metal recovery and that it does not meet the specific exclusions or inclusions of other, more narrowly defined subheadings. Examples may include certain types of circuit boards or connectors where the precious metal content is the primary driver for the material's classification, and which do not contain the prohibited or specifically identified components mentioned in sibling categories.