# HS code 8507.60: Lithium-ion

> HS code 8507.60 covers lithium-ion. It sits in heading 85.07 (electric accumulators, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square)) in chapter 85 (electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles). Other goods of heading 85.07 are classified under 8507.10 (lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines), 8507.20 (other lead-acid accumulators), 8507.30 (nickel-cadmium), 8507.50 (nickel-metal hydride) or 2 others.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/850760
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 8507.60
- Covers: Lithium-ion
- Heading: [85.07: Electric accumulators, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square)](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8507)
- Chapter: [85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/85)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 8507.60 covers lithium-ion.

The legal text of the subheading is “Lithium-ion”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 85.07 are classified under 8507.10 (lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines), 8507.20 (other lead-acid accumulators), 8507.30 (nickel-cadmium), 8507.50 (nickel-metal hydride) or 2 others.

- [8507.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/850710) Lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines
- [8507.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/850720) Other lead-acid accumulators
- [8507.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/850730) Nickel-cadmium
- [8507.50](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/850750) Nickel-metal hydride
- [8507.80](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/850780) Other accumulators
- [8507.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/850790) Parts

## How it is structured

8507.60 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8507, are heading 85.07; the last two, 60, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
- Heading 85.07: Electric accumulators, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square)
- Subheading 8507.60: Lithium-ion

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 8507.60 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8507.60 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [8507.50](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/850750) Nickel-metal hydride
- Next subheading: [8507.80](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/850780) Other accumulators

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8507.60 cover?

HS code 8507.60 covers lithium-ion.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8507.60 in?

HS code 8507.60 is in heading 85.07 (electric accumulators, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square)) in chapter 85 (electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles).

### Where are goods of heading 85.07 classified when 8507.60 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 85.07 are classified under 8507.10 (lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines), 8507.20 (other lead-acid accumulators), 8507.30 (nickel-cadmium), 8507.50 (nickel-metal hydride) or 2 others.

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

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