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HS Code 8523.49.5000

Import Duty for Discs Tapes Solid State Non Volatile Storage Devices Smart Cards And Other Media For The Recording Of Sound Or Of Other Phenomena Whether Or Not Recorded Including Matrices And Masters For The Production Of Discs But Excluding Products Of Chapter 37

Official Description

Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, "smart cards" and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37: > Other: > Other

Hierarchy: Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, "smart cards" and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37 > Other > Other

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About Chapter 85

Chapter 85 of the HTSUS covers "Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)". Within this, HS Code 8523.49.5000 is defined under the header Cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, which dictates the applicable tariff rates.

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Other: > News sound recordings relating to current events
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Other: > For reproducing representations of instructions, data, sound, and image, recorded in a machine readable binary form, and capable of being manipulated or providing interactivity to a user, by means of an automatic data processing machine; proprietary format recorded discs

Common Questions

How is HS Code 8523.49.5000 classified?

In the US HTS, 8523.49.5000 represents Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, "smart cards" and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37: > Other: > Other. It is a subheading of Cards incorporating a magnetic stripe in Chapter 85.

How much is the customs duty for 8523.49.5000?

Calculation involves the ad valorem rate plus fees like MPF. For 8523.49.5000, check if your country of origin qualifies for special treatment here.

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