8519.81
6-digit headingUsing magnetic, optical or semiconductor media
This is a 6-digit heading — a category, not a filing code. Pick the more specific code beneath it that best matches your goods; only a 10-digit statistical code can be used on a customs entry.
Duty rates
No rate is published at this level — check the specific 10-digit statistical code beneath it.
| Rate | Value and what it means |
|---|---|
| General rate (Column 1) | See 10-digit codeColumn 1 general Applies to most trading partners — the standard "normal trade relations" rate. |
| Special rate (Column 1) | —Trade programs The country letters in parentheses are free trade agreement and preference programs. If your goods qualify under one of them, that rate replaces the general rate. |
| Column 2 rate | —Non-NTR Reserved for the small group of countries that do not have normal trade relations with the US (currently Cuba, North Korea, Russia and Belarus). Almost no importer uses this column — if you are shipping from anywhere else, ignore it. |
| Unit of quantity | — How CBP expects the quantity to be reported on the entry summary. |
Where this sits in the schedule
The tariff schedule is read top-down: each line inherits the wording of the categories above it.
Sound recording or reproducing apparatus: > Other apparatus:
Codes within Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media
11 more specific lines fall under 8519.81.
- 8519.81.10.00Transcribing machines10-digit statistical codeSound recording or reproducing apparatus: > Other apparatus: > Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media: > Sound reproducing only:Free
- 8519.81.20.00Designed exclusively for motor- vehicle installation10-digit statistical codeSound recording or reproducing apparatus: > Other apparatus: > Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media: > Sound reproducing only: > Cassette-type tape players:Free
- 8519.81.25.00Other10-digit statistical codeSound recording or reproducing apparatus: > Other apparatus: > Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media: > Sound reproducing only: > Cassette-type tape players:Free
- 8519.81.30Other8-digit subheadingSound recording or reproducing apparatus: > Other apparatus: > Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media: > Sound reproducing only:Free
- 8519.81.30.10Optical disc (including compact disc) players10-digit statistical codeSound recording or reproducing apparatus: > Other apparatus: > Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media: > Sound reproducing only: > Other
- 8519.81.30.20Other10-digit statistical codeSound recording or reproducing apparatus: > Other apparatus: > Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media: > Sound reproducing only: > Other
- 8519.81.41Other8-digit subheadingSound recording or reproducing apparatus: > Other apparatus: > Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media:Free
- 8519.81.41.05Telephone answering machines10-digit statistical codeSound recording or reproducing apparatus: > Other apparatus: > Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media: > Other
- 8519.81.41.10Magnetic tape recorders incorporating sound reproducing apparatus10-digit statistical codeSound recording or reproducing apparatus: > Other apparatus: > Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media: > Other
- 8519.81.41.20Optical disc recorders10-digit statistical codeSound recording or reproducing apparatus: > Other apparatus: > Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media: > Other
- 8519.81.41.50Other10-digit statistical codeSound recording or reproducing apparatus: > Other apparatus: > Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media: > Other
Chapter 85: Electrical Machinery and Equipment; Sound and TV Equipment; Parts
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View Chapter 85Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026 Basic Edition, Revision 16. Rate text is reproduced verbatim from the official export; category paths and duty estimates are derived.
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