8523
4-digit headingDiscs, 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
This is a 4-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. |
Codes within 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
33 more specific lines fall under 8523.
- 8523.21.00.00Cards incorporating a magnetic stripe10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Magnetic media:Free
- 8523.29Other6-digit headingDiscs, 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: > Magnetic media:
- 8523.29.10.00Unrecorded magnetic media10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Magnetic media: > Other:Free
- 8523.29.20.00Magnetic tapes for reproducing phenomena other than sound or image10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Magnetic media: > Other: > Other:Free
- 8523.29.30.00News sound recordings relating to current events10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Magnetic media: > Other: > Other: > Other magnetic tapes: > Of a width not exceeding 4 mm:Free
- 8523.29.40Other8-digit subheadingDiscs, 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: > Magnetic media: > Other: > Other: > Other magnetic tapes: > Of a width not exceeding 4 mm:Free
- 8523.29.40.10Sound recordings on cassette tapes10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Magnetic media: > Other: > Other: > Other magnetic tapes: > Of a width not exceeding 4 mm: > Other
- 8523.29.40.20Other10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Magnetic media: > Other: > Other: > Other magnetic tapes: > Of a width not exceeding 4 mm: > Other
- 8523.29.50Video tape recordings8-digit subheadingDiscs, 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: > Magnetic media: > Other: > Other: > Other magnetic tapes: > Of a width exceeding 4 mm but not exceeding 6.5 mm:Free
- 8523.29.50.10In cassettes10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Magnetic media: > Other: > Other: > Other magnetic tapes: > Of a width exceeding 4 mm but not exceeding 6.5 mm: > Video tape recordings
- 8523.29.50.20Other10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Magnetic media: > Other: > Other: > Other magnetic tapes: > Of a width exceeding 4 mm but not exceeding 6.5 mm: > Video tape recordings
- 8523.29.60.00Other10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Magnetic media: > Other: > Other: > Other magnetic tapes: > Of a width exceeding 4 mm but not exceeding 6.5 mm:Free
- 8523.29.70Video tape recordings8-digit subheadingDiscs, 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: > Magnetic media: > Other: > Other: > Other magnetic tapes: > Of a width exceeding 6.5 mm:Free
- 8523.29.70.10Of a width not exceeding 16 mm, in cassettes10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Magnetic media: > Other: > Other: > Other magnetic tapes: > Of a width exceeding 6.5 mm: > Video tape recordings
- 8523.29.70.20Other10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Magnetic media: > Other: > Other: > Other magnetic tapes: > Of a width exceeding 6.5 mm: > Video tape recordings
- 8523.29.80.00Other10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Magnetic media: > Other: > Other: > Other magnetic tapes: > Of a width exceeding 6.5 mm:Free
- 8523.29.90.00Other10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Magnetic media: > Other: > Other:Free
- 8523.41.00.00Unrecorded10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Optical media:Free
- 8523.49Other6-digit headingDiscs, 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: > Optical media:
- 8523.49.20For reproducing phenomena other than sound or image8-digit subheadingDiscs, 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: > Optical media: > Other:Free
- 8523.49.20.10Prepackaged software for automatic data processing machines, of a kind sold at retail10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Optical media: > Other: > For reproducing phenomena other than sound or image
- 8523.49.20.20Other10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Optical media: > Other: > For reproducing phenomena other than sound or image
- 8523.49.30.00For reproducing sound only10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Optical media: > Other:Free
- 8523.49.40.00For 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 discs10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Optical media: > Other: > Other:Free
- 8523.49.50.00Other10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Optical media: > Other: > Other:Free
- 8523.51.00.00Solid-state non-volatile storage devices10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Semiconductor media:Free
- 8523.52.00"Smart cards"8-digit subheadingDiscs, 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: > Semiconductor media:Free
- 8523.52.00.10Unrecorded10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Semiconductor media: > "Smart cards"
- 8523.52.00.90Other10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Semiconductor media: > "Smart cards"
- 8523.59.00.00Other10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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: > Semiconductor media:Free
- 8523.80Other6-digit headingDiscs, 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:
- 8523.80.10.00Phonograph records10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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:Free
- 8523.80.20.00Other10-digit statistical codeDiscs, 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:Free
Chapter 85: Electrical Machinery and Equipment; Sound and TV Equipment; Parts
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