HTS Codes / Chapter 85

8523.49.30.00

For reproducing sound only

Duty rates

General (MFN)

Free

Column 2 (non-MFN)

86.1¢/m² of recording surface

Unit of quantity

No., m²

“General” applies to imports from most trading partners under normal trade relations. “Special” lists products eligible for reduced or duty-free treatment under programs like GSP, USMCA, CAFTA-DR, or individual free-trade agreements. “Column 2” applies to imports from countries without normal trade relations (currently Cuba and North Korea).

Chapter 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers (Section XVI — Machinery and mechanical appliances)