HTS Index

HTS heading 8519

Sound recording or reproducing apparatus — 21 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
8519Sound recording or reproducing apparatus + Ch. 99not stated
8519.20.00.00Apparatus operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8519.30Turntables (record-decks) + Ch. 99not stated
8519.30.10.00With automatic record changing mechanism + Ch. 993.9%No.
8519.30.20.00Other + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8519.81Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media + Ch. 99not stated
8519.81.10.00Transcribing machines + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8519.81.20.00Designed exclusively for motor- vehicle installation + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8519.81.25.00Other + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8519.81.30Other + Ch. 99Free
8519.81.30.10Optical disc (including compact disc) players + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8519.81.30)No.
8519.81.30.20Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8519.81.30)No.
8519.81.41Other + Ch. 99Free
8519.81.41.05Telephone answering machines + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8519.81.41)No.
8519.81.41.10Magnetic tape recorders incorporating sound reproducing apparatus + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8519.81.41)No.
8519.81.41.20Optical disc recorders + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8519.81.41)No.
8519.81.41.50Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8519.81.41)No.
8519.89Other + Ch. 99not stated
8519.89.10.00Without loudspeaker + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8519.89.20.00Other + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8519.89.30.00Other + Ch. 99FreeNo.

6 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

21 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.