HTS heading 8519
Sound recording or reproducing apparatus — 21 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8519 | Sound recording or reproducing apparatus + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8519.20.00.00 | Apparatus operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8519.30 | Turntables (record-decks) + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8519.30.10.00 | With automatic record changing mechanism + Ch. 99 | 3.9% | No. |
| 8519.30.20.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8519.81 | Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8519.81.10.00 | Transcribing machines + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8519.81.20.00 | Designed exclusively for motor- vehicle installation + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8519.81.25.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8519.81.30 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8519.81.30.10 | Optical disc (including compact disc) players + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8519.81.30) | No. |
| 8519.81.30.20 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8519.81.30) | No. |
| 8519.81.41 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8519.81.41.05 | Telephone answering machines + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8519.81.41) | No. |
| 8519.81.41.10 | Magnetic tape recorders incorporating sound reproducing apparatus + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8519.81.41) | No. |
| 8519.81.41.20 | Optical disc recorders + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8519.81.41) | No. |
| 8519.81.41.50 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8519.81.41) | No. |
| 8519.89 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8519.89.10.00 | Without loudspeaker + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8519.89.20.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8519.89.30.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
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.