Analysis
Subheading 8523.29 covers other, within heading 8523. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 9 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 9 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
Its 9 lines start with 8523.29.10 (unrecorded magnetic media), 8523.29.20 (magnetic tapes for reproducing phenomena other…), 8523.29.30 (news sound recordings relating to current events) and 8523.29.40 (of a width not exceeding 4 mm: other); the full list is in the table below.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media (33461). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8523.29.10 | Unrecorded magnetic media | Free |
| 8523.29.20 | Magnetic tapes for reproducing phenomena other than sound or image | Free |
| 8523.29.30 | News sound recordings relating to current events | Free |
| 8523.29.40 | Of a width not exceeding 4 mm: other | Free |
| 8523.29.50 | Video tape recordings | Free |
| 8523.29.60 | Of a width exceeding 4 mm but not exceeding 6.5 mm: other | Free |
| 8523.29.70 | Video tape recordings | Free |
| 8523.29.80 | Of a width exceeding 6.5 mm: other | Free |
| 8523.29.90 | Other: other | Free |