Analysis
Subheading 8525.89 covers other, within heading 8525. 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 5 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 5 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.
The US splits it as follows: 8525.89.10 for gyrostabilized television cameras (duty-free), 8525.89.20 for studio television cameras excluding shoulder-carried and other… (duty-free), 8525.89.30 for television cameras: other (duty-free), 8525.89.40 for digital still image video cameras (duty-free) and 8525.89.50 for other: other (duty-free).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334220) and Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing (334310). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8525.89.10 | Gyrostabilized television cameras | Free |
| 8525.89.20 | Studio television cameras excluding shoulder-carried and other portable cameras | Free |
| 8525.89.30 | Television cameras: other | Free |
| 8525.89.40 | Digital still image video cameras | Free |
| 8525.89.50 | Other: other | Free |