CN 8523
Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, 'smart cards' and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37
| Code | Description | Unit | Third-country duty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnetic media | ||||
| 8523 21 00 00 | Cards incorporating a magnetic stripe | p/st | 0% | TARIC |
| 8523 29 | Other | TARIC | ||
| Magnetic tapes; magnetic discs | ||||
| 8523 29 15 00 | Unrecorded | p/st | 0% | TARIC |
| 8523 29 19 00 | Other | p/st | 0% | TARIC |
| 8523 29 90 00 | Other | 0% | TARIC | |
| Optical media | ||||
| 8523 41 | Unrecorded | TARIC | ||
| 8523 41 10 00 | Discs for laser reading systems of a recording capacity not exceeding 900 megabytes, other than erasable | p/st | 0% | TARIC |
| 8523 41 30 00 | Discs for laser reading systems of a recording capacity exceeding 900 megabytes but not exceeding 18 gigabytes, other than erasable | p/st | 0% | TARIC |
| 8523 41 90 00 | Other | 0% | TARIC | |
| 8523 49 | Other | TARIC | ||
| Discs for laser reading systems | ||||
| 8523 49 10 00 | Digital versatile discs (DVD) | p/st | 0% | TARIC |
| 8523 49 20 00 | Other | p/st | 0% | TARIC |
| 8523 49 90 00 | Other | p/st | 0% | TARIC |
| Semiconductor media | ||||
| 8523 51 | Solid-state non-volatile storage devices | TARIC | ||
| 8523 51 10 00 | Unrecorded | p/st | 0% | TARIC |
| 8523 51 90 00 | Other | p/st | 0% | TARIC |
| 8523 52 00 00 | 'Smart cards' | p/st | 0% | TARIC |
| 8523 59 | Other | TARIC | ||
| 8523 59 10 00 | Unrecorded | p/st | 0% | TARIC |
| 8523 59 90 00 | Other | p/st | 0% | TARIC |
| 8523 80 | Other | TARIC | ||
| 8523 80 10 00 | Unrecorded | 0% | TARIC | |
| 8523 80 90 00 | Other | 0% | TARIC | |
The table scrolls sideways.
Source: European Commission (DG TAXUD), TARIC and Combined Nomenclature data as extracted on 1 October 2026. Heading 8523 in the TARIC consultation
Only the third-country duty is shown. Not shown: tariff preferences, quotas, suspensions, anti-dumping and other additional duties, import controls and the legal notes. The TARIC consultation lists the measures of each code.
This page is general information, not legal advice and not a classification decision. Tariff texts and rates change: check the publisher's current schedule, and ask the customs authority for a binding ruling where the answer matters.