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HTS 8519

Sound recording or reproducing apparatus

20 lines US HTS, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States – 2026 HTS Revision 20

CodeDescriptionUnitGeneralSpecialColumn 2Source
8519.20.00.00Apparatus operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of paymentNo.Free35%USITC
8519.30Turntables (record-decks)USITC
8519.30.10.00With automatic record changing mechanismNo.3.9%Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)35%USITC
8519.30.20.00OtherNo.Free35%USITC
Other apparatus
8519.81Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor mediaUSITC
Sound reproducing only
8519.81.10.00Transcribing machinesNo.Free35%USITC
Cassette-type tape players
8519.81.20.00Designed exclusively for motor- vehicle installationNo.Free35%USITC
8519.81.25.00OtherNo.Free35%USITC
8519.81.30OtherFree35%USITC
8519.81.30.10Optical disc (including compact disc) playersNo.Free35%USITC
8519.81.30.20OtherNo.Free35%USITC
8519.81.41OtherFree35%USITC
8519.81.41.05Telephone answering machinesNo.Free35%USITC
8519.81.41.10Magnetic tape recorders incorporating sound reproducing apparatusNo.Free35%USITC
8519.81.41.20Optical disc recordersNo.Free35%USITC
8519.81.41.50OtherNo.Free35%USITC
8519.89OtherUSITC
Record players, other than those operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment
8519.89.10.00Without loudspeakerNo.Free35%USITC
8519.89.20.00OtherNo.Free35%USITC
8519.89.30.00OtherNo.Free35%USITC

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Source: USITC, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States – 2026 HTS Revision 20, effective 28 September 2026. Heading 8519 at USITC

Not shown: the additional duties of Chapter 99 (such as Section 301 and Section 232), anti-dumping and countervailing duties, quotas and the legal notes.

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.

All headings of chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers