HTS 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 | General | Special | Column 2 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnetic media | ||||||
| 8523.21.00.00 | Cards incorporating a magnetic stripe | No. | Free | 80% | USITC | |
| 8523.29 | Other | USITC | ||||
| 8523.29.10.00 | Unrecorded magnetic media | No. | Free | 80% | USITC | |
| Other | ||||||
| 8523.29.20.00 | Magnetic tapes for reproducing phenomena other than sound or image | m2 | Free | 86.1¢/m2 of recording surface | USITC | |
| Other magnetic tapes | ||||||
| Of a width not exceeding 4 mm | ||||||
| 8523.29.30.00 | News sound recordings relating to current events | No. | Free | Free | USITC | |
| 8523.29.40 | Other | Free | 86.1¢/m2of recording surface | USITC | ||
| 8523.29.40.10 | Sound recordings on cassette tapes | No., m2 | Free | 86.1¢/m2of recording surface | USITC | |
| 8523.29.40.20 | Other | No., m2 | Free | 86.1¢/m2of recording surface | USITC | |
| Of a width exceeding 4 mm but not exceeding 6.5 mm | ||||||
| 8523.29.50 | Video tape recordings | Free | 3.3¢/lin. m | USITC | ||
| 8523.29.50.10 | In cassettes | lin. m, No. | Free | 3.3¢/lin. m | USITC | |
| 8523.29.50.20 | Other | lin. m | Free | 3.3¢/lin. m | USITC | |
| 8523.29.60.00 | Other | m2 | Free | 86.1¢/m2 of recording surface | USITC | |
| Of a width exceeding 6.5 mm | ||||||
| 8523.29.70 | Video tape recordings | Free | 3.3¢/lin. m | USITC | ||
| 8523.29.70.10 | Of a width not exceeding 16 mm, in cassettes | lin. m, No. | Free | 3.3¢/lin. m | USITC | |
| 8523.29.70.20 | Other | lin. m | Free | 3.3¢/lin. m | USITC | |
| 8523.29.80.00 | Other | m2 | Free | 86.1¢/m2 of recording surface | USITC | |
| 8523.29.90.00 | Other | m2 | Free | 86.1¢/m2 of recording surface | USITC | |
| Optical media | ||||||
| 8523.41.00.00 | Unrecorded | No. | Free | 80% | USITC | |
| 8523.49 | Other | USITC | ||||
| 8523.49.20 | For reproducing phenomena other than sound or image | Free | 86.1¢/m2 of recording surface | USITC | ||
| 8523.49.20.10 | Prepackaged software for automatic data processing machines, of a kind sold at retail | No., m2 | Free | 86.1¢/m2 of recording surface | USITC | |
| 8523.49.20.20 | Other | No., m2 | Free | 86.1¢/m2 of recording surface | USITC | |
| 8523.49.30.00 | For reproducing sound only | No., m2 | Free | 86.1¢/m2 of recording surface | USITC | |
| Other | ||||||
| 8523.49.40.00 | For reproducing representations of instructions, data, sound, and image, recorded in a machine readable binary form, and capable of being manipulated or providing interactivity to a user, by means of an automatic data processing machine; proprietary format recorded discs | No. | Free | 80% | USITC | |
| 8523.49.50.00 | Other | No. | Free | 80% | USITC | |
| Semiconductor media | ||||||
| 8523.51.00.00 | Solid-state non-volatile storage devices | No. | Free | 80% | USITC | |
| 8523.52.00 | "Smart cards" | Free | 35% | USITC | ||
| 8523.52.00.10 | Unrecorded | No. | Free | 35% | USITC | |
| 8523.52.00.90 | Other | No. | Free | 35% | USITC | |
| 8523.59.00.00 | Other | No. | Free | 35% | USITC | |
| 8523.80 | Other | USITC | ||||
| 8523.80.10.00 | Phonograph records | No. | Free | 30% | USITC | |
| 8523.80.20.00 | Other | No. | Free | 80% | USITC | |
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Source: USITC, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States – 2026 HTS Revision 20, effective 28 September 2026. Heading 8523 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.