Heading 8523: Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, "smart cards" and other media for…
Every line of heading 8523 in the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, with its general (column 1) duty rate. Open a code for the landed cost calculator, trade agreement rates and email alerts if the rate changes.
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
Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment; sound and TV equipment. Schedule checked on November 8, 2026.
Not always the total: additional chapter 99 duties (such as Section 232 or Section 301), antidumping or countervailing duties may apply depending on the country of origin. See recent chapter 99 changes →
Tariff lines
| HTS code | Official description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8523.21.00.00 | Cards incorporating a magnetic stripe | Free |
| 8523.29 | Other: | |
| 8523.29.10.00 | Unrecorded magnetic media | Free |
| 8523.29.20.00 | Magnetic tapes for reproducing phenomena other than sound or image | Free |
| 8523.29.30.00 | News sound recordings relating to current events | Free |
| 8523.29.40 | Other | Free |
| 8523.29.40.10 | Sound recordings on cassette tapes | |
| 8523.29.40.20 | Other | |
| 8523.29.50 | Video tape recordings | Free |
| 8523.29.50.10 | In cassettes | |
| 8523.29.50.20 | Other | |
| 8523.29.60.00 | Other | Free |
| 8523.29.70 | Video tape recordings | Free |
| 8523.29.70.10 | Of a width not exceeding 16 mm, in cassettes | |
| 8523.29.70.20 | Other | |
| 8523.29.80.00 | Other | Free |
| 8523.29.90.00 | Other | Free |
| 8523.41.00.00 | Unrecorded | Free |
| 8523.49 | Other: | |
| 8523.49.20 | For reproducing phenomena other than sound or image | Free |
| 8523.49.20.10 | Prepackaged software for automatic data processing machines, of a kind sold at retail | |
| 8523.49.20.20 | Other | |
| 8523.49.30.00 | For reproducing sound only | Free |
| 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 | Free |
| 8523.49.50.00 | Other | Free |
| 8523.51.00.00 | Solid-state non-volatile storage devices | Free |
| 8523.52.00 | "Smart cards" | Free |
| 8523.52.00.10 | Unrecorded | |
| 8523.52.00.90 | Other | |
| 8523.59.00.00 | Other | Free |
| 8523.80 | Other: | |
| 8523.80.10.00 | Phonograph records | Free |
| 8523.80.20.00 | Other | Free |
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Exports are reported with Schedule B numbers. Heading 8523 has 25 of them; the first 12 are below. Schedule B lookup →
- 8523.21.0000CARDS, RECORDED, INCORPORATING A MAGNETIC STRIPE
- 8523.29.1000UNRECORDED MAGNETIC MEDIA
- 8523.29.2000MAGNETIC TAPE FOR REPRODUCING PHENOMENA OTHER THAN SOUND OR IMAGE
- 8523.29.3000MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDINGS OF A WIDTH NOT EXCEEDING 4MM,NEWS SOUND RECORDINGS RELATING TO CURRENT EVENTS
- 8523.29.4010MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDINGS OF A WIDTH NOT EXCEEDING 4MM,SOUND RECORDINGS ON CASSETTE TAPES
- 8523.29.4020MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDINGS, OF A WIDTH NOT EXCEEDING 4 MM, NESOI
- 8523.29.5010VIDEO TAPE RECORDINGS IN CASSETTES, OF A WIDTH EXCEEDING 4 MM BUT NOT EXCEEDING 6.5 MM
- 8523.29.5020VIDEO TAPE RECORDINGS, OF A WIDTH EXCEEDING 4 MM BUT NOT EXCEEDING 6.5 MM, EXCEPT CASSETTES
- 8523.29.6000MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDINGS OF A WIDTH EXCEEDING 4MM BUT NOT EXCEEDING 6.5 MM, NESOI
- 8523.29.7010MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDINGS IN CASSETTES,OF A WIDTH EXCEEDING 6.5 MM BUT NOT EXCEEDING 16 MM, VIDEO
- 8523.29.7020VIDEO TAPE RECORDINGS OF A WIDTH EXCEEDING 6.5MM, NESOI
- 8523.29.8000MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDINGS OF A WIDTH EXCEEDING 6.5 MM,NESOI
Source: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule; Schedule B: U.S. Census Bureau. Information only, not legal or customs advice; U.S. Customs and Border Protection decides the classification and the duty. Confirm with a licensed customs broker before you ship.
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