HTS heading
8523Discs, 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:
Rates as published in 2026 HTS Revision 15, captured 2026-08-13. Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
Current duty rates (20 lines)
| Code | Description | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8523.21.00.00 | Cards incorporating a magnetic stripe | Free | — | 80% |
| 8523.29.10.00 | Unrecorded magnetic media | Free | — | 80% |
| 8523.29.20.00 | Magnetic tapes for reproducing phenomena other than sound or image | Free | — | 86.1¢/m2 of recording surface |
| 8523.29.30.00 | News sound recordings relating to current events | Free | — | Free |
| 8523.29.40 | Other | Free | — | 86.1¢/m2of recording surface |
| 8523.29.50 | Video tape recordings | Free | — | 3.3¢/lin. m |
| 8523.29.60.00 | Other | Free | — | 86.1¢/m2 of recording surface |
| 8523.29.70 | Video tape recordings | Free | — | 3.3¢/lin. m |
| 8523.29.80.00 | Other | Free | — | 86.1¢/m2 of recording surface |
| 8523.29.90.00 | Other | Free | — | 86.1¢/m2 of recording surface |
| 8523.41.00.00 | Unrecorded | Free | — | 80% |
| 8523.49.20 | For reproducing phenomena other than sound or image | Free | — | 86.1¢/m2 of recording surface |
| 8523.49.30.00 | For reproducing sound only | Free | — | 86.1¢/m2 of recording surface |
| 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 | — | 80% |
| 8523.49.50.00 | Other | Free | — | 80% |
| 8523.51.00.00 | Solid-state non-volatile storage devices | Free | — | 80% |
| 8523.52.00 | "Smart cards" | Free | — | 35% |
| 8523.59.00.00 | Other | Free | — | 35% |
| 8523.80.10.00 | Phonograph records | Free | — | 30% |
| 8523.80.20.00 | Other | Free | — | 80% |
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