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HTS 8523.49.50.00

Optical media

Description

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 > Optical media > Other > Other > Other

General duty (most countries)Free
Column 2 (Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus)80%
6-digit HS code (international)8523.49

Estimated US duty by country of origin

Base rate plus the additional tariffs that apply today (China Section 301, the 2026 country tariff). Steel, aluminium and some other goods can owe more.

Made inEstimated dutyMade up of
China20%Free base · +7.5% China Section 301 List 4A · +12.5% 2026 country tariff
Vietnam12.5%Free base · +12.5% 2026 country tariff
India10%Free base · +10% 2026 country tariff
Bangladesh10%Free base · +10% 2026 country tariff
Pakistan10%Free base · +10% 2026 country tariff
Türkiye12.5%Free base · +12.5% 2026 country tariff
Mexico10%Free base · +10% 2026 country tariff
Canada10%Free base · +10% 2026 country tariff
United Kingdom10%Free base · +10% 2026 country tariff
Germany10%Free base · +10% 2026 country tariff (total at least 10%)
Italy10%Free base · +10% 2026 country tariff (total at least 10%)
Taiwan10%Free base · +10% 2026 country tariff (total at least 10%)
Japan12.5%Free base · +12.5% 2026 country tariff (total at least 12.5%)
South Korea12.5%Free base · +12.5% 2026 country tariff (total at least 12.5%)
Thailand12.5%Free base · +12.5% 2026 country tariff
Indonesia10%Free base · +10% 2026 country tariff

Other codes under heading 8523

  • 8523.21.00.00 · FreeMagnetic media > Cards incorporating a magnetic stripe
  • 8523.29.10.00 · FreeMagnetic media > Other > Unrecorded magnetic media
  • 8523.29.20.00 · FreeMagnetic media > Other > Other > Magnetic tapes for reproducing phenomena other than sound or image
  • 8523.29.30.00 · FreeMagnetic media > Other > Other > Other magnetic tapes > Of a width not exceeding 4 mm: > News sound recordings relating to current events
  • 8523.29.40.10 · FreeMagnetic media > Other > Other > Other magnetic tapes > Of a width not exceeding 4 mm: > Other > Sound recordings on cassette tapes
  • 8523.29.40.20 · FreeMagnetic media > Other > Other > Other magnetic tapes > Of a width not exceeding 4 mm: > Other > Other
  • 8523.29.50.10 · FreeMagnetic media > Other > Other > Other magnetic tapes > Of a width exceeding 4 mm but not exceeding 6.5 mm > Video tape recordings > In cassettes
  • 8523.29.50.20 · FreeMagnetic media > Other > Other > Other magnetic tapes > Of a width exceeding 4 mm but not exceeding 6.5 mm > Video tape recordings > Other
  • 8523.29.60.00 · FreeMagnetic media > Other > Other > Other magnetic tapes > Of a width exceeding 4 mm but not exceeding 6.5 mm > Other
  • 8523.29.70.10 · FreeMagnetic media > Other > Other > Other magnetic tapes > Of a width exceeding 6.5 mm > Video tape recordings > Of a width not exceeding 16 mm, in cassettes
  • 8523.29.70.20 · FreeMagnetic media > Other > Other > Other magnetic tapes > Of a width exceeding 6.5 mm > Video tape recordings > Other
  • 8523.29.80.00 · FreeMagnetic media > Other > Other > Other magnetic tapes > Of a width exceeding 6.5 mm > Other
  • 8523.29.90.00 · FreeMagnetic media > Other > Other > Other
  • 8523.41.00.00 · FreeOptical media > Unrecorded
  • 8523.49.20.10 · FreeOptical media > Other > For reproducing phenomena other than sound or image > Prepackaged software for automatic data processing machines, of a kind sold at retail
  • 8523.49.20.20 · FreeOptical media > Other > For reproducing phenomena other than sound or image > Other
  • 8523.49.30.00 · FreeOptical media > Other > For reproducing sound only
  • 8523.49.40.00 · FreeOptical media > Other > Other > 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
  • 8523.51.00.00 · FreeSemiconductor media > Solid-state non-volatile storage devices
  • 8523.52.00.10 · FreeSemiconductor media > "Smart cards" > Unrecorded
  • 8523.52.00.90 · FreeSemiconductor media > "Smart cards" > Other
  • 8523.59.00.00 · FreeSemiconductor media > Other
  • 8523.80.10.00 · FreeOther > Phonograph records
  • 8523.80.20.00 · FreeOther > Other

Official US Harmonized Tariff Schedule, version of 2026-11-03.

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