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HTS 8519Sound recording or reproducing apparatus: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Electrical Machinery and Equipment · 14 court cases · $48.8M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

Free

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$48.8M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

HIGH

0 rulings — · 0 reg · 13 CIT, 1 CAFC (2 recent)

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: N/A

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CourtListener · As of 2026-04-29 · Updates monthly

Active DisputesRecent court cases or pending regulations affect this code
Regulatory Pressure

This code has elevated regulatory activity — 0 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 0 pending Federal Register actions, and 14 CIT/CAFC cases.

Supply Chain Risk

100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.

Trade Remedy

Additional Tariffs Apply

Section 301 — China Tariffs+25%

List 1 — ~$34B of Chinese goods (machinery, electronics, industrial components)

Active — 7.5%–25% additional duties on Chinese-origin goods across four tranches (Lists 1–4A), with higher 2024/2025 increases on targeted product categories.

Effective 2018-07-06

These additional tariffs apply on top of the general duty rate. View full trade remedy tracker →

Subheadings (20)

CodeDescriptionRate
8519.20.00.00Apparatus operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of paymentFree
8519.30Turntables (record-decks):
8519.30.10.00With automatic record changing mechanism3.9%
8519.30.20.00OtherFree
8519.81Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media:
8519.81.10.00Transcribing machinesFree
8519.81.20.00Designed exclusively for motor- vehicle installationFree
8519.81.25.00OtherFree
8519.81.30OtherFree
8519.81.30.10Optical disc (including compact disc) players
8519.81.30.20Other
8519.81.41OtherFree
8519.81.41.05Telephone answering machines
8519.81.41.10Magnetic tape recorders incorporating sound reproducing apparatus
8519.81.41.20Optical disc recorders
8519.81.41.50Other
8519.89Other:
8519.89.10.00Without loudspeakerFree
8519.89.20.00OtherFree
8519.89.30.00OtherFree

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (14)

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Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8519200000Schedule B

SOUND RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPS OPERATED BY COINS, BANKNOTES, BANK CARDS, TOKENS OR BY OTHER MEANS OF PAYMENT

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8516.90.85.008519.20.00.00