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HTS 8523.49Chapter 85

HTS 8523.49Other: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Electrical Machinery and Equipment · $32.6M 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

$32.6M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

LOW

3 rulings — · 0 reg · 0 cases

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 3 NCM codes

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, HMRC / DG TAXUD / CBSA / SISCOMEX · As of 2026-04-26 · Updates monthly

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 (7)

CodeDescriptionRate
8523.49Other:
8523.49.20For reproducing phenomena other than sound or imageFree
8523.49.20.10Prepackaged software for automatic data processing machines, of a kind sold at retail
8523.49.20.20Other
8523.49.30.00For reproducing sound onlyFree
8523.49.40.00For 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 discsFree
8523.49.50.00OtherFree

CBP Rulings (3)

H266820Classification

Protest and Application for Further Review No. 2720-15-100415; Classification of DVD sets.

H236026Classification

Revocation of NY N058455; Modification of HQ H083275; Classification of DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs

H269117Classification

Revocation of HQ H217623; Modification of HQ 562821; Tariff Classification of name badge components.

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8523492010Schedule B

DISCS FOR LASER READING SYSTEMS, FOR REPRODUCING PHENOMENA OTHER THAN SOUND OR IMAGE, PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE OF A KIND SOLD AT RETAIL

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8523.41.00.008523.49.20