Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
HTS heading 8519: Sound recording or reproducing apparatus
21 numbered lines under heading 8519, including 15 10-digit statistical lines. The first six digits are the international HS subheading; the general column is the normal US duty rate.
| HTS code | Description | Unit | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8519 | Sound recording or reproducing apparatus: | ||||
| 8519.20.00.00 | Apparatus operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8519.30 | Turntables (record-decks): | ||||
| 8519.30.10.00 | With automatic record changing mechanism | No. | 3.9% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8519.30.20.00 | Other | No. | Free | 35% | |
| Other apparatus: | |||||
| 8519.81 | Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media: | ||||
| Sound reproducing only: | |||||
| 8519.81.10.00 | Transcribing machines | No. | Free | 35% | |
| Cassette-type tape players: | |||||
| 8519.81.20.00 | Designed exclusively for motor- vehicle installation | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8519.81.25.00 | Other | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8519.81.30 | Other | Free | 35% | ||
| 8519.81.30.10 | Optical disc (including compact disc) players | No. | |||
| 8519.81.30.20 | Other | No. | |||
| 8519.81.41 | Other | Free | 35% | ||
| 8519.81.41.05 | Telephone answering machines | No. | |||
| 8519.81.41.10 | Magnetic tape recorders incorporating sound reproducing apparatus | No. | |||
| 8519.81.41.20 | Optical disc recorders | No. | |||
| 8519.81.41.50 | Other | No. | |||
| 8519.89 | Other: | ||||
| Record players, other than those operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment: | |||||
| 8519.89.10.00 | Without loudspeaker | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8519.89.20.00 | Other | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8519.89.30.00 | Other | No. | Free | 35% |
Statistical (10-digit) lines without a rate use the rate of the 8-digit line above them. Additional duties such as Section 301 and Section 232 may apply; check them with the tariff checker.
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Request a free auditSource: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 2026 HTS Revision 20 (effective 2026-09-28), U.S. International Trade Commission (hts.usitc.gov), imported 2026-10-07. Reference only; not legal or customs advice or a binding classification. Additional duties under Chapter 99 may apply. ShipWave is not affiliated with the USITC or U.S. Customs and Border Protection.