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 8527: Reception apparatus for radiobroadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a…
41 numbered lines under heading 8527, including 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8527 | Reception apparatus for radiobroadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock: | ||||
| Radiobroadcast receivers capable of operating without an external source of power: | |||||
| 8527.12.00.00 | Pocket-size radio cassette players | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8527.13 | Other apparatus combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus: | ||||
| 8527.13.11.00 | Combinations incorporating tape players which are incapable of recording | No. | Free | 35% | |
| Other: | |||||
| 8527.13.20 | Radio-tape recorder combinations | Free | 35% | ||
| 8527.13.20.15 | Cassette type | No. | |||
| 8527.13.20.25 | Other | No. | |||
| 8527.13.40.00 | Radio-phonograph combinations | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8527.13.60 | Other | Free | 35% | ||
| 8527.13.60.40 | Incorporating optical disc (including compact disc) players or recorders | No. | |||
| 8527.13.60.80 | Other | No. | |||
| 8527.19 | Other: | ||||
| 8527.19.10.00 | Valued not over $40 each, incorporating a clock or clock-timer, not in combination with any other article, and not designed for motor vehicle installation | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8527.19.50 | Other | Free | 35% | ||
| 8527.19.50.10 | FM only or AM/FM only | No. | |||
| 8527.19.50.25 | Other | No. | |||
| Radiobroadcast receivers not capable of operating without an external source of power, of a kind used in motor vehicles: | |||||
| 8527.21 | Combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus: | ||||
| Radio-tape player combinations: | |||||
| 8527.21.15.00 | Combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus capable of receiving and decoding digital radio data system signals | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8527.21.25 | Other | 2% | Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8527.21.25.10 | Incorporating optical disc (including compact disc) players or recorders | No. | |||
| 8527.21.25.25 | Other | No. | |||
| 8527.21.40 | Other | Free | 35% | ||
| 8527.21.40.40 | Incorporating optical disc (including compact disc) players or recorders | No. | |||
| 8527.21.40.80 | Other | No. | |||
| 8527.29 | Other: | ||||
| 8527.29.40.00 | FM only or AM/FM only | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8527.29.80.00 | Other | No. | Free | 35% | |
| Other: | |||||
| 8527.91 | Combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus: | ||||
| 8527.91.05.00 | Articles designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or instruments or to telegraphic or telephonic networks | No. | Free | 35% | |
| Other: | |||||
| 8527.91.40.00 | Combinations incorporating tape players which are incapable of recording | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8527.91.50.00 | Other combinations incorporating tape recorders | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8527.91.60 | Other | Free | 35% | ||
| 8527.91.60.40 | Incorporating optical disc (including compact disc) players or recorders | No. | |||
| 8527.91.60.80 | Other | No. | |||
| 8527.92 | Not combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus but combined with a clock: | ||||
| 8527.92.10.00 | Valued not over $40 each | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8527.92.50.00 | Other | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8527.99 | Other: | ||||
| 8527.99.10.00 | Infant nursery monitor systems, each consisting in the same package of a radio transmitter, an electrical adapter, and a radio receiver | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8527.99.15.00 | Other radio receivers | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8527.99.40.00 | 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.