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Custom Duty Rate for HTS Code 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, incl. matrices and masters for the production of discs (excluding products of chapter 37)

Heading/SubheadingArticle DescriptionUnit of QuantityRates of Duty
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8523.21Cards incorporating a magnetic stripe for the recording of sound or of other phenomena
8523.21.00.00Magnetic media cards incorporating a magnetic stripeNo.Free80.00%
8523.29Magnetic media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena (excluding cards incorporating a magnetic stripe and goods of chapter 37)
8523.29.10.00Unrecorded magnetic media, other than cards with a magnetic stripeNo.Free80.00%
8523.29.20.00Magnetic tapes for reproducing phenomena other than sound or imagem2Free<il>86.1¢/m<sup>2</sup></il> of recording surface
8523.29.30.00Magnetic tapes with a width not exceeding 4 millimeters containing news sound recordings relating to current eventsNo.FreeFree
8523.29.40Magnetic tapes with a width not exceeding 4 millimeters, other than news sound recordings or unrecorded mediaFree86.1¢/m<sup>2</sup>of recording surface
8523.29.40.10Sound recordings on magnetic cassette tapes, of a width not exceeding 4 mmNo.,m2
8523.29.40.20Recorded magnetic tapes, width not exceeding 4 mm, other than sound recordingsNo.,m2
8523.29.50Video tape recordings with a width exceeding 4 millimeters but not exceeding 6.5 millimetersFree3.3¢/lin. m
8523.29.50.10Video tape recordings in cassettes, of a width exceeding 4 mm but not exceeding 6.5 mmlin. m,No.
8523.29.50.20Recorded magnetic tapes, width between 4 mm and 6.5 mm, other than video cassetteslin. m
8523.29.60.00Magnetic tapes with a width exceeding 4 millimeters but not exceeding 6.5 millimeters, other than video recordingsm2Free86.1¢/m<sup>2</sup> of recording surface
8523.29.70Video tape recordings with a width exceeding 6.5 millimetersFree3.3¢/lin. m
8523.29.70.10Video tape recordings in cassettes, of a width exceeding 6.5 mm but not exceeding 16 mmlin. m,No.
8523.29.70.20Recorded magnetic tapes, width exceeding 6.5 mm, other than specified video cassetteslin. m
8523.29.80.00Magnetic tapes with a width exceeding 6.5 millimeters, other than video recordingsm2Free86.1¢/m<sup>2</sup> of recording surface
8523.29.90.00Magnetic media, other than cards or tapes, for sound or image recordingm2Free86.1¢/m<sup>2</sup> of recording surface
8523.41Optical media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, unrecorded (excluding goods of chapter 37)
8523.41.00.00Unrecorded optical media for the recording of sound or other phenomenaNo.Free80.00%
8523.49Optical media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena (excluding unrecorded and goods of chapter 37)
8523.49.20Optical media for reproducing phenomena other than sound or imageFree86.1¢/m<sup>2</sup> of recording surface
8523.49.20.10Prepackaged software for automatic data processing machines, sold at retail on optical mediaNo.,m2
8523.49.20.20Recorded optical media for reproducing phenomena other than sound or image, not being retail softwareNo.,m2
8523.49.30.00Optical media for reproducing sound onlyNo.,m2Free86.1¢/m<sup>2</sup> of recording surface
8523.49.40.00Optical media for reproducing instructions, data, sound, and image in binary form with interactivity for adp machinesNo.Free80.00%
8523.49.50.00Optical media for the recording of sound or image, other than for sound-only, adp interactivity, or non-sound/image phenomenaNo.Free80.00%
8523.51Solid-state, non-volatile data storage devices for recording data from an external source [flash memory cards or flash electronic storage cards] (excluding goods of chapter 37)
8523.51.00.00Semiconductor solid-state non-volatile storage devices (for example, flash memory cards)No.Free80.00%
8523.52Cards incorporating one or more electronic integrated circuits "smart cards"
8523.52.00Semiconductor "smart cards" containing one or more electronic integrated circuitsFree40.00%
8523.52.00.10Unrecorded semiconductor "smart cards" containing electronic integrated circuitsNo.
8523.52.00.90Smart cards, recordedNo.
8523.59Semiconductor media, unrecorded, for the recording of sound or of other phenomena (excluding solid-state non-volatile data storage devices, smart cards and goods of chapter 37)
8523.59.00.00Semiconductor media for the recording of sound or other phenomena, other than solid-state storage or smart cardsNo.Free40.00%
8523.80Media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, incl. matrices and masters for the production of discs (excluding magnetic, optical and semiconductor media, and products of chapter 37)
8523.80.10.00Phonograph recordsNo.Free30.00%
8523.80.20.00Media for the recording of sound or other phenomena, other than magnetic, optical, semiconductor, or phonograph record typesNo.Free80.00%

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