Heading 8523 · Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, "smart cards" and other…

8523.49

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Mentioned in Chapter 99

The parts of Chapter 99, in the 2026 HTS Revision 22, that list HTS 8523.49, a broader code that includes it, or a narrower code within it.

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U.S. note 20(f)(f) Heading 9903.88.03 applies to all products of China that are classified in the following 8-digit subheadings, except products of China granted an exclusion by the U.S. Trade Representative and provided for in (1) heading 9903.88.13 and…9903.88.03, 9903.88.09
U.S. note 20(s)(i)(i) all products of China that are classified in the following 8-digit subheadings: [ Compiler's note: numbers in this table read from left to right]9903.88.15
U.S. note 30(b)(b) Heading 9903.90.08 applies to all products of the Russian Federation that are classified in the following 8-digit subheadings: [ Compiler's note : List may appear or continue on a subsequent page; blank cells reflect proclaimed…9903.90.08
U.S. note 51(b)(3)(3) Heading 9903.03.14 applies to articles classifiable in the following provisions of the tariff schedule: [Compiler's note: List may appear or continue on a subsequent page; read numbers from left to right.]9903.03.14

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In the tariff

  1. 8523Discs, 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, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37
  2. Optical media
  3. 8523.49Other
  4. 8523.49.20For reproducing phenomena other than sound or imageFree
  5. 8523.49.20.10Prepackaged software for automatic data processing machines, of a kind sold at retail
  6. 8523.49.20.20Other
  7. 8523.49.30.00For reproducing sound onlyFree
  8. Other
  9. 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
  10. 8523.49.50.00OtherFree