Heading 8525 · Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not…

8525.89.30.00

Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or… — Other

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Duty rates

General
Free
The base rate for goods from most countries.
Special
—
Lower rates under trade agreements and programs, for goods that meet their rules of origin; each symbol names one.
Column 2
35%
The higher rate for the few countries without normal trade relations with the United States.
Units
No.
How the quantity is declared.

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Base columns of the 2026 HTS Revision 22, in force from Oct. 30, 2026 (official source).

Duties by country of origin

What the calculator answers today for goods of this code from each country, with no trade agreement claimed and before entry fees, on the 2026 HTS Revision 22: the total as a share of the customs value, and the duties that make it up.

Made inDuty rateMade up of
China37.5%
  • Base duty Free
  • Section 301Note 52 additional duty — China 12.5% · 9903.05.31
  • Section 301Products of China, heading 9903.88.03 25% · 9903.88.03
Mexico10%
  • Base duty Free
  • Section 301Note 52 additional duty — Mexico 10% · 9903.05.55
Vietnam12.5%
  • Base duty Free
  • Section 301Note 52 additional duty — Vietnam 12.5% · 9903.05.84
Germany10%
  • Base duty Free
  • Section 301Note 52 additional duty — a member state of the European Union up to 10% · 9903.05.39
India10%
  • Base duty Free
  • Section 301Note 52 additional duty — India 10% · 9903.05.44

Each answer takes the ordinary case of the questions these goods raise: Certified as an automobile part for U.S. production or repair: No; Certified as a medium- or heavy-duty vehicle part for U.S. production or repair: No; Donation exemption claimed: No; Informational materials exemption claimed: No; Duty-free USMCA entry claimed: No.

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Official notices

Actions of the President, the USTR or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that name this code.

Mentioned in Chapter 99

The parts of Chapter 99, in the 2026 HTS Revision 22, that list HTS 8525.89.30.00, a broader code that includes it, or a narrower code within it.

U.S. noteExcerptHeadings that refer to it
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(ttt)(89)(ii)(34)(iii)(132)(132) Closed-loop, digital, video security systems, each consisting of one 4-, 8- or 16-channel digital video recorder (DVR) that connects via cables to at least 2 but no more than 16 color television cameras in housings of plastics,…9903.88.67
U.S. note 20(ttt)(89)(ii)(34)(iii)(133)(133) Color video cameras for use with microscopes, each camera with C-mount lens mount, weighing not more than 87 g, measuring not more than 109 mm in length and 31 mm in diameter, presented with a cable measuring not more than 1.5 m in…9903.88.67
U.S. note 20(ttt)(89)(ii)(34)(iii)(134)(134) Digital color video cameras for use with microscopes, each camera with 10 megapixel resolution, weighing not more than 175 g, measuring 63 mm by 37 mm in length, presented with USB cable, reduction lens, eyepiece adapters, software…9903.88.67
U.S. note 20(ttt)(89)(ii)(34)(iii)(135)(135) Digital color video cameras for use with microscopes, each camera with autofocus, C-mount lens mount, 1080p resolution, weighing not more than 450 g, measuring not more than 67 mm by 67 mm by 81 mm, presented with AC power adapter…9903.88.67
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

Being listed is not owing a duty. A note may list goods that a measure leaves out; whether a heading applies depends on the origin, the date and the product; and the measures on all the goods of a country list no code at all. The calculator says what applies.

In the tariff

  1. 8525Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders
  2. Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders
  3. 8525.89Other
  4. Television cameras
  5. 8525.89.30.00OtherFree