United States tariff line 8523.49.40.00: For 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 discs
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Key facts
- Tariff line
- 8523.49.40.00
- Covers
- Optical media, for 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 discs
- Duty (MFN)
- Free
- Additional duties
- None recorded
- Restrictions
- None recorded
- Tariff
- United States
- HS subheading
- 8523.49
Summary
In the United States tariff, line 8523.49.40.00 covers optical media, for 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 discs. Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. It falls under HS subheading 8523.49 in heading 85.23 (chapter 85).
What this line covers
In the United States tariff, line 8523.49.40.00 covers optical media, for 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 discs.
Its legal text is “For 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 discs”, read under “Optical media”, “Other” and “Other”.
How it is structured
It falls under HS subheading 8523.49 in heading 85.23 (chapter 85). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff.
- 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
- Heading 85.23
- 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, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37
- Subheading 8523.49
- Optical media
- Within the subheading
- Other
- Within the subheading
- Other
- Line 8523.49.40.00
- For 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 discs
Duty
Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.
Other lines under 8523.49
- 8523.49.20.10Prepackaged software for automatic data processing machines, of a kind sold at retail
- 8523.49.20.20Other
- 8523.49.30.00For reproducing sound only
- 8523.49.50.00Other
In other countries
No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8523.49 yet.
Frequently asked questions
What does tariff line 8523.49.40.00 cover in the United States tariff?
In the United States tariff, line 8523.49.40.00 covers optical media, for 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 discs.
What is the general (MFN) duty on 8523.49.40.00 in the United States?
Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.
Sources and updates
The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.
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