Key facts
- HS subheading
- 8527.21
- National lines
- 5
- Tariff
- United States
- 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
Summary
The United States tariff splits HS 8527.21 (radio-broadcast receivers not capable of operating without an external source of power, of a kind used in motor vehicles: Combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus) into 5 national lines: 8527.21.15.00 (combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus capable of receiving and decoding digital radio data system signals), 8527.21.25.10 (incorporating optical disc (including compact disc) players or recorders), 8527.21.25.25 (other), 8527.21.40.40 (incorporating optical disc (including compact disc) players or recorders) and 1 other. The general (MFN) duty differs by line: free on 8527.21.15.00, 2% on 8527.21.25.10, 2% on 8527.21.25.25, free on 8527.21.40.40 and free on 8527.21.40.80.
United States lines under 8527.21
The United States tariff splits HS 8527.21 (radio-broadcast receivers not capable of operating without an external source of power, of a kind used in motor vehicles: Combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus) into 5 national lines: 8527.21.15.00 (combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus capable of receiving and decoding digital radio data system signals), 8527.21.25.10 (incorporating optical disc (including compact disc) players or recorders), 8527.21.25.25 (other), 8527.21.40.40 (incorporating optical disc (including compact disc) players or recorders) and 1 other.
The general (MFN) duty differs by line: free on 8527.21.15.00, 2% on 8527.21.25.10, 2% on 8527.21.25.25, free on 8527.21.40.40 and free on 8527.21.40.80.
- 8527.21.15.00Combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus capable of receiving and decoding digital radio data system signalsDuty: Free
- 8527.21.25.10Incorporating optical disc (including compact disc) players or recordersDuty: 2%
- 8527.21.25.25OtherDuty: 2%
- 8527.21.40.40Incorporating optical disc (including compact disc) players or recordersDuty: Free
- 8527.21.40.80OtherDuty: Free
In other countries
No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8527.21 yet.
Frequently asked questions
How many national tariff lines does the United States tariff have under HS 8527.21?
The United States tariff splits HS 8527.21 (radio-broadcast receivers not capable of operating without an external source of power, of a kind used in motor vehicles: Combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus) into 5 national lines: 8527.21.15.00 (combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus capable of receiving and decoding digital radio data system signals), 8527.21.25.10 (incorporating optical disc (including compact disc) players or recorders), 8527.21.25.25 (other), 8527.21.40.40 (incorporating optical disc (including compact disc) players or recorders) and 1 other.
What is the duty on HS 8527.21 in the United States?
The general (MFN) duty differs by line: free on 8527.21.15.00, 2% on 8527.21.25.10, 2% on 8527.21.25.25, free on 8527.21.40.40 and free on 8527.21.40.80.
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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