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  "summary": "HS code 8518.29 covers loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures, other than those classified in 8518.21 and 8518.22. It sits in heading 85.18 (microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio- frequency electric amplifiers; electric sound amplifier sets) in 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). Other goods of heading 85.18 are classified under 8518.10 (microphones and stands therefor), 8518.21 (loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures, single loudspeakers, mounted in their enclosures), 8518.22 (loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures, multiple loudspeakers, mounted in the same enclosure), 8518.30 (headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, or sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers) and 3 others. National tariff lines under 8518.29 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).",
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      "value": "85.18: Microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio- frequency electric amplifiers; electric sound amplifier sets",
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      "question": "What does HS code 8518.29 cover?",
      "answer": "HS code 8518.29 covers loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures, other than those classified in 8518.21 and 8518.22."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which heading and chapter is HS code 8518.29 in?",
      "answer": "HS code 8518.29 is in heading 85.18 (microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio- frequency electric amplifiers; electric sound amplifier sets) in 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)."
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      "question": "Where are goods of heading 85.18 classified when 8518.29 doesn’t fit?",
      "answer": "Other goods of heading 85.18 are classified under 8518.10 (microphones and stands therefor), 8518.21 (loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures, single loudspeakers, mounted in their enclosures), 8518.22 (loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures, multiple loudspeakers, mounted in the same enclosure), 8518.30 (headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, or sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers) and 3 others."
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      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8518.29?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under 8518.29 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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        "HS code 8518.29 covers loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures, other than those classified in 8518.21 and 8518.22.",
        "The legal text of the subheading is “Loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures: Other”, read under “Loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures”, in HS2022."
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        "8518.29 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8518, are heading 85.18; the last two, 29, identify the subheading within the heading.",
        "Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines."
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        "This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.",
        "Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling."
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