HS code 8519.81: Other apparatus, using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8519.81
- Covers
- Other apparatus, using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty in the United States
- See its 9 lines
Summary
HS code 8519.81 covers other apparatus, using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media. It sits in heading 85.19 (sound recording or reproducing apparatus) 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 85.19 are classified under 8519.20 (apparatus operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment), 8519.30 (turntables (record-decks)) and 8519.89 (other apparatus, other). National tariff lines under 8519.81 are live on border.bot for the United States (9 lines, also used by 1 other country).
What this code covers
HS code 8519.81 covers other apparatus, using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media.
The legal text of the subheading is “Other apparatus: Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media”, read under “Other apparatus”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 85.19 are classified under 8519.20 (apparatus operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment), 8519.30 (turntables (record-decks)) and 8519.89 (other apparatus, other).
How it is structured
8519.81 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8519, are heading 85.19; the last two, 81, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Heading 85.19
- Sound recording or reproducing apparatus
- Within the heading
- Other apparatus
- Subheading 8519.81
- Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media
In other countries
National tariff lines under 8519.81 are live on border.bot for the United States (9 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States9 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8519.81 cover?
HS code 8519.81 covers other apparatus, using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8519.81 in?
HS code 8519.81 is in heading 85.19 (sound recording or reproducing apparatus) 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).
Where are goods of heading 85.19 classified when 8519.81 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 85.19 are classified under 8519.20 (apparatus operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment), 8519.30 (turntables (record-decks)) and 8519.89 (other apparatus, other).
Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8519.81?
National tariff lines under 8519.81 are live on border.bot for the United States (9 lines, also used by 1 other country).
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.
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.