# HS code 8521.90: Video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not incorporating a video tuner

> HS code 8521.90 covers video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not incorporating a video tuner, other than those classified in 8521.10. It sits in heading 85.21 (video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not incorporating a video tuner) 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 85.21 are classified under 8521.10 (magnetic tape-type). National tariff lines under 8521.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/852190
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 85](https://border.bot/hs-codes/85) / [85.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8521) / [8521.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/852190)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8521.90
- Covers: Video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not incorporating a video tuner
- Heading: [85.21: Video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not incorporating a video tuner](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8521)
- 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/85)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/852190)

## What this code covers

HS code 8521.90 covers video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not incorporating a video tuner, other than those classified in 8521.10.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 85.21 are classified under 8521.10 (magnetic tape-type).

- [8521.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/852110) Magnetic tape-type

## How it is structured

8521.90 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8521, are heading 85.21; the last two, 90, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- 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 85.21: Video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not incorporating a video tuner
- Subheading 8521.90: Other

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8521.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/852190): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8521.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/852110) Magnetic tape-type
- Next subheading: [8522.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/852210) Pick-up cartridges

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8521.90 cover?

HS code 8521.90 covers video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not incorporating a video tuner, other than those classified in 8521.10.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8521.90 in?

HS code 8521.90 is in heading 85.21 (video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not incorporating a video tuner) 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 85.21 classified when 8521.90 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 85.21 are classified under 8521.10 (magnetic tape-type).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8521.90?

National tariff lines under 8521.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, 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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/852190.json