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  "summary": "HS code 8531.90 covers parts. It sits in heading 85.31 (electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (for example, bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms), other than those of heading 85.12 or 85.30) 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 85.31 are classified under 8531.10 (burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus), 8531.20 (indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD) or light-emitting diodes (LED)) or 8531.80 (other apparatus). National tariff lines under 8531.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country).",
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      "value": "8531.90",
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      "value": "85.31: Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (for example, bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms), other than those of heading 85.12 or 85.30",
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      "value": "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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      "label": "Duty in the United States",
      "value": "See its 4 lines",
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      "url": "https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/853190"
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  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "What does HS code 8531.90 cover?",
      "answer": "HS code 8531.90 covers parts."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which heading and chapter is HS code 8531.90 in?",
      "answer": "HS code 8531.90 is in heading 85.31 (electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (for example, bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms), other than those of heading 85.12 or 85.30) 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)."
    },
    {
      "question": "Where are goods of heading 85.31 classified when 8531.90 doesn’t fit?",
      "answer": "Other goods of heading 85.31 are classified under 8531.10 (burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus), 8531.20 (indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD) or light-emitting diodes (LED)) or 8531.80 (other apparatus)."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8531.90?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under 8531.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
    }
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      "id": "covers",
      "title": "What this code covers",
      "text": [
        "HS code 8531.90 covers parts.",
        "The legal text of the subheading is “Parts”, in HS2022."
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      "id": "not-covered",
      "title": "What it doesn’t cover",
      "text": [
        "Other goods of heading 85.31 are classified under 8531.10 (burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus), 8531.20 (indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD) or light-emitting diodes (LED)) or 8531.80 (other apparatus)."
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      "title": "How it is structured",
      "text": [
        "8531.90 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8531, are heading 85.31; the last two, 90, identify the subheading within the heading.",
        "Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines."
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      "id": "other-countries",
      "title": "In other countries",
      "text": [
        "National tariff lines under 8531.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
      ]
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      "id": "related",
      "title": "Related codes",
      "text": [
        "The same text, “Parts”, also divides 20 other headings in chapter 85: 8504.90 under heading 85.04, 8506.90 under heading 85.06, 8507.90 under heading 85.07, 8508.70 under heading 85.08, 8509.90 under heading 85.09, 8510.90 under heading 85.10, 8511.90 under heading 85.11 and 8512.90 under heading 85.12 and others."
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      "text": [
        "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."
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