# HS code for digital cameras

> Digital cameras are usually classified under HS code 8525.89 when it is a digital camera or video camera recorder that is not a high-speed, radiation-hardened or night vision camera. It sits in heading 85.25, “Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders”.

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/digital-cameras
Last updated: 11 October 2026

## Key facts

- Most likely code: [8525.89](https://border.bot/hs-codes/852589)
- 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)
- Candidate codes: 1
- HS edition: HS2022

## Summary

Digital cameras are usually classified under HS code 8525.89 when it is a digital camera or video camera recorder that is not a high-speed, radiation-hardened or night vision camera. It sits in heading 85.25, “Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders”.

## How to choose the right code

Use 8525.89 when it is a digital camera or video camera recorder that is not a high-speed, radiation-hardened or night vision camera.

Some similar goods are classified elsewhere: 9006.59 applies when it is a photographic camera that records on film rather than digitally.

## Codes for digital cameras

Each code is listed with its legal text from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, quoted as published, and the condition under which it applies to digital cameras.

### [8525.89](https://border.bot/hs-codes/852589) (most likely)

Legal text: “Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders: Other”

Heading 85.25: “Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders”

Applies when it is a digital camera or video camera recorder that is not a high-speed, radiation-hardened or night vision camera.

### [9006.59](https://border.bot/hs-codes/900659) (classified elsewhere)

Legal text: “Other cameras: Other”

Heading 90.06: “Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs other than discharge lamps of heading 85.39”

Applies when it is a photographic camera that records on film rather than digitally.


## Similar products

Products in the same category as digital cameras, or classified under the same headings.

- [Computer keyboards](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/computer-keyboards): 8471.60
- [Computer mice](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/computer-mice): 8471.60
- [Computer monitors](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/computer-monitors): 8528.52
- [Headphones](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/headphones): 8518.30
- [Laptops](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/laptops): 8471.30
- [Memory cards](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/memory-cards): 8523.51
- [Phone chargers](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/phone-chargers): 8504.40
- [Smartphones](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/smartphones): 8517.13
- [Tablet computers](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/tablets): 8471.30
- [Televisions](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/televisions): 8528.72
- [USB cables](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/usb-cables): 8544.42
- [USB flash drives](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/usb-flash-drives): 8523.51

## Duty rates by country

National tariff lines for digital cameras are live for the United States. Each page lists the lines under the codes above, with their duty rates where they are live.

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/for/digital-cameras): 6 national lines, duty rates live

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## Classification depends on the exact product

The right code depends on what the product is made of, how it is made and what it is for, so two products sold as digital cameras can fall under different codes.

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.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the HS code for digital cameras?

Digital cameras are usually classified under HS code 8525.89 when it is a digital camera or video camera recorder that is not a high-speed, radiation-hardened or night vision camera. It sits in heading 85.25, “Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders”.

## Sources and updates

The legal texts are from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, live on border.bot since 11 October 2026.

The conditions and questions on this page were written for digital cameras by border.bot and checked against those legal texts; the page changes when a new release goes live or the topic is reviewed again.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/digital-cameras.json