Epson SMD-300 5.25-inch Floppy Disk Drive from Germany
The Epson SMD-300 is a 5.25-inch flexible magnetic disk drive supporting 1.2MB high-density floppy disks for legacy workstations and servers. Supplied as a bare board-level unit without cabinet or external power, it aligns with HTS 8471.70.40.35 for floppy-specific storage in automatic data processing machines. Used in archival data recovery and museum exhibits.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.94.5315%Parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks that are products of the European Union as specified in subdivision (o) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent as provided for in subdivision (m) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter) rate of duty under column1 less than 15 percent.
9903.05.860%Universal product exemption (U.S. note 52(b))
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Document media size (5.25-inch) and capacity to distinguish from modern drives; mismatches lead to audits
• Avoid bundling with mounting kits, as that could trigger 'assembled in cabinets' exclusion
• Obtain end-user certificates for retro computing to bypass potential ITAR concerns on older tech