Epson SMD-300 5.25-inch Floppy Disk Drive from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.94.4315%Parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks that are products of Japan as provided for in subdivision (l) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 15 percent as provided for in subdivision (m) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter.
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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