Epson SMD-300 5.25-inch Floppy Disk Drive from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.94.0525%Except for products described in headings 9903.94.06, 9903.94.32, 9903.94.33, 9903.94.42, 9903.94.43, 9903.94.44, 9903.94.45, 9903.94.52, 9903.94.53, 9903.94.54, 9903.94.55, 9903.94.62, 9903.94.63, 9903.94.66 and 9903.94.67, automobile parts, as provided for in subdivision (g) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.03.060%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; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 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