Shugart SA-400 8-inch Floppy Drive from Japan
The Shugart SA-400 is a classic 8-inch flexible magnetic disk drive unit for minicomputer systems, handling double-density 256KB to 1MB disks. It is provided unassembled without cabinet or power supply, qualifying under HTS 8471.70.40.35 as a floppy drive for ADP data processing. Popular in vintage mainframe emulations and data migration projects.
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.
9903.03.030%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 iron or steel, derivative articles of iron or steel, articles of aluminum, derivative articles of aluminum, passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks and parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks, semiconductor articles, semi-finished copper and intensive copper derivative products, wood products, or medium- and heavy-duty vehicles or medium- and heavy-duty vehicle parts, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include historical spec sheets to prove floppy media use, preventing confusion with tape drives
• Declare as 'bare PCB drive' on commercial invoice for clear subheading match
• Check for asbestos-free certification in older models to comply with import health regs