WD Red Plus 8TB CMR HDD from Japan

WD Red Plus 8TB uses CMR technology for 24/7 NAS operation, a 3.5-inch hard magnetic disk drive for reliable home server storage. Classified in HTS 8471.70.40.65 as it is a bare hard disk drive unit without cabinet enclosure or external power supply for data processing.

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

Differentiate CMR from SMR in documentation; mislabeling can lead to disputes over performance specs

For large capacity drives, prepare for potential country-of-origin scrutiny due to complex supply chains

Use anti-static packaging compliant with ESD standards for electronics imports