Western Digital Blue 1TB HDD from Japan
Western Digital Blue 1TB is a 2.5-inch hard magnetic disk drive for laptops and external enclosures, offering reliable performance at 5400 RPM with SATA III interface. Classified under HTS 8471.70.50.65 due to its role as a complete magnetic storage unit for data processing equipment. It includes all essential components for magnetic data read/write operations.
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 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
• Label form factor (2.5-inch vs 3.5-inch) clearly to match statistical suffixes and avoid reclassification
• Provide RoHS compliance certificates for hazardous substance restrictions in electronics