Telephone Repeater Audio Input Module from China
Audio input module serving as the microphone interface for analog telephone line repeaters under subheading 8518.40.10. This part amplifies and conditions weak voice signals in long-distance analog repeater stations. Falls under 8518.90.41.00 as 'other' parts specifically for those repeaters.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Provide telecommunications equipment certifications proving use in analog line repeaters to justify 8518.90.41.00 classification
• Include engineering drawings showing integration points with repeater chassis to prevent classification as general amplifiers
• Ensure RoHS compliance documentation as these parts operate in carrier-grade telecommunications environments