AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt USB DAC Player from China
Tiny USB dongle DAC/ headphone amp functioning as digital audio reproducer from computer-stored semiconductor files via USB interface. Sound-only output qualifies under HTS 8519.81.30 as other semiconductor media apparatus.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Classify as complete apparatus, not parts (8473.30), with USB as interface only
• No built-in storage? Still qualifies if designed for semiconductor source playback
• Test ESS Sabre DAC specs; audio processing excludes video IF systems (8529.90)