Sony V-Head Video Cassette Recorder Head Assembly from China

This is a precision magnetic recording and reproducing head designed specifically for Sony Betamax VCRs, used to read and write video signals on magnetic tape. It falls under HTS 8522.90.80.40 as a part solely for use with apparatus of heading 8521 (video recording/reproducing apparatus). The head assembly features multiple tracks for high-fidelity AV signal capture.

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

Verify compatibility certification with heading 8521 apparatus to avoid reclassification as general machinery parts

Include detailed technical specs and OEM part numbers in documentation to prove principal use with VCRs