VHS Video Cassette Tape from China
Standard VHS (Video Home System) cassette containing magnetic tape of 6.35 mm width for analog video recording and playback. Designed for consumer home video recorders, these cassettes store video and audio signals on the tape housed in a protective plastic shell. Classified under HTS 8523.29.5010 as video tape recordings in cassettes with tape width between 4 mm and 6.5 mm.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Verify tape width measures 6.35mm and confirm cassette format to meet 8523.29.5010 specifications
• Include detailed packing lists specifying whether tapes are blank or pre-recorded to avoid reclassification
• Check for demagnetization during shipping; use shielding if transporting near magnetic fields