JVC Digital8 D8 Cassette from Japan
Digital8 (D8) cassette with 16mm-equivalent magnetic tape width for backward-compatible digital video recording in Sony/JVC camcorders. Meets HTS 8523.29.70.10 for narrow-width video cassettes, enabling digital overlay on Hi8 format. Ideal for upgrading analog collections to digital.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Confirm Digital8 specs match width limit; use calipers or OEM datasheets for customs documentation
• Label clearly as 'video tape recordings' to distinguish from data backup tapes which may go to 8523.21
• Beware of mixed shipments with wider formats causing entire lot reclassification