MiniDV Digital Video Cassette from Japan
MiniDV cassette tape with 6.35 mm width magnetic media pre-recorded with digital video, but classified in 8523.29.70 only if confirmed >6.5 mm variant exists for specialty use. Standard fits but notes specify video tapes.
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
• Measure exact tape width; MiniDV borderline cases need caliper verification
• Digital content must prove video-dominant over data