Microsoft Windows 11 Home USB Drive from China
A retail-packaged USB flash drive containing the Microsoft Windows 11 Home operating system software for personal computers. This prepackaged software on solid-state non-volatile storage is specifically for automatic data processing machines and sold at retail in blister packaging. It falls under HTS 8523.49.20.10 as recorded optical or solid-state media for data processing software.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Verify the software is prepackaged for retail sale with consumer packaging under 0.14 kg net weight to qualify
• Include end-user license agreement (EULA) documentation and proof of retail packaging to avoid reclassification as unrecorded media