Unrecorded Blank Vinyl Disc from China
A blank 12-inch vinyl disc without any pre-grooved audio, intended for custom lathe cutting of sound recordings in recording studios. It qualifies under HTS 8523.80.10.00 as other media for the recording of sound, whether recorded or not.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
9903.88.157.5%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
• Provide manufacturer specs confirming suitability for phonograph recording to distinguish from generic plastic discs
• Declare as 'unrecorded' explicitly; sampled testing may occur to verify no latent audio content