Vision Research Phantom TMX 7510 from China

The Phantom TMX 7510 high-speed camera achieves up to 1 million fps with time resolution under 50 nanoseconds and writing speeds far exceeding 0.5 mm per microsecond. Used in aerospace testing and fluid dynamics research, it qualifies under subheading note 1 for HTS 8525.81.00.00. Its extreme performance enables detailed capture of transient phenomena invisible to standard cameras.

Duty Rate — China → United States

35%

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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)

Import Tips

Provide frame rate specification sheets and user manual excerpts demonstrating subheading note compliance

Declare as scientific instrument; may qualify for duty-free entry under scientific instrument exemptions

Avoid misclassification as 8525.82 radiation-hardened; confirm no radiation shielding specs