Sony VPL-VW10 CRT Video Projector from Japan
The Sony VPL-VW10 is a color CRT-based video projector designed for home theater use, featuring three 7-inch cathode-ray tubes for red, green, and blue projection. It does not incorporate television reception apparatus and produces non-high definition images with a flat-panel equivalent of less than 787 scanning lines. This falls under HTS 8528.69.2000 as a non-high definition color CRT projector, other than high-brightness models.
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
• Verify the projector uses CRT technology and lacks TV tuner; provide technical specs confirming non-high definition (under 787 scanning lines)
• Include manufacturer declaration that it does not incorporate television reception apparatus to avoid reclassification