8540.11.30.00/Sony Trinitron High Definition 42-inch CRT TV Picture Tube/Germany

Sony Trinitron High Definition 42-inch CRT TV Picture Tube from Germany

This is a color cathode-ray tube (CRT) designed specifically for high definition televisions with a video display diagonal exceeding 35.56 cm (14 inches), featuring a 42-inch screen capable of displaying more than 700 scanning lines at a 16:9 aspect ratio. It falls under HTS 8540.11.30.00 as a high definition color CRT television picture tube per Chapter 85 US notes defining 'high definition'. Used in professional broadcast and home theater HD TVs from the early 2000s.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

15%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.380%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

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Import Tips

• Confirm video display diagonal measurement across visible faceplate exceeds 35.56 cm and meets HD criteria (16:9 aspect, >700 lines) per US Note; ensure phosphor imprinting certification for color CRT qualification; declare as completed picture tube, not front panel assembly (8540.91.15)