Sony Trinitron KV-27FS100 Color CRT Television Picture Tube from China

This 27-inch color cathode-ray tube (CRT) is designed for high-definition television receivers, featuring a 16:9 aspect ratio screen capable of displaying over 700 scanning lines. It uses electron beams to excite phosphors on the inner glass surface to produce color images, qualifying it as a color cathode-ray television picture tube under HTS 8540.11.50.00 as 'other' color CRTs not specified elsewhere. The tube includes shadow mask technology for precise color rendering in consumer TV sets.

Duty Rate — China → United States

50%

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

Verify screen specifications meet 'high definition' US note criteria (16:9 aspect ratio, >700 scanning lines) to avoid reclassification; obtain manufacturer's phosphor imprinting certification; declare exact diagonal measurement across visible faceplate per chapter notes