Image Orthicon Camera Tube from China
The image orthicon is a low-light sensitive photocathode tube used in vintage broadcast television cameras, featuring electron multiplication for superior sensitivity. It qualifies under HTS 8540.20.20.80 as an 'other' television camera tube with cathode-ray scanning, separate from receiver picture tubes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41%
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
• For museum/retrofit imports, provide provenance documentation to avoid commercial use scrutiny
• Test for vacuum integrity pre-shipment; leaks cause customs rejection as 'spent' under 8549 notes
• Pair with compatible power supply certifications to demonstrate complete camera tube function