Return Beam Vidicon RBV Tube from China
Return Beam Vidicon (RBV) tubes are specialized CRTs used in satellite and aerial television cameras for high-resolution remote sensing imagery. The electron beam returns to scan the target for enhanced signal. Falls under HTS 8540.20.20 as television camera tubes with photocathode technology.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Screen for ITAR/EAR export control applicability due to remote sensing applications
• Provide spectral response curves proving imaging vs display phosphor characteristics
• Declare as 'new/old stock' with manufacturing dates for vintage tech valuation