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8540.20.40.00/Vidicon Camera Tube/Japan

Vidicon Camera Tube from Japan

Vidicon tubes employ photoconductive targets activated by photocathodes for analog television camera applications in legacy broadcast and industrial video. HTS 8540.20.4000 covers these as 'other' television camera tubes. Common in vintage studio equipment and space-rated cameras.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
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Import Tips

• Include spectral response curves in documentation to prove television camera tube function

• Test for vacuum integrity certificates

• Pitfall: NASA/space-qualified versions may trigger additional certifications