Hitachi 31 cm Color TV Picture Tube from China
Replacement 31 cm CRT picture tube for vintage color televisions, featuring inline electron guns and aperture grille technology for sharp imaging. It meets HTS 8540.60.00.65 criteria as a video display cathode-ray tube in the 30-36 cm diagonal range. Primarily used in repair markets for classic consumer electronics.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38%
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
• Measure diagonal per US note (max straight line on visible faceplate) for accurate subheading; label clearly as 'naked tube' vs assembled monitor
• Pitfall: customs may probe for Chinese origin restrictions on certain electronics components