Sony Trinitron KV-36XBR450 CRT Television Tube from China
A 36-inch color cathode-ray tube (CRT) designed for high-end Trinitron televisions, featuring a video display diagonal exceeding 36 cm with phosphor-coated screen for color image display. This tube captures electron beams to produce video images on TV sets, falling under HTS 8540.60.00.80 as a cathode-ray tube exceeding 36 cm. It represents older broadcast TV technology now largely obsolete.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.5%
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
• Verify exact video display diagonal measurement across the visible faceplate per US notes to confirm >36 cm classification; obtain phosphor imprint certification to prove it's a finished CRT; beware of refurbished units misclassified as new