6AL5 Electron Tube Diode-Triode from China
The 6AL5 is a miniature dual diode-triode vacuum tube used in RF detection and FM discriminator circuits in vintage radios. It qualifies under HTS 8540.89.00.40 due to its thermionic diode and triode sections in a glass envelope vacuum tube design. Primarily used in restoration projects and amateur radio equipment.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.2%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0125%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.05, 9903.88.06, 9903.88.07, 9903.88.08, 9903.88.10, 9903.88.11, 9903.88.14, 9903.88.19, 9903.88.50, 9903.88.52, 9903.88.58, 9903.88.60, 9903.88.62, 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(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(b) [to this subchapter]
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide vacuum tube filament voltage/current specs to distinguish from modern SMD components
• Include base pinout diagrams confirming octal or miniature 7-pin construction typical of thermionic tubes
• Declare quantities accurately as these are often imported in bulk for collectors and repair markets