6BA6 Pentagrid Triode Converter Tube from China
The 6BA6 is a heptode/pentagrid triode vacuum tube designed for superheterodyne radio frequency conversion. It falls under HTS 8540.89.00.40 as a multi-grid thermionic tube functioning as a triode-heptode combination. Used in classic AM broadcast receivers.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.7%
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
9903.88.0125%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]
Import Tips
• Document grid count (5 grids) and internal oscillator circuitry to justify multi-electrode tube status
• Provide evidence of metal or glass envelope construction versus modern plastic encapsulated devices
• Declare tube type approvals for countries with vacuum tube equipment regulations