Plumbicon Lead Oxide Camera Tube
Advanced photoconductive pickup tube using lead oxide target for superior television camera image quality in professional broadcast. Classified HTS 8540.89.00.80 as other television camera tubes.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If digital still image cameras
Modern solid-state replacements fall under digital camera provisions.
If used/defective tubes
Non-functional tubes for recycling classify as spent electrical apparatus.
If chemical preparations
Lead oxide target material separately imported as chemical compound.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• RoHS exemption documentation required due to lead oxide photoconductive layer
• Distinguish from CCD cameras (8525.89.40) by vacuum tube construction evidence
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