Contax IX APS SLR Rangefinder Hybrid Camera from China
Kyocera's Contax IX combines SLR precision with luxury build for 24mm APS magnetic film, using a TTL phase-detection AF and data-imprinting magnetic layer support. Its titanium body houses a high-end pentamirror viewfinder. Classified in HTS 9006.59.0160 for 24mm roll film SLR specifics excluding exclusions in chapter notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Appraise luxury models conservatively with comparable sales data; high-end Contax prone to valuation scrutiny
• Confirm no Carl Zeiss lenses included, as they may require separate Chapter 90 optics declaration
• Declare vintage status if pre-2005 production to leverage potential collector exemptions