Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 Instant Camera from China
The Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 is a compact, fixed-focus instant camera designed for casual photography, producing credit-card sized instant prints. It falls under HTS 9006.59.40 as a non-cinematographic photographic camera with fixed focus, excluding digital or interchangeable lens models. No manual focus adjustment is possible, making it user-friendly for beginners.
Duty Rate — China → United States
21.5%
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
9903.88.157.5%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)
Import Tips
• Verify fixed-focus mechanism via technical specs; adjustable focus models shift to other subheadings
• Include camera test reports and user manuals to prove non-cinematographic, consumer use
• Avoid misclassification as toys (Ch. 95) by providing evidence of genuine photographic functionality