Stroboscope Xenon Flash Tube from China
High-voltage xenon gas discharge tube serving as the core light source in industrial stroboscopes for motion analysis. Classified under HTS 9029.90.60.00 as an essential accessory for generating short-duration, high-intensity pulses in speed measurement applications. Excludes general photographic flash tubes per chapter exclusions.
Duty Rate — China → United States
23.2%
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
• Provide engineering drawings showing flash duration specs (<1ms) to confirm stroboscope use; declare gas fill type accurately for hazmat compliance
• Bundle with calibration data to support valuation; avoid generic 'flash tube' descriptions