HS Code Heading

Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, excluding products of Chapter 37

85.23 Heading
Section XVI — Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

Subheadings 8

8523.21 Magnetic media; cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 8523.29 Magnetic media; other than cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 8523.41 Optical media; unrecorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 8523.49 Optical media; recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 8523.51 Semiconductor media; solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 8523.52 Semiconductor media; smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 8523.59 Semiconductor media; other than smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 8523.80 Media n.e.c. in heading 8523, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37

Related Codes

85.01 Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets) 85.02 Electric generating sets and rotary converters 85.03 Electric motors and generators; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502 85.04 Electric transformers, static converters (e.g. rectifiers) and inductors 85.05 Electro-magnets; permanent magnets, intended permanent magnets; electro-magnetic, permanent magnet chucks, clamps, similar; electromagnetic couplings, clutches, brakes; electro-magnetic lifting heads 85.06 Cells and batteries; primary 85.07 Electric accumulators, including separators therefor; whether or not rectangular (including square) 85.08 Vacuum cleaners 85.09 Electro-mechanical domestic appliances; with self-contained electric motor, other than vacuum cleaners of heading 85.08. 85.10 Shavers, hair clippers and hair removing appliances, with self-contained electric motor

Industry

This code belongs to the Electronics & Electrical Equipment industry.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is HS code 8523?

HS code 8523 is a 4-digit heading in the Harmonized System that covers: Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, excluding products of Chapter 37.

How is HS code 8523 structured?

HS code 8523 is a 4-digit heading under Chapter 85 of the Harmonized System. The first 2 digits (85) identify the chapter, and digits 3-4 (23) specify the heading. This code contains multiple 6-digit subheadings for precise product classification.