HTS 8540: Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode tubes (for example, vacuum or vapor or gas filled tubes, mercury arc rectifying tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes); parts thereof
Heading 8540 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States has 38 ten-digit statistical numbers. A US entry line in ACE needs the full ten digits, with the quantity in No. or kg.
Check additional duties before you file
- If the goods are made in China, check Section 301 duties under HTSUS heading 9903.88, on top of the general rate, and any exclusions.
| HTSUS number | Description | Unit | General rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes: | |||
| 8540.11 | Color: | ||
| 8540.11.10 | Non-high definition, non-projection, having a video display diagonal exceeding 35.56 cm | 15% | |
| Having a video display diagonal: | |||
| 8540.11.10.30 | Not exceeding 39 cm | No. | |
| 8540.11.10.40 | Exceeding 39 cm but not exceeding 45 cm | No. | |
| 8540.11.10.50 | Exceeding 45 cm but not exceeding 50 cm | No. | |
| 8540.11.10.55 | Exceeding 50 cm but not exceeding 63 cm | No. | |
| 8540.11.10.85 | Exceeding 63 cm | No. | |
| Non-high definition, non-projection, having a video display diagonal not exceeding 35.56 cm: | |||
| 8540.11.24.01 | Having a video display diagonal not exceeding 34.29 cm | No. | 7.5% |
| 8540.11.28.01 | Other | No. | 15% |
| 8540.11.30.00 | High definition, having a video display diagonal exceeding 35.56 cm | No. | 15% |
| High definition, having a video display diagonal not exceeding 35.56 cm: | |||
| 8540.11.44.01 | Having a video display diagonal not exceeding 34.29 cm | No. | 7.5% |
| 8540.11.48.01 | Other | No. | 15% |
| 8540.11.50.00 | Other | No. | 15% |
| 8540.12 | Monochrome: | ||
| Television picture tubes having a straight line dimension across the faceplate greater than 29 cm but having no straight line dimension across the faceplate that exceeds 42 cm: | |||
| 8540.12.10.00 | Non-high definition | No. | 3.6% |
| 8540.12.20.00 | High definition | No. | 3.6% |
| Other: | |||
| 8540.12.50 | Non-high definition | 3.3% | |
| 8540.12.50.40 | Projection | No. | |
| 8540.12.50.80 | Other | No. | |
| 8540.12.70.00 | High definition | No. | 3.3% |
| 8540.20 | Television camera tubes; image converters and intensifiers; other photocathode tubes: | ||
| 8540.20.20 | Cathode-ray tubes | 6% | |
| 8540.20.20.40 | Color | No. | |
| 8540.20.20.80 | Other | No. | |
| 8540.20.40.00 | Other | No. | 3.3% |
| 8540.40.10 | Data/graphic display tubes, monochrome; data/graphic display tubes, color, with a phosphor dot screen pitch smaller than 0.4 mm | 3% | |
| 8540.40.10.10 | Color | No. | |
| 8540.40.10.50 | Other | No. | |
| 8540.60.00 | Other cathode-ray tubes | 3% | |
| Having a video display diagonal: | |||
| 8540.60.00.20 | Not exceeding 30 cm | No. | |
| 8540.60.00.65 | Exceeding 30 cm but not exceeding 36 cm | No. | |
| 8540.60.00.80 | Exceeding 36 cm | No. | |
| Microwave tubes (for example, magnetrons, klystrons, traveling wave tubes, carcinotrons), excluding grid-controlled tubes: | |||
| 8540.71 | Magnetrons: | ||
| 8540.71.20.00 | Modified for use as parts of microwave ovens | No. | Free |
| 8540.71.40.00 | Other | No. | 3.7% |
| 8540.79 | Other: | ||
| 8540.79.10.00 | Klystrons | No. | 3.3% |
| 8540.79.20.00 | Other | No. | 3.7% |
| Other tubes: | |||
| 8540.81.00.00 | Receiver or amplifier tubes | No. | 4.2% |
| 8540.89.00 | Other | 3.7% | |
| 8540.89.00.20 | Gas and vapor electron tubes | No. | |
| 8540.89.00.40 | Diodes, triodes and tetrodes | No. | |
| 8540.89.00.60 | Light-sensing tubes | No. | |
| 8540.89.00.80 | Other | No. | |
| Parts: | |||
| 8540.91 | Of cathode-ray tubes: | ||
| 8540.91.15.00 | Front panel assemblies | No. | 5.4% |
| 8540.91.20.00 | Deflection coils | No. | Free |
| 8540.91.50.00 | Other | kg | 5.4% |
| 8540.99 | Other: | ||
| 8540.99.40.00 | Electron guns; radio frequency (RF) interaction structures for microwave tubes of subheadings 8540.71 through 8540.79, inclusive | No. | Free |
| 8540.99.80.00 | Other | No. | Free |
Common paperwork mistakes with heading 8540
- The invoice shows the exporter's own code. Only the first six digits are shared worldwide; the US number has ten. Check every line against the list above.
- The quantity is in the wrong unit. These lines report quantity in No. or kg, which may not match the invoice's cartons, sets or pieces.
- The packing list and the bill of lading disagree on cartons or gross weight, which can lead to holds and exams.
- The manufacturer's name and address are missing, so the MID cannot be built from the documents.
Look up any ten-digit number, or read the guide to invoice and packing list mismatches.
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Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, US International Trade Commission. Rates are for information only.