# 8523 — 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, but excluding products of Chapter 37

HS code 8523 classifies 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, but excluding products of Chapter 37. It belongs to Chapter 85 (Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles) of 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) of the Harmonized System.

> 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
> Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

**HS code:** `8523`

## Description

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, but excluding products of Chapter 37

## Subheadings

- `852321` — Magnetic media — Cards incorporating a magnetic stripe
- `852329` — Magnetic media — Other
- `852341` — Optical media — Unrecorded
- `852349` — Optical media — Other
- `852351` — Semiconductor media — Solid-state non-volatile storage devices
- `852352` — Semiconductor media — ‘Smart cards’
- `852359` — Semiconductor media — Other
- `852380` — Other

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Source: https://eximagent.ai/hscode/85/8523
Last updated: 2026-06-03
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