Import duty on 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 (HS 8523)

Heading 8523 covers 8 tariff lines in LoadLoom's table; 5 of them clear duty-free under USMCA for goods made in Canada, the US or Mexico. Published US and Canadian rates below, verified October 2026. Pick the line that matches your goods for the worked example and border steps.

HS code	Goods	US duty	Canada duty	USMCA
8523.21	Magnetic media; cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37	Free	Free	Free with certificate
8523.29	Magnetic media; other than cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37	Free	Free	Not eligible
8523.41	Optical media; unrecorded, excluding products of Chapter 37	Free	Free	Free with certificate
8523.49	Optical media; recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37	Free	Free	Not eligible
8523.51	Semiconductor media; solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37	Free	Free	Free with certificate
8523.52	Semiconductor media; smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37	Free	Free	Free with certificate
8523.59	Semiconductor media; other than smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37	Free	Free	Free with certificate
8523.80	Media n.e.c. in heading 8523, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37	Free	Free	Not eligible

This page is a free reference for shippers, not a customs ruling. Final classification and duty are determined by the licensed customs broker at entry, and government amounts are always billed at actual. Rates change with each tariff edition and trade action.

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