# HS code 8519.89: Other apparatus

> HS code 8519.89 covers other apparatus, other than those classified in 8519.81. It sits in heading 85.19 (sound recording or reproducing apparatus) in 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). Other goods of heading 85.19 are classified under 8519.20 (apparatus operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment), 8519.30 (turntables (record-decks)) and 8519.81 (other apparatus, using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/851989
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 8519.89
- Covers: Other apparatus
- Heading: [85.19: Sound recording or reproducing apparatus](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8519)
- 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](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/85)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 8519.89 covers other apparatus, other than those classified in 8519.81.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other apparatus: Other”, read under “Other apparatus”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 85.19 are classified under 8519.20 (apparatus operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment), 8519.30 (turntables (record-decks)) and 8519.81 (other apparatus, using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media).

- [8519.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/851920) Apparatus operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment
- [8519.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/851930) Turntables (record-decks)
- [8519.81](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/851981) Other apparatus: Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media

## How it is structured

8519.89 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8519, are heading 85.19; the last two, 89, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- 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
- Heading 85.19: Sound recording or reproducing apparatus
- Within the heading: Other apparatus
- Subheading 8519.89: Other

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 8519.89 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8519.89 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [8519.81](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/851981) Other apparatus: Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media
- Next subheading: [8521.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/852110) Magnetic tape-type

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8519.89 cover?

HS code 8519.89 covers other apparatus, other than those classified in 8519.81.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8519.89 in?

HS code 8519.89 is in heading 85.19 (sound recording or reproducing apparatus) in 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).

### Where are goods of heading 85.19 classified when 8519.89 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 85.19 are classified under 8519.20 (apparatus operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment), 8519.30 (turntables (record-decks)) and 8519.81 (other apparatus, using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

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