# HS code 8521.10: Magnetic tape-type

> HS code 8521.10 covers magnetic tape-type. It sits in heading 85.21 (video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not incorporating a video tuner) 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 85.21 are classified under 8521.90 (other).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/852110
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 8521.10
- Covers: Magnetic tape-type
- Heading: [85.21: Video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not incorporating a video tuner](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8521)
- 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 8521.10 covers magnetic tape-type.

The legal text of the subheading is “Magnetic tape-type”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 85.21 are classified under 8521.90 (other).

- [8521.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/852190) Other

## How it is structured

8521.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8521, are heading 85.21; the last two, 10, 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 85.21: Video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not incorporating a video tuner
- Subheading 8521.10: Magnetic tape-type

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 8521.10 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8521.10 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [8519.89](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/851989) Other apparatus: Other
- Next subheading: [8521.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/852190) Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8521.10 cover?

HS code 8521.10 covers magnetic tape-type.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8521.10 in?

HS code 8521.10 is in heading 85.21 (video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not incorporating a video tuner) 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 85.21 classified when 8521.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 85.21 are classified under 8521.90 (other).

## 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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