Classifying video recording and playing equipment

Video equipment may have recording or reproducing (playing) capability - or both. In most cases it's classified under heading code 8521 whether it's got a built-in radio receiver or not.Video recorders and players that don't use magnetic tape

Examples of video recorders and players that don't use magnetic tape to record onto and play back from include:DVD players, including those that can record and also including portable players with built-in screens ,combined DVD and CD players, including those that can record ,hard disk recorders

Laserdisc players ,MP4 players ,personal video recorders (PVRs) ,media players that use Smart Media or other memory cards or modules ,video capable karaoke machines ,LCD advertising players Combined DVD and video cassette recorders (DVD-VCR combinations) are also classified as video equipment that doesn't use magnetic tape.


If these types of video equipment can operate without an external power source - for example using their own batteries - then they're classified under subheading code 8521 90 00 90.Video equipment like this, which is designed for use in motor vehicles and can't operate without an external power source, is classified under subheading code 8521 90 00 90 as long as it doesn't have a built-in radio receiver. If it has an RDS radio receiver then it's classified under subheading code 8527 21 20 00 and if it has any other type of radio then it's classified under subheading code 8527 21 70 00.