Speakers

Speakers can be passive or active units. Active units include an amplifier in the housing or cabinet. The subheading code under which speakers are classified depends on the number of "drive units" - the actual loudspeaker cones or ribbons - in each cabinet.

Speakers with a single drive unit in each cabinet are classified under subheading code 8518 21 00 90.Speakers with more than one drive unit in each cabinet are classified under subheading code 8518 22 00 90.Note that when speakers - and microphones - are separate units, they're never classified under heading code 8471.


MP3 players:MP3 players are classified as sound-recording apparatus. The subheading code under which they're classified depends on whether or not they've got a built-in radio or video device.MP3 players with no radio are classified under subheading code 8519 81 95 90. Those with a built-in radio are classified under subheading code 8527 13 99 00. If they can record or play video then they're classified under subheading code 8521 90 00 90 whether they've got a radio or not.


Graphics cards:These can be basic 2D graphics adapters, 2D/3D cards or 3D graphics accelerators that work through an existing graphics card - or through a grabbing or editing card. They're classified under subheading code 8471 80 00 00.Sound cards:Sound cards on their own are classified under subheading code 8471 80 00 00.