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Code 8523 29 90 · Subheading 8523 29

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Magnetic media for reproducing sound or images, excluding magnetic cards, tapes and plates

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.

This code covers magnetic media used to reproduce sound, images or other recorded phenomena. It excludes cards containing a magnetic stripe, magnetic tape, magnetic plates and goods covered by Chapter 37.

For example

  • A magnetic medium for reproducing recorded sound, other than magnetic tape or a magnetic plate
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Magnetic media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena (excl. cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, tapes, discs and goods of chapter 37)

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8523 29 90

Magnetic media for reproducing sound or images, excluding magnetic cards, tapes and plates

The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 85232990.

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Trade measures to be aware of

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

  • Lower duty for goods from some countries

    Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; San Marino; Türkiye; European Union; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; 39 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.

    Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

  • Restrictions and paperwork

    Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea); Ukraine; Libya; Belarus; Russian Federation; Iran, Islamic Republic of; any country except Iran, Islamic Republic of.

    Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:

    • Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
    • Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
    • Movement certificate EUR.1
    • Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
    • Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
    • Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Annex II, Part V of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509)
    Show all 25 document conditions
    • The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 4)
    • The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 3)
    • Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 8f of Regulation (EU) No 765/2006)
    • Import authorisation by virtue of article 1ra paragraph 10 of Council Regulation (EU) 765/2006
    • Import authorisation by virtue of article 1ra paragraph 11 of Council Regulation (EU) 765/2006
    • Import authorisation by virtue of article 12b.2 of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
    • The prohibitions defined in article 3i.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 do not apply (see exemptions in article 3i.3i)
    • The prohibitions defined in article 3i.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 do not apply (see exemptions in article 3i.3aa)
    • Import authorisation by virtue of article 3i paragraph 3c of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
    • Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Annex II, Part VI of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509)
    • Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Annex II, Part VIII of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509)
    • Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
    • Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure (Reg 267/2012)
    • Goods not consigned from Iran
    • Import authorisation for restricted goods and technologies (Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012)
    • The prohibitions defined in article 1aa paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 do not apply (see contractual exemptions in article 1aa paragraph 2b)
    • Goods other than those described in the Common Military List of the European Union
    • The prohibitions defined in article 1aa.1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1aa.2a)
    • The prohibitions defined in article 4 paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 do not apply (see exemptions in article 4 paragraph 2)
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EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

  • 85.23.2900

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

  • 8523 29 90 00

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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