Code 8523 41 · Heading 8523

Unrecorded optical media for recording sound or other phenomena, excluding goods covered by photographic-material rules

This covers unrecorded optical media intended to record sound or other phenomena. The media must be distinguished by whether they are non-rewritable discs within the stated capacity limits or other unrecorded optical media, and goods covered by photographic-material rules are excluded.

For example

An unrecorded, non-rewritable laser-readable disc with a capacity of not over 900 megabytes
An unrecorded, non-rewritable DVD-R or DVD+R with a capacity over 900 megabytes but not over 18 gigabytes
An unrecorded CD-RW
An unrecorded DVD-RW or DVD+RW

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Official tariff text

Optical media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, unrecorded (excl. goods of chapter 37)

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Step 1 · Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equ…
Is the product a machine, apparatus or mechanical tool, or is it electrical equipment, a sound recorder or player, or a television image and sound recorder or player?
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Step 2 · Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereo… 2 of 2 chapters in section XVI
What is the product: an electrical motor, generator or converter; a transformer or electrical converter; a magnet; a primary cell or battery; an accumulator; a household appliance; a shaver or hair-removal appliance; equipment for an internal-combustion engine, vehicle or bicycle; a portable lamp; an industrial or laboratory heating appliance; soldering or welding equipment; another electrical heating appliance; a telephone or other data-communication device; sound equipment; video equipment or recording media; a display module; a radio, television, radar, navigation or remote-control device; electrical control, switching, lighting, semiconductor, circuit, cable or insulation equipment; another electrical machine or apparatus; or electrical and electronic waste or scrap?
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Step 3 · Heading 8523 Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devi… 22 of 48 headings under chapter 85
What kind of medium is it: a coded magnetic-stripe card, another magnetic medium, an unrecorded or recorded optical medium, a fixed non-volatile data-storage device, a smart card, an unrecorded semiconductor-based medium, or another medium for reproducing sound or other phenomena, including a matrix or master for making plates?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8523 41 Optical media for the recording of sound or of othe… 3 of 8 subheadings under heading 8523
Which type is it: an unrecorded, non-rewritable laser-readable disc with a capacity of not over 900 megabytes; an unrecorded, non-rewritable DVD-R or DVD+R with a capacity over 900 megabytes but not over 18 gigabytes; or another unrecorded optical medium such as a CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM or MiniDisc?

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85.23.4100

Unrecorded

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.

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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.

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

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