HEADING 8540

Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode tubes (for example, vacuum or vapor or gas filled tubes, mercury arc rectifying tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes); parts thereof:

Part of Chapter 85 — Electrical Machinery and Equipment, Section XVI.

Subheadings and tariff lines

8540D01Cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes:

8540.11Color: 8540.11.10Non-high definition, non-projection, having a video display diagonal exceeding 35.56 cm

8540.11.10D02Having a video display diagonal:

8540.11.10.30Not exceeding 39 cm 8540.11.10.40Exceeding 39 cm but not exceeding 45 cm 8540.11.10.50Exceeding 45 cm but not exceeding 50 cm 8540.11.10.55Exceeding 50 cm but not exceeding 63 cm 8540.11.10.85Exceeding 63 cm

8540.11D03Non-high definition, non-projection, having a video display diagonal not exceeding 35.56 cm:

8540.11.24.01Having a video display diagonal not exceeding 34.29 cm 8540.11.28.01Other 8540.11.30.00High definition, having a video display diagonal exceeding 35.56 cm

8540.11D04High definition, having a video display diagonal not exceeding 35.56 cm:

8540.11.44.01Having a video display diagonal not exceeding 34.29 cm 8540.11.48.01Other 8540.11.50.00Other 8540.12Monochrome:

8540.12D05Television picture tubes having a straight line dimension across the faceplate greater than 29 cm but having no straight line dimension across the faceplate that exceeds 42 cm:

8540.12.10.00Non-high definition 8540.12.20.00High definition

8540.12D06Other:

8540.12.50Non-high definition 8540.12.50.40Projection 8540.12.50.80Other 8540.12.70.00High definition 8540.20Television camera tubes; image converters and intensifiers; other photocathode tubes: 8540.20.20Cathode-ray tubes 8540.20.20.40Color 8540.20.20.80Other 8540.20.40.00Other 8540.40.10Data/graphic display tubes, monochrome; data/graphic display tubes, color, with a phosphor dot screen pitch smaller than 0.4 mm 8540.40.10.10Color 8540.40.10.50Other 8540.60.00Other cathode-ray tubes

8540.60.00D07Having a video display diagonal:

8540.60.00.20Not exceeding 30 cm 8540.60.00.65Exceeding 30 cm but not exceeding 36 cm 8540.60.00.80Exceeding 36 cm

8540D08Microwave tubes (for example, magnetrons, klystrons, traveling wave tubes, carcinotrons), excluding grid-controlled tubes:

8540.71Magnetrons: 8540.71.20.00Modified for use as parts of microwave ovens 8540.71.40.00Other 8540.79Other: 8540.79.10.00Klystrons 8540.79.20.00Other

8540D09Other tubes:

8540.81.00.00Receiver or amplifier tubes 8540.89.00Other 8540.89.00.20Gas and vapor electron tubes 8540.89.00.40Diodes, triodes and tetrodes 8540.89.00.60Light-sensing tubes 8540.89.00.80Other

8540D10Parts:

8540.91Of cathode-ray tubes: 8540.91.15.00Front panel assemblies 8540.91.20.00Deflection coils 8540.91.50.00Other 8540.99Other: 8540.99.40.00Electron guns; radio frequency (RF) interaction structures for microwave tubes of subheadings 8540.71 through 8540.79, inclusive 8540.99.80.00Other

Recent CBP rulings on heading 8540

N069855 August 12, 2009

The tariff classification of receiver tubes (triode, tetrode, and pentode) from an unspecified country

N023457 February 29, 2008

The tariff classification of night vision image intensifier tubes (IIT) from Russia

I85293 August 19, 2002

Correction to NY Ruling I83845; tariff classification of Photomultiplier Tubes from Israel

H81039 May 21, 2001

The tariff classification of an EB5 Electron Gun and filaments from England

G86218 January 19, 2001

The tariff classification of incomplete televisions with cathode-ray tubes from various countries.

F88757 July 25, 2000

The tariff classification of Hybrid Photo-Multiplier Tubes from the Netherlands

F86563 May 22, 2000

The tariff classification of Conversion Adjustment Tape (CAT) from Japan

E80668 May 5, 1999

The tariff classification and status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), of certain Diamondtron aperture grill type color display tubes for high performance display monitors from Mexico; Article 509

B89456 October 8, 1997

The tariff classification and status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), of 13/14" and 14/15" color display tubes and 19/20" color picture tubes from Mexico; Article 509

B88132 August 29, 1997

The tariff classification of cathode ray tubes from Mexico

959073 December 9, 1996

Projection Television Module; Cathode-Ray Tubes (CRTs); Additional U.S. Notes 5 and 6 to Chapter 85; NAFTA "originating goods"; Headings 8528 and 8540

A83159 June 12, 1996

The tariff classification of an image intensifier tube from Russia

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