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United States Customs Tariff for HS Code 854012

Tubes; cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, monochrome

USITC 2026 HTS Revision 19

26,806 official source entries are searchable. Checked 2026-09-22; edition published 2026-09-15.

Printed tariff and statistical lines from this edition, separate from historical WITS averages. Blank duty cells are not a confirmed zero. Review the parent tariff line, general and chapter notes, chapter 99, origin, exclusions, quotas and additional duties. No shipment total or special-rate eligibility is calculated. The edition publication date is not a line-level effective date.

Official schedule and source documentation

Official entries matching 854012

8540.12.10.00

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: › Cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes: › Monochrome: › Television 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:

Non-high definition

Source units: No.

Column 1 — General: 3.6%
Column 1 — Special (eligibility required): Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Column 2: 60%

Official source for this code

8540.12.20.00

High definition

Source units: No.

Column 1 — General: 3.6%
Column 1 — Special (eligibility required): Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Column 2: 60%

Official source for this code

8540.12.50

Non-high definition

Column 1 — General: 3.3%
Column 1 — Special (eligibility required): Free (A+,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Column 2: 60%

Official source for this code

8540.12.50.40

Projection

Source units: No.

Column 1 — General: No amount printed on this row; not a confirmed zero.
Column 1 — Special (eligibility required): No amount printed on this row; not a confirmed zero.
Column 2: No amount printed on this row; not a confirmed zero.

Parent tariff line 8540.12.50 — read its printed duties and notes

Non-high definition

Column 1 — General: 3.3%
Column 1 — Special (eligibility required): Free (A+,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Column 2: 60%

Open parent line in the official schedule

Official source for this code

8540.12.50.80

Other

Source units: No.

Column 1 — General: No amount printed on this row; not a confirmed zero.
Column 1 — Special (eligibility required): No amount printed on this row; not a confirmed zero.
Column 2: No amount printed on this row; not a confirmed zero.

Parent tariff line 8540.12.50 — read its printed duties and notes

Non-high definition

Column 1 — General: 3.3%
Column 1 — Special (eligibility required): Free (A+,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Column 2: 60%

Open parent line in the official schedule

Official source for this code

8540.12.70.00

High definition

Source units: No.

Column 1 — General: 3.3%
Column 1 — Special (eligibility required): Free (A+,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Column 2: 60%

Official source for this code

WITS 2023 historical MFN average

Reported average: 3.45000004768372%.

Source year: 2023. Classification: HS 2022 (H6). Checked 2026-09-14.

National lines included: 4 of 4. Excluded from the average: 0.

Reported ad-valorem range: 3.29999995231628%–3.59999990463257%.

Reported historical ad-valorem MFN simple average for 2023, not a national tariff schedule. No preferential rates, additional duties, VAT, excise or import permissions are determined.

Not a current 2026 national duty. The HS6 average does not determine the duty of a particular national subdivision, origin or shipment.

WITS observation for this code and year

UN Comtrade H6 descriptions (HS 2022)

WITS API definitions: reported averages and excluded national lines

Direct HS code answer for United States

United States HS Code 854012: 3.45% (2023 MFN average)

The source reports an indicative HS6 MFN average of 3.45% (2023 MFN average) for Tubes; cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, monochrome.Source status: not assessed. Verify the exact national tariff line, origin treatment, taxes, restrictions, and current customs guidance before using this information in a declaration.

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Customs tariff summary

Country: United States
HS / tariff code: 854012
Description: Tubes; cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, monochrome
Chapter: 85 —
Heading: 8540
Subheading: 854012
Indicative MFN HS6 average: 3.45% (2023 MFN average)
VAT / tax: Check local VAT and excise rules for the import destination.
Unit / basis: Not listed in this tariff line
Source / vintage: WITS / UNCTAD TRAINS — 2023 MFN HS6 reference

Historical MFN average

3.45% (2023 MFN average)

Import permission

not assessed

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Details

HS Code: 854012
Chapter: 85 —
Heading: 8540
Subheading: 854012

Compare HS code 854012 across GCC countries

Each destination shows its own source label. Oman uses its national schedule; Qatar and UAE entries may cite their separately published references and unresolved exceptions. Other entries retain the historical GCC reference. National codes, duty notes, restrictions and tax treatment can differ; verify with the destination customs authority.

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Related HS Codes (Heading 8540)

HS Code	Description	Duty
854011	Tubes; cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, colour	12.86% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
854020	Tubes; television camera tubes, image converters and intensifiers, other photo-cathode tubes	4.65% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
854040	Tubes; data/graphic display tubes, monochrome; data/graphic display tubes, colour, with a phosphor dot screen pitch smaller than 0.4mm	3.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
854060	Tubes; cathode ray, n.e.c. in heading no. 8540	3.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
854071	Tubes; microwave, magnetrons, excluding grid-controlled tubes	1.85% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
854079	Tubes; microwave (for example klystrons, travelling wave tubes, carlinotrons), excluding magnetrons and grid-controlled tubes	3.50% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
854081	Valves and tubes; receiver or amplifier	4.20% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
854089	Valves and tubes; n.e.c. in heading no. 8540	3.70% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
854091	Tubes; parts of cathode-ray tubes	3.60% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
854099	Valves and tubes; parts of the valves and tubes of heading no. 8540, excluding parts of cathode-ray tubes	0.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average

Data source: WITS/UNCTAD TRAINS (MFN 2022). Values are indicative HS6 MFN averages, not shipment-specific applied rates. Import permission and restrictions are not assessed. Historical reference rates exclude VAT, excise and other national measures. Separate national entries preserve the columns printed by their source; these are not a complete shipment assessment. Full disclaimer.