Heading 8522 : Parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of headings 85.19 or 85.21.
Subject to the general provisions regarding the classification of parts (see the General Explanatory Note to Section XVI), this heading covers parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 85.19 or 85.21. The range of parts and accessories classified here includes :(1) Pick-up cartridges for discs or mechanically recorded sound films. These convert mechanical vibrations (obtained with a stylus which follows the groove in the recorded medium) into electrical impulses. (2) Laser optical reading systems. (3) Magnetic type sound-heads for recording, play-back or erasing. (4) Cassette shaped adapters which enable sound reproduction from a portable optical disc player through a magnetic tape player. (5) Photoelectric sound-heads. (6) Apparatus for winding or unwinding tapes. Essentially this apparatus usually consists of two reel supporting brackets, at least one of which is fitted with a device enabling it to be rotated. (7) Tone-arms, tables for turntables. (8) Mounted or unmounted worked sapphires and diamonds for styli. (9) Record cutters. These are component parts of the recording apparatus. They convert sound vibrations into mechanical vibrations and modify the shape of the groove. (10) Furniture, specially designed and constructed for sound recording or reproducing apparatus. (11) Cassettes for cleaning the magnetic heads of sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not put up in retail packings together with a cleaning solution. (12) Other specialised parts and accessories for magnetic sound recording or reproducing apparatus, e.g., magnetic erasing heads and bars and erasing machines; magnetic needle-points; scales showing point reached in dictation. (13) Other specialised parts and accessories for video recording or reproducing apparatus, e.g., video signal recording head drums; vacuum devices for maintaining the magnetic tape in contact with the recording heads or pick-ups; tape-winding devices; etc. The heading excludes : (a) Spools, reels or similar supports, including video or audio cassettes without magnetic tape (classified according to their constituent material, for example, in Chapter 39 or Section XV). (b) Electric motors for sound recording or reproducing apparatus, not combined with parts or accessories of such recording or reproducing apparatus (heading 85.01). (c) Recording media of heading 85.23. (d) Devices equipped with sound-heads which are used together with frame viewers on synchronisation tables (heading 90.10).
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