U.S. imports of Recorded Media (End-Use 41220) totaled $59.7M in August 2026, imported from 66 countries.
Importers of Recorded Media paid $1.6M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 2.34% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataPhysical recorded media imported into the US — including pre-recorded CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, and magnetic or flash-based storage carrying content — falls under end-use category 41220 on the import side. Duty treatment varies by media type and content format, and goods containing software or encrypted data may require review under Export Administration Regulations in the country of origin before export. Importers should be aware that the customs value of pre-recorded media must account for the embedded content value, which CBP may scrutinize separately from the physical carrier.
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3.9K import shipments a month
End-Use codes describe different products on the import and export sides. Cross-direction exports are not shown for this slug.
CBP's valuation rules generally require that the transaction value include all costs associated with the goods as imported, which for pre-recorded media typically encompasses the value of the content. However, specific rules under the HTS and CBP regulations address software-on-media scenarios differently depending on whether the content is separately licensed. A licensed customs broker can help structure the import correctly.
Mixed-content media may require classification based on the primary purpose or essential character of the recorded content. A disc primarily carrying software is classified differently from one carrying music or film. Misclassification can result in duty underpayment or overpayment, so pre-import classification review is advisable.
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Commodity 41220 · $59.7M of $58.2B
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12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $790.4M of Recorded Media.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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