HS Code for USB Flash Drives & Memory Sticks: 8523.51.00

Classification Notes

USB flash drives (SanDisk Ultra / Extreme, Samsung BAR Plus / FIT Plus, Kingston DataTraveler, Lexar JumpDrive, Corsair Flash Voyager, PNY Attaché, ADATA), USB-C flash drives, and dual-connector OTG drives (USB-A + USB-C, USB-A + Lightning for iOS) are all classified under 8523.51. SD cards, microSD cards, CFexpress cards, CompactFlash cards: all 8523.51. Branded novelty flash drives (rubber shapes, promotional keychains) are 8523.51. Encrypted / hardware-encrypted USB drives (Kingston IronKey, Apricorn Aegis, Corsair Padlock) are 8523.51. USB drives with integrated antivirus or boot-loader function remain 8523.51. SSDs (internal 2.5-inch, M.2 NVMe): 8523.51 if sold as removable storage media; 8471.70 (storage units for ADP machines) if sold for internal computer assembly. External portable SSDs (Samsung T7 / T9, SanDisk Extreme Portable, Crucial X8, Western Digital My Passport SSD) — customs treatment varies; most consumer external SSDs fall under 8523.51 as removable solid-state storage media, but some authorities classify under 8471.70 as storage units. Cloud backup USB sticks with embedded storage capacity are 8523.51. DVD-R, Blu-ray discs (optical media) are 8523.41 — NOT solid-state. External hard drives with spinning platters (HDDs — Western Digital Elements, Seagate Expansion) are 8471.70, NOT 8523.51, because they are mechanical storage, not solid-state. USB hubs that include ports but no storage are 8544.42 (electric conductors fitted with connectors). USB OTG cables are 8544.42. 0% duty across EU/US/UK; Section 301 may affect Chinese-manufactured memory chips but the finished USB drives imported from Taiwan, South Korea are unaffected.