8519.89.10.00 - Without loudspeaker

This HTS category, 8519.89.10.00, specifically covers record players that are not designed to be operated by the insertion of coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens, or any other specific means of payment. The defining characteristic is the absence of a coin-operated mechanism, distinguishing these from automated or self-service payment-based record players. These devices are intended for direct operation by the user without any form of payment being required at the point of use.

In contrast to its sibling category, 8519.89.20.00, which is designated as "Other," this classification is more precise in its exclusion. While the sibling category would encompass any remaining record players not falling into other defined subheadings, this specific code isolates those record players that are operated manually or via simple, non-payment-based controls. Therefore, if a record player requires any form of payment activation, it would not be classified here.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories to introduce. Classification at this level is definitive, requiring the importer or exporter to confirm that the record player meets the criteria of not being coin-operated or activated by other payment methods, and is otherwise not classified under a more specific or appropriate HTS code.