8528.72.28.00 - Incorporating video recording or reproducing apparatus

This HTS category, 8528.72.28.00, specifically covers color television reception apparatus that incorporate video recording or reproducing apparatus, and are non-high definition, utilize a single direct-view picture tube (non-projection), and have a video display diagonal exceeding 35.56 cm. These are essentially television sets with integrated VCR, DVR, or similar video playback/recording functionalities, designed for personal viewing and not for professional broadcast applications. The defining characteristic is the inclusion of video recording or reproducing capabilities within a television receiver that meets the specified display size and type criteria.

Distinguishing this category from its sibling, 8528.72.32.00 "Other," is crucial. While the sibling category would encompass color television reception apparatus meeting the non-high definition, single picture tube, and display diagonal criteria, but *without* the integrated video recording or reproducing functionality, this category is exclusively for those that *do* possess such integrated video capabilities. The presence or absence of the video recording or reproducing apparatus is the primary differentiator at this level.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS classification, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, the focus remains on accurately identifying and classifying television reception apparatus that meet all the specified criteria: color, incorporation of video recording/reproducing apparatus, non-high definition, single direct-view picture tube, and a video display diagonal exceeding 35.56 cm. Classification within this code hinges on the fulfillment of each of these precise technical and functional requirements.