Analysis
HTS 8471.60.10 covers combined input/output units under heading 8471 (automatic data processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
For statistics it divides in two: 8471.60.10.10 for with cathode-ray tube (CRT) and 8471.60.10.50 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 61% of the 823 tariff lines in chapter 84, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 8471.60.20 (other: keyboards, duty-free), 8471.60.70 (units suitable for physical incorporation into automatic…, duty-free), 8471.60.80 (optical scanners and magnetic ink recognition devices, duty-free) and 8471.60.90 (other: other, duty-free).
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8471.60.20 | Other: keyboards | Free |
| 8471.60.70 | Units suitable for physical incorporation into automatic data processing machines or units thereof | Free |
| 8471.60.80 | Optical scanners and magnetic ink recognition devices | Free |
| 8471.60.90 | Other: other | Free |