Analysis
HTS 8471.60.80 covers optical scanners and magnetic ink recognition devices under heading 8471 (automatic data processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers…).
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 8471.60.10 (combined input/output units, duty-free), 8471.60.20 (other: keyboards, duty-free), 8471.60.70 (units suitable for physical incorporation into automatic…, duty-free) and 8471.60.90 (other: other, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 334118 (Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing), an industry of 284 US establishments employing 11,143 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8471.60.10 | Combined input/output units | Free |
| 8471.60.20 | Other: keyboards | Free |
| 8471.60.70 | Units suitable for physical incorporation into automatic data processing machines or units thereof | Free |
| 8471.60.90 | Other: other | Free |