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Updated September 19, 2026

What is the HTS code for a plastic multimedia enclosure?

HTS code

3926.90.9989

CBP classified a flush mount multimedia enclosure made of flame-retardant ABS plastic under HTS 3926.90.9989 in ruling N342577. The enclosure is an empty box that mounts in a wall to house and organize networking cables and telecommunication devices. CBP found it is an article of plastic not more specifically covered elsewhere, so it falls on the line for other articles of plastics.

  • Made in China
  • CBP ruling N342577
  • October 1, 2024
  • Current
Today's duty from China

The Product

  • A box made of flame-retardant acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic.
  • Houses, protects and organizes telecommunication equipment such as networking cables and related devices.
  • Vented, with a hex lock and metal key.
  • Measures 16 inches wide, 16 inches high and 4.625 inches deep, and installs into a wall on the studs.
  • Ships empty, with no electrical components.

CBP's Ruling

ItemHTS codeCBP's description of the line
Flush mount multimedia enclosure, item number 113998HTS 3926.90.9989Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914: Other: Other: Other

Explanation

CBP found the enclosure is an article of plastic that no other heading covers more specifically, so heading 3926, other articles of plastics, applies. Within that heading CBP placed it on the last residual line for other articles.

CBP also agreed the enclosure is similar to the ones discussed in Headquarters ruling H058790 and classified it the same way.

Does this apply to your product?

It likely does if you can answer yes to each of these:

  • Is it an enclosure or box made of plastic?
  • Is it made to house and organize telecommunication equipment such as networking cables?
  • Is it empty, with no electrical components inside?
  • Does it install into a wall?

A no to any of them can mean a different code. A licensed broker can classify your product.

The code today

HTS codeIn today's scheduleWhere it sitsToday's duty
3926.90.9989✓ Still in the scheduleHeading 3926Today's duty from China 

Checked against today's tariff schedule. The duty calculator opens with the code and country filled in.

Related rulings

N341337 (a plastic spacer) and N342118 (a plastic tool) sit on the same line, 3926.90.9989, and N015288 covers a plastic enclosure. The letter itself follows Headquarters ruling H058790, which discussed similar enclosures.

  • N015288August 28, 2007Plastic enclosure from China3926.90.9980
  • N328944November 8, 2022Plastic pipette from China3926.90.9985
  • N332780May 19, 2023Plastic wheel from China3926.90.9985
  • N325536May 5, 2022Plastic gasket from China3926.90.4590
  • N333374June 15, 2023Plastic bin from China3926.90.9985
  • N336142November 15, 2023Plastic syringes from China3926.90.2100
  • N341337August 6, 2024Plastic spacer from China3926.90.9989
  • N342118September 5, 2024Plastic tool from China3926.90.9989
Read CBP's full ruling N342577 The letter as CBP published it, on rulings.cbp.gov

Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N342577 in plain English and checked its codes against the letter and today's tariff schedule. A ruling applies only to goods that match its facts; our terms explain the rest. Terms