The Product
- An LCD display with an integrated infrared touch surface, plus speakers and input and output sockets such as USB and HDMI.
- Three models with the same features that differ only by screen size.
- Principally used with a computer, such as a PC, laptop or an optional computing module (the OPS module), where users view and interact with its programs.
- The OPS module isn't included at the time of import.
CBP's Ruling
| Item | HTS code | CBP's description of the line |
|---|---|---|
| Smart Boards, Models KS-U65E, KS-U75E and KS-U86E | HTS 8471.60.1050 | Automatic data processing machines and units thereof; Input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing: Combined input/output units: Other |
Explanation
To fall under heading 8471, the boards had to meet chapter 84 note 6(C), which sets three conditions for a unit of an automatic data processing (ADP) system: solely or principally used in such a system, connectable to the central processing unit, and able to accept or deliver data the system can use.
Note 6(D) excludes monitors from that heading, but the letter finds the Smart Board is not merely a display monitor. Its touchscreen and LCD panel are permanently combined in one device that supplies both the input unit and the output unit, and it's principally used in an ADP system for data processing. So CBP classified it under General Rule of Interpretation 1 as a combined input/output unit.
Headings CBP ruled out
- 8528.52.0000: The requester proposed this line for monitors, without television reception, designed for use with a computer, but CBP found the touchscreen monitors, taken as a whole, are more specifically provided for elsewhere in the tariff.
Does this apply to your product?
It likely does if you can answer yes to each of these:
- Is it a touchscreen display whose touch surface and LCD panel are permanently combined in one device?
- Is it principally used with a computer, where users view and interact with its programs?
- Does it connect directly to the computer through sockets such as USB or HDMI?
- Is it imported without a built-in computing module?
A no to any of them can mean a different code. A licensed broker can classify your product.
The code today
| HTS code | In today's schedule | Where it sits | Today's duty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8471.60.1050 | ✓ Still in the schedule | Heading 8471 › Input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing › Combined input/output units | Today's duty from Mexico Today's duty from China |
Checked against today's tariff schedule. The duty calculator opens with the code and country filled in.
Related rulings
N300582 classified smart displays on the same line. N345694, N345696 and N345698 cover touchscreen and interactive flat panel displays, while N340103, N325006, N359024 and N302519 cover a dialpad and keypad, pen devices and a keyboard.
- N345694February 18, 2025Touchscreen displays from China8471.60.1050
- N340103May 31, 2024Dialpad and Keypad from China8471.60.9050
- N359024March 4, 2026Smart pen device from Malaysia8471.60.9050
- N325006April 5, 2022Intelligent Pen Set from China8471.60.9050
- N345698February 18, 2025Interactive flat panel displays from China8471.60.1050
- N345696February 18, 2025Interactive flat panel displays from China8471.60.1050
- N302519February 27, 2019Keyboard from China8471.60.2000
- N300582October 9, 2018Smart displays from Japan8471.60.1050
Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N344453 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