The Product
- A 55-inch touchscreen LED display monitor with a capacitive touch overlay.
- An input/output terminal with USB, Display Port, VGA and HDMI sockets, plus internal speakers.
- The touchscreen and the LED panel are permanently combined into a single unit.
- Designed to connect directly to an automatic data processing machine and to be principally used with one.
CBP's Ruling
| Item | HTS code | CBP's description of the line |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Touch Monitor for Computer Systems, Model 55MTM-2500B | 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
CBP applied General Rule of Interpretation 1, which classifies goods by the words of the headings and notes. Chapter 84 note 6(C) sets the test for a unit of heading 8471. It must be solely or principally used in an automatic data processing system, connect to the central processing unit, and accept or deliver data the system can use.
The letter cites the Explanatory Notes, which say a system's input and output units can be combined in one unit. CBP found the monitor connects directly to a data processing machine to perform input and output. Its touchscreen and LED panel are permanently combined, and it's principally used in a data processing system, so CBP classified it as a combined input/output unit.
What would change the answer
- The letter notes that monitors are excluded from heading 8471; this one stays in because it is more than a display monitor, supplying both input and output.
Does this apply to your product?
It likely does if you can answer yes to each of these:
- Is it a touchscreen display with the touch panel and screen permanently combined in one unit?
- Is it designed mainly for use with a computer, connecting to it directly?
- Does it handle both input and output for the computer it connects to?
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 Taiwan |
Checked against today's tariff schedule. The duty calculator opens with the code and country filled in.
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Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N344962 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