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Updated September 17, 2026

What is the HTS code for a smart pen that sends handwriting to a phone or computer?

HTS code

8471.60.9050

CBP classified the Nuwa Pen, a handheld smart pen that records what you write, under HTS 8471.60.9050 in ruling N359024. CBP considered the pen an input unit for an automatic data processing machine. That line covers input or output units for those machines, whether or not they have storage in the same housing.

  • Made in Malaysia
  • CBP ruling N359024
  • March 4, 2026
  • Current
Today's duty from Malaysia

The Product

  • Handheld smart pen with a printed circuit board assembly, an image capture system and an ink cartridge inside a pen-shaped housing.
  • Rechargeable, with Bluetooth connectivity and internal memory.
  • Writes like a regular pen on any surface, without special paper or an electronic writing surface.
  • Records the writing strokes and sends them to a smartphone, tablet or computer that has the needed app.
  • In the app, the user can view the notes, turn them into typed text and store them for later.

CBP's Ruling

ItemHTS codeCBP's description of the line
Nuwa PenHTS 8471.60.9050Automatic data processing machines and units thereof…Input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing: Other: Other: Other

Explanation

Heading 8471 covers automatic data processing (ADP) machines and their units. CBP agreed with the requester that the pen belongs in that heading and treated it as an input unit for an ADP machine.

The requester had suggested a code that isn't in the tariff schedule, so CBP didn't accept it. CBP placed the pen on 8471.60.9050, a line for other input or output units.

Does this apply to your product?

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

  • Is it a handheld pen with an ink cartridge that writes like a regular pen?
  • Does it record your writing strokes and send them to a smartphone, tablet or computer?

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
8471.60.9050✓ Still in the scheduleHeading 8471 › Input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housingToday's duty from Malaysia 

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

Related rulings

N325006, an intelligent pen set, and N340103, a dialpad and keypad, sit on the same line, 8471.60.9050. N300582, N344453, N344962, N345694, N345698 and R00550 place smart displays, a smart board, monitors and a fingerprint recognition device on other lines for input or output units.

  • N325006April 5, 2022Intelligent Pen Set from China8471.60.9050
  • N344453December 17, 2024Smart Board from Mexico or China8471.60.1050
  • N300582October 9, 2018Smart displays from Japan8471.60.1050
  • R00550July 29, 2004Fingerprint recognition device from Malaysia8471.60.9090
  • N344962January 16, 2025Multi-Touch Monitor from Taiwan8471.60.1050
  • N345694February 18, 2025Touchscreen displays from China8471.60.1050
  • N345698February 18, 2025Interactive flat panel displays from China8471.60.1050
  • N340103May 31, 2024Dialpad and Keypad from China8471.60.9050
Read CBP's full ruling N359024 The letter as CBP published it, on rulings.cbp.gov

Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N359024 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