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Classification guide · HTS 8471

How does CBP classify computers and computer peripherals?

CBP classified computers and their units under heading 8471, which names automatic data processing machines and units of them. Desktop PCs, a rack server and single board computers went on the line for processing units, as in N359807. Touchscreen displays that give a computer both input and output went on the line for combined input/output units, as in N344962.

The codes CBP used

  • 8471.60.1050Combined input/output units of computers, other than those with a cathode-ray tube.

    The display is mainly used in a computer system and connects to it, as chapter 84 note 6(C) requires. Its touchscreen and panel form one input/output unit, so it isn't merely a monitor.

    Rulings: N344962, N344453, N345694, N345698

  • 8471.50.0150Processing units of computers, with or without storage, input or output units in the same housing, other than those with a cathode-ray tube.

    The gaming PCs are desktop computers for general-purpose computing, and the server runs computing and processing programs. The single board computers are freely programmable, so they meet chapter 84 note 6(A).

    Rulings: N359807, N334857, N360000

  • 8471.60.9050Other input or output units of computers, whether or not they have storage in the same housing.

    CBP treated the smart pen as an input unit for a computer. It records writing strokes and sends them to a phone, tablet or computer.

    Ruling: N359024

  • 8471.80.10Control or adapter units of computers.

    Section XVI note 3 classifies a machine by its main function. The dock's main function is linking a computer to monitors, the Internet and peripherals through one USB connection.

    Ruling: H328693

What separates them

  • 8471.60.1050 or 8528.52.0000

    Monitors are kept out of heading 8471. CBP found these touchscreen displays are more than monitors, because the touchscreen and panel form one unit that gives both input and output. In N344453, CBP turned down 8528.52.0000, the line for computer monitors.

    Rulings: N344453, N344962, N345694

  • 8471.80.10 or 8517

    Heading 8517 covers apparatus whose main function is sending or receiving voice, images or other data. CBP found that, apart from the Ethernet port, none of the USB dock's outputs mainly move data between computers.

    Ruling: H328693

Duty today by origin

The all-in duty for entries on November 10, 2026, from the same tariff engine as the duty calculator. Rates change; the calculator has today's figure for your own origin and value.

Rate lineGeneralChinaVietnamIndiaMexicoCanadaGermany (EU)JapanSouth KoreaTaiwanThailand
8471.50.01Processing units other than those of subheading 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output unitsFree50%9903.94.05, 9903.88.0325%9903.94.0525%9903.94.0525%9903.94.0525%9903.94.0515%9903.94.5315%9903.94.4315%9903.94.6315%9903.94.6725%9903.94.05
8471.60.10Combined input/output unitsFree50%9903.94.05, 9903.88.0325%9903.94.0525%9903.94.0525%9903.94.0525%9903.94.0515%9903.94.5315%9903.94.4315%9903.94.6315%9903.94.6725%9903.94.05
8471.60.90OtherFree50%9903.94.05, 9903.88.0325%9903.94.0525%9903.94.0525%9903.94.0525%9903.94.0515%9903.94.5315%9903.94.4315%9903.94.6315%9903.94.6725%9903.94.05
8471.80.10.00Control or adapter unitsFree50%9903.94.05, 9903.88.0325%9903.94.0525%9903.94.0525%9903.94.0525%9903.94.0515%9903.94.5315%9903.94.4315%9903.94.6315%9903.94.6725%9903.94.05

A range means the 10-digit lines under that 8-digit line resolve differently. "+" marks a line with a per-unit duty component the percentage does not capture. "*" marks lines the engine could not price. Chapter 99 headings beneath a rate are the additional-duty provisions applied. AD/CVD, quota, and the regimes listed under "Not included" are not in these numbers.

Source: USITC, 2026 HTS Revision 22, for entries on 2026-11-10. The whole heading, with every line and the programs behind each layer: HTS 8471.

Every ruling in this guide

9 CBP rulings, grouped by the code CBP gave. Each page restates one ruling in plain words.

8471.60.1050: Combined input/output units of computers, other than those with a cathode-ray tube

8471.50.0150: Processing units of computers, with or without storage, input or output units in the same housing, other than those with a cathode-ray tube

8471.60.9050: Other input or output units of computers, whether or not they have storage in the same housing

8471.80.10: Control or adapter units of computers

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Last updated September 30, 2026.

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