HTSUS, United States

8543.70.88.00

Electrical machines with translation or dictionary functions; video game console controllers which use infrared transmissions to operate or access the various functions and capabilities of the console

Classification path

  1. Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof
  2. Other machines and apparatus
  3. Other
  4. Other
  5. Electrical machines with translation or dictionary functions; video game console controllers which use infrared transmissions to operate or access the various functions and capabilities of the console

Rates of duty

General (MFN)
Free
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus
35%
Unit of quantity
No.

Related lines in heading 8543

About heading 8543

Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof

Heading 8543 covers electrical machines and apparatus that have an individual function and are not named in a more specific heading of chapter 85, together with their parts. The heading splits into named groups: particle accelerators (8543.10), signal generators (8543.20), electroplating, electrolysis and electrophoresis machines (8543.30), electronic cigarettes and similar vaporizing devices (8543.40), a large residual group for other machines (8543.70), and parts (8543.90). Most lines in 8543.70 and 8543.90 carry a Free general (MFN) rate, while the residual 8543.70.98 lines are dutiable.

Full guide to heading 8543

Products in this heading

  • Signal generators
  • Hydrogen electrolyzers
  • Electronic cigarettes and similar personal electric vaporizing devices
  • Physical vapor deposition apparatus
  • Flight data recorders
  • Touch-sensitive data input devices (touch screens) without display capabilities
  • Special effects pedals for use with musical instruments
  • Electric luminescent lamps

Frequently asked questions

What is the HTS code for signal generators?

Signal generators are classified under 8543.20.00.00, which carries a general (MFN) rate of Free.

What is the duty on electronic cigarettes?

Electronic cigarettes and similar personal electric vaporizing devices with substances containing nicotine are classified under 8543.40.00.30, with a general (MFN) rate of 2.6%.

How do I classify a touch screen panel that has no display?

Touch-sensitive data input devices without display capabilities, for incorporation into an apparatus having a display, fall under 8543.70.95.00 at a general (MFN) rate of Free.

Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, retrieved October 22, 2026.

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