HTS codes
HS code for laptops and computers: heading 8471
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Enter a computer line, its origin and the value: why laptops often land with very few duties.
What will these computers cost to import?
Landed cost
$10,047
8471.30.01.00: duties $0, 0% of value, $10 per unit before rounding
| Ordinary duty (Free) Column 1 General | $0 |
| Section 301, 60 economies (0%) line exempted by U.S. note 52(b) | $0 |
| Merchandise processing fee 0.3464% of value, min $34.58, max $670.86 | $35 |
| Harbor maintenance fee 0.125% of value, ocean cargo at covered ports | $13 |
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Rates of 2026 HTS Revision 22, read on 2026-11-02. Antidumping and countervailing duties, state taxes and USTR exclusions are not included. Estimate, not a customs ruling. Everything you enter stays in this browser: nothing is sent or stored.
Laptops take line 8471.30.01 of the US tariff, for portable automatic data processing machines weighing no more than 10 kilograms with at least a processor, a keyboard and a display. The general rate is Free. U.S. note 52(b) also lists the line as exempt from the 60-economy Section 301 duty, and the note 20 China lists show None for it in our extract. That is why the same $10,000 of laptops comes to $0 (0%) here, whichever origin you choose, before fees. Neighboring lines differ. Desktop machines comprising a processor and input-output units on 8471.41.01 show List 4A: +7.5%, and other units show other lists. A Section 232 list can also name the line, as the tool shows, and origin decides which layers reach a machine assembled from imported parts. Read in 2026 HTS Revision 22 on November 2, 2026.
Laptops: the same goods from other countries
| Origin | Duty | Share of value | Layers |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | $0 | 0% | none |
| Vietnam | $0 | 0% | none |
| Mexico | $0 | 0% | none |
| India | $0 | 0% | none |
| European Union | $0 | 0% | none |
| United Kingdom | $0 | 0% | none |
| Japan | $0 | 0% | none |
| South Korea | $0 | 0% | none |
| Taiwan | $0 | 0% | none |
| Canada | $0 | 0% | none |
| Thailand | $0 | 0% | none |
| Any other country | $0 | 0% | none |
| Brazil | $2,500 | 25% | Section 301, Brazil |
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Exempt means from one layer
Note 52(b) removes only the country duty. It does not remove a China Section 301 list where one applies, nor a Section 232 duty. So a server unit on 8471.80.90 can differ from a laptop: it shows List 3: +25% for China. Compare the two in the tool, and do not use the laptop’s line for a whole bill of mixed goods.
Assembled in one country from parts of another
Origin is what brings these layers, and for assembled electronics it can be a real question. The usual test is whether the work creates a new article, as our origin page explains.
Computer lines people search
| HTS code | Line | General | China, Section 301 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8471.30.01.00 | Automatic data processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto d | Free | None |
| 8471.41.01 | Other automatic data processing machines: Comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input | Free | List 4A: +7.5% |
| 8471.49.00.00 | Other automatic data processing machines: Other, entered in the form of systems | Free | List 4A: +7.5% |
| 8471.80.90.00 | Other: Other | Free | List 3: +25% |
| 8471.90.00.00 | Automatic data processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto d | Free | List 3: +25% |