# United States tariff line 8470.50.00.20: Point-of-sale terminals

> In the United States tariff, line 8470.50.00.20 covers cash registers, point-of-sale terminals. Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. It falls under HS subheading 8470.50 in heading 84.70 (chapter 84).

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8470500020
Last updated: 9 October 2026

[Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 84](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/84) / [8470.50](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/847050) / [8470.50.00.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8470500020)

## Key facts

- Tariff line: 8470.50.00.20
- Covers: Cash registers, point-of-sale terminals
- Duty (MFN): Free
- Additional duties: None recorded
- Restrictions: None recorded
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- HS subheading: [8470.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847050)

## What this line covers

In the United States tariff, line 8470.50.00.20 covers cash registers, point-of-sale terminals.

Its legal text is “Point-of-sale terminals”, read under “Cash registers”.

## How it is structured

It falls under HS subheading 8470.50 in heading 84.70 (chapter 84). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff.

- Chapter 84: Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
- Heading 84.70: Calculating machines and pocket-size data recording, reproducing and displaying machines with calculating functions; accounting machines, postage-franking machines, ticket-issuing machines and similar machines, incorporating a calculating device; cash registers
- Subheading 8470.50: Cash registers
- Line 8470.50.00.20: Point-of-sale terminals

## Duty

Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.

The rate is published on 8470.50.00.

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8470.50 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 8470.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847050)

## Other lines under 8470.50

- [8470.50.00.60](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8470500060) Other

- Previous line: [8470.30.00.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8470300000) Other calculating machines
- Next line: [8470.50.00.60](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8470500060) Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does tariff line 8470.50.00.20 cover in the United States tariff?

In the United States tariff, line 8470.50.00.20 covers cash registers, point-of-sale terminals.

### What is the general (MFN) duty on 8470.50.00.20 in the United States?

Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. The rate is published on 8470.50.00.

## Sources and updates

The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Official source files:

- https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8470500020.json