United States tariff line 8528.71.20.00: Set top boxes which have a communications function
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Key facts
- Tariff line
- 8528.71.20.00
- Covers
- Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus, not designed to incorporate a video display or screen, set top boxes which have a communications function
- Duty (MFN)
- Free
- Additional duties
- None recorded
- Restrictions
- None recorded
- Tariff
- United States
- HS subheading
- 8528.71
Summary
In the United States tariff, line 8528.71.20.00 covers reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus, not designed to incorporate a video display or screen, set top boxes which have a communications function. Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. It falls under HS subheading 8528.71 in heading 85.28 (chapter 85).
What this line covers
In the United States tariff, line 8528.71.20.00 covers reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus, not designed to incorporate a video display or screen, set top boxes which have a communications function.
Its legal text is “Set top boxes which have a communications function”, read under “Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus”, “Not designed to incorporate a video display or screen” and “Other”.
How it is structured
It falls under HS subheading 8528.71 in heading 85.28 (chapter 85). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff.
- Chapter 85
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
- Heading 85.28
- Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus
- Subheading 8528.71
- Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus
- Within the subheading
- Not designed to incorporate a video display or screen
- Within the subheading
- Other
- Line 8528.71.20.00
- Set top boxes which have a communications function
Duty
Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.
Other lines under 8528.71
- 8528.71.10.00Incorporating video recording or reproducing apparatus
- 8528.71.30.00Printed circuit assemblies incorporating a tuner, of a kind used with data processing machines of heading 8471
- 8528.71.40.00Color
- 8528.71.45.00Black and white or other monochrome
In other countries
No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8528.71 yet.
Frequently asked questions
What does tariff line 8528.71.20.00 cover in the United States tariff?
In the United States tariff, line 8528.71.20.00 covers reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus, not designed to incorporate a video display or screen, set top boxes which have a communications function.
What is the general (MFN) duty on 8528.71.20.00 in the United States?
Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.
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.
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