# United States tariff line 8543.70.95.00: Touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called "touch screens") without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area (such sensing may be obtained by means of resistance, electrostatic capacity, acoustic pulse recognition, infra-red lights or other touch-sensitive technology)

> In the United States tariff, line 8543.70.95.00 covers other machines and apparatus, touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called "touch screens") without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area (such sensing may be obtained by means of resistance, electrostatic capacity, acoustic pulse recognition, infra-red lights or other touch-sensitive technology). Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. It falls under HS subheading 8543.70 in heading 85.43 (chapter 85).

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543709500
Last updated: 9 October 2026

[Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 85](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/85) / [8543.70](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/854370) / [8543.70.95.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543709500)

## Key facts

- Tariff line: 8543.70.95.00
- Covers: Other machines and apparatus, touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called "touch screens") without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area (such sensing may be obtained by means of resistance, electrostatic capacity, acoustic pulse recognition, infra-red lights or other touch-sensitive technology)
- Duty (MFN): Free
- Additional duties: None recorded
- Restrictions: None recorded
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- HS subheading: [8543.70](https://border.bot/hs-codes/854370)

## What this line covers

In the United States tariff, line 8543.70.95.00 covers other machines and apparatus, touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called "touch screens") without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area (such sensing may be obtained by means of resistance, electrostatic capacity, acoustic pulse recognition, infra-red lights or other touch-sensitive technology).

Its legal text is “Touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called "touch screens") without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area (such sensing may be obtained by means of resistance, electrostatic capacity, acoustic pulse recognition, infra-red lights or other touch-sensitive technology)”, read under “Other machines and apparatus”, “Other” and “Other”.

## How it is structured

It falls under HS subheading 8543.70 in heading 85.43 (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 85.43: Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof
- Subheading 8543.70: Other machines and apparatus
- Within the subheading: Other
- Within the subheading: Other
- Line 8543.70.95.00: Touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called "touch screens") without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area (such sensing may be obtained by means of resistance, electrostatic capacity, acoustic pulse recognition, infra-red lights or other touch-sensitive technology)

## Duty

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

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8543.70 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 8543.70](https://border.bot/hs-codes/854370)

## Other lines under 8543.70

- [8543.70.20.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543702000) Physical vapor deposition apparatus
- [8543.70.42.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543704200) Flight data recorders
- [8543.70.45.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543704500) Other
- [8543.70.60.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543706000) Articles designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or instruments or to telegraphic or telephonic networks
- [8543.70.71.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543707100) Electric luminescent lamps
- [8543.70.80.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543708000) Microwave amplifiers
- [8543.70.85.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543708500) For electrical nerve stimulation
- [8543.70.88.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543708800) 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
- [8543.70.89.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543708900) Other portable battery operated electronic readers for recording and reproducing text, still images or audio files
- [8543.70.91.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543709100) Digital signal processing apparatus capable of connecting to a wired or wireless network for the mixing of sound
- [8543.70.93.01](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543709301) Portable interactive electronic education devices primarily designed for children
- [8543.70.97.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543709700) Plasma cleaner machines that remove organic contaminants from electron microscopy specimens and specimen holders
- [8543.70.98.10](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543709810) Amplifiers
- [8543.70.98.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543709820) Special effects pedals for use with musical instruments
- [8543.70.98.60](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543709860) Other

- Previous line: [8543.70.93.01](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543709301) Portable interactive electronic education devices primarily designed for children
- Next line: [8543.70.97.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8543709700) Plasma cleaner machines that remove organic contaminants from electron microscopy specimens and specimen holders

## Frequently asked questions

### What does tariff line 8543.70.95.00 cover in the United States tariff?

In the United States tariff, line 8543.70.95.00 covers other machines and apparatus, touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called "touch screens") without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area (such sensing may be obtained by means of resistance, electrostatic capacity, acoustic pulse recognition, infra-red lights or other touch-sensitive technology).

### What is the general (MFN) duty on 8543.70.95.00 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.

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/8543709500.json
