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  "summary": "Laptops imported into the United States are usually classified under HS code 8471.30 when it is a portable computer weighing no more than 10 kg, with at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display. It sits in heading 84.71, “Automatic data processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included”. The tariff of the United States has 1 national line under this code. The general (MFN) duty in the United States on the national lines under 8471.30 is free.",
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      "question": "What is the HS code for laptops?",
      "answer": "Laptops imported into the United States are usually classified under HS code 8471.30 when it is a portable computer weighing no more than 10 kg, with at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display. It sits in heading 84.71, “Automatic data processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included”."
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      "question": "Does the portability change the HS code for laptops?",
      "answer": "Yes. Use 8471.30 when it is a portable computer weighing no more than 10 kg, with at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display. Use 8471.41 when it is a desktop computer with the processing unit and the input and output units in one housing."
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    {
      "question": "What is the duty on laptops imported into the United States?",
      "answer": "The general (MFN) duty in the United States on the national lines under 8471.30 is free. Import VAT or sales tax is charged on top, and de minimis rules can change what is due; the landed cost calculator works it out for a shipment."
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        "Is it a portable computer of 10 kg or less with its own keyboard and display, or a desktop? Use 8471.30 when it is a portable computer weighing no more than 10 kg, with at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display. Use 8471.41 when it is a desktop computer with the processing unit and the input and output units in one housing.",
        "Some similar goods are classified elsewhere: 8471.41 applies when it is a desktop computer with the processing unit and the input and output units in one housing."
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        "Each code is listed with its legal text from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, quoted as published, and the condition under which it applies to laptops."
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      "text": [
        "The tariff of the United States splits this code into 1 national line, listed with their published text and general duty.",
        "The general (MFN) duty in the United States on the national lines under 8471.30 is free. Import VAT or sales tax is charged on top, and de minimis rules can change what is due; the landed cost calculator works it out for a shipment."
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        "Products in the same category as laptops, or classified under the same headings."
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      "title": "Check your exact product",
      "text": [
        "Describe your product, or paste its page, and the classifier suggests the code in the tariff of the United States with its reasons."
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      "id": "note",
      "title": "Classification depends on the exact product",
      "text": [
        "The right code depends on what the product is made of, how it is made and what it is for, so two products sold as laptops can fall under different codes.",
        "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."
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        "The legal texts are from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, live on border.bot since 11 October 2026.",
        "The national lines are from the tariff release of the United States (2026HTSRev21), live on border.bot since 9 October 2026.",
        "The duty rates are from the live rates release, live on border.bot since 9 October 2026.",
        "The conditions and questions on this page were written for laptops by border.bot and checked against those legal texts; the page changes when a new release goes live or the topic is reviewed again."
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