Electronic calculators capable of operation without an external source of electric power and pocket-size data recording, reproducing and displaying machines with calculating functions
Classified under heading 8470 — chapter 84 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
General rate applies to goods from countries with normal trade relations. Special rates require a program code (USMCA, GSP, AGOA…). Column 2 applies where normal trade relations do not.
Duty calculator
Estimate the duty owed on an import under HTS 8470.10.00.
Excludes merchandise processing fees, Section 301 duties, antidumping/countervailing duties and freight. Estimates only — not customs advice.
Where this rate sits
Heading 8470 contains 3 tariff lines. The general rate on this line is duty-free.
| Metric | This line | Heading 8470 |
|---|---|---|
| General rate | Free | avg 0% |
| Duty-free lines | yes | 3 of 3 |
| Specific-rate lines | no | 0 |
Classification path
- 8470Calculating 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
- 8470.10.00Electronic calculators capable of operation without an external source of electric power and pocket-size data recording, reproducing and displaying machines with calculating functions
All 3 tariff lines under heading 8470
Heading overview →| HTS code | Description | General | Col. 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8470.10.00 | Electronic calculators capable of operation without an external source of electric power and pocket-size data recording, reproducing and displaying machines with calculating functionsthis page | Free | 35% |
| 8470.50.00 | Cash registers | Free | 35% |
| 8470.90.01 | Other | Free | 35% |
Using HTS 8470.10.00 correctly
A ten-digit HTS number has three parts: the four-digit heading, the six-digit international subheading shared by every WTO member, and the two-digit US statistical suffix. 8470.10.00 is a US national line — the same product may carry a different suffix in the EU TARIC or in another country's tariff.
Classification is determined by the General Rules of Interpretation, not by what the product is called on the invoice. If your goods could fall in two headings, GRI 1 sends you to the heading with the most specific description; GRI 3 breaks ties by essential character. A GRI 3(b) mistake is the single most common reason an entry gets reclassified and billed for unpaid duty plus interest.