Compaq Portable 386 with Built-in CRT from China
The Compaq Portable 386 is a luggable PC with an integrated 9-inch amber monochrome CRT for displaying processed data outputs. Classified under HTS 8471.50.0110 as a processing unit housing a CRT output unit, it was used for portable computing in the late 1980s. Its design combines CPU, storage, and CRT in one chassis for coded data processing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
50%
Rate breakdown
9903.79.0125%Semiconductor articles as provided for in subdivisions (a) and (b) of U.S. note 39 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.860%Universal product exemption (U.S. note 52(b))
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Document the integrated nature of the CRT with service manuals to prevent misclassification as separate input/output units
• Check for hazardous materials in CRT (e.g
• phosphor coatings) and comply with Basel Convention rules for import
• Use HTS explanatory notes to justify why it qualifies as a complete processing unit, not a monitor alone