AT&T U-verse Wireless Access Point Set-Top Box from China
This set-top box from AT&T combines TV signal reception with built-in Wi-Fi communications for streaming and internet connectivity. It decodes cable TV signals and enables wireless network access without a built-in screen. Classified under 8528.71.20.00 as a communications-enabled set-top box not designed to incorporate a video display.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Verify the device has both TV reception and active communications (e.g
• Wi-Fi/Ethernet) to qualify under 8528.71.20.00; pure recorders fall elsewhere
• Include FCC certification and communications module specs in documentation to prove 'communications function' during customs review