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HTS 8531.20.00Chapter 85

HTS 8531.20.00Indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD's) or light emitting diodes (LED) Duty Rate & Import Guide

Electrical Machinery and Equipment · $65.1M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

35%

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Notes

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Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$65.1M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

LOW

15 rulings — · 0 reg · 0 cases

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 1 NCM code

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, HMRC / DG TAXUD / CBSA / SISCOMEX · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly

Supply Chain Risk

100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.

Trade Remedy

Additional Tariffs Apply

Section 301 — China Tariffs+25%

List 1 — ~$34B of Chinese goods (machinery, electronics, industrial components)

Active — 7.5%–25% additional duties on Chinese-origin goods across four tranches (Lists 1–4A), with higher 2024/2025 increases on targeted product categories.

Effective 2018-07-06

These additional tariffs apply on top of the general duty rate. View full trade remedy tracker →

Subheadings (3)

CodeDescriptionRate
8531.20.00Indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD's) or light emitting diodes (LED)Free
8531.20.00.20Incorporating LCD's
8531.20.00.40Other

CBP Rulings (15)

952722Classification

Liquid Crystal Display Modules; LCDs; 9013.80.60; Additional U.S. Note 1(a); principal use; signaling apparatus; EN 85.31; EN 90.13; HRLs 955062, 954788, 953115, 952502, 951868, 952360, 951288, 955294, 952973

957723Classification

IA 2/95; liquid crystal devices; LCDs; 9013.80.60; liquid crystal devices not constituting articles provided for more specifically in other headings; HRLs 955447, 954788, 953115, 952502, 951288, 952360, 954638 and 955062; EN 90.13; signaling apparatus; EN 85.31

960316Classification

Protest 2809-96-100723; Liquid Crystal Devices (LCDs); LCD Displays; Signaling Apparatus; Legal Note 1(m) to Section XVI; Headings 8531 and 9013; Sharp Microelectronics Technology, Inc. v. United States, 932 F.Supp. 1499 (CIT 1996), aff'd., 122 F.3d 1446, CAFC Slip Op. 97-1013 (September 2, 1997); HQ 959945

959647Classification

Protest 1001-96-104976; Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs); Flat Panel Displays; Signaling Apparatus; Principal Use; Headings 8531 and 9013; Sharp Microelectronics Technology, Inc. v. United States; HQs 952722 and 959175

960314Classification

Protest 2809-96-101402; Liquid Crystal Devices (LCDs); LCD Displays; Signaling Apparatus; Legal Note 1(m) to Section XVI; Headings 8531 and 9013; Sharp Microelectronics Technology, Inc. v. United States, 932 F.Supp. 1499 (CIT 1996), aff'd., 122 F.3d 1446, CAFC Slip Op. 97-1013 (September 2, 1997); HQ 955062

960315Classification

Protest 2809-96-101275; Liquid Crystal Devices (LCDs); LCD Displays; Signaling Apparatus; Legal Note 1(m) to Section XVI; Headings 8528 and 9013; Sharp Microelectronics Technology, Inc. v. United States, 932 F.Supp. 1499 (CIT 1996), aff'd., 122 F.3d 1446, CAFC Slip Op. 97-1013 (September 2, 1997); HQ 955062

960317Classification

Protest 2809-96-101294; Liquid Crystal Devices (LCDs); LCD Displays; Signaling Apparatus; Legal Note 1(m) to Section XVI; Headings 8531 and 9013; Sharp Microelectronics Technology, Inc. v. United States, 932 F.Supp. 1499 (CIT 1996), aff'd., 122 F.3d 1446, CAFC Slip Op. 97-1013 (September 2, 1997); HQ 955062

955062Classification

Liquid Crystal Display Module; LCD; Signaling; 8531; 9013; HQ 951609; HQ 951288; HQ 952360; HQ 086929; HQ 952973; HQ 955294 Dear Ms. Higgins:

955294Classification

Internal Advice 68/93; Hosiden America Corporation; Liquid Crystal Display Indicator Panel Modules; LCD; Global Positioning; Bar Code Scanner; HQs 953115, 952973, 954788, 954638, 951069, 951868, 086929, 087362

955447Classification

Hosiden America Corporation; Mobile Telephone Liquid Crystal Display Indicator Panel Modules; LCD; Glass Sandwich; HQs 952973, 954788, 954638, 951069, 951868, 086929, 087362

957078Classification

Electronic Currency Exchange Rate Board; HQs 083609, 086032, 088225, 950407, 955448; NY 848860; NY 856403 revoked; subheading 8543.80.90; section XVI, note 4

956091Classification

Protest 0901-93-100846; Electronic Currency Rate Board; HQs 083609, 086032, 088225, 950407, 955448; NYs 848860, 856403; section XVI, note 4; subheading 8543.80.90

960318Classification

Protest 2809-96-101312; Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs); Flat Panel Displays; Output units for Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Machines; Signaling Apparatus; Principal Use; Headings 8471, 8531, and 9013; HQs 959945, 955062, and 952973

955500Classification

Merlin Identifier System; Commercial Caller ID System; Signalling Apparatus; Telephonic Apparatus; 8531; 8517; HQs 954390, 953366

955497Classification

Caller ID Unit; Signalling Apparatus; Telephonic Apparatus; 8531; 8517; HQs 954390, 953366

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8531200020Schedule B

INDICATOR PANELS INCORPORATING LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICES (LCD'S)

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

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