What every member of the trade community should know about: personal digital assistants (PDAs) and electronic organizers

Original publisher: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Customs and Border Protection, [2006] OCLC Number: (OCoLC)71201825 Subject: Pocket computers -- United States. Excerpt: ... Personal Digital Assistants ( PDAs ) and Electronic Organizers April 2011 See also NY A85915, July 24, 1996 ( classifying a pocket organizer keychain ); NY I85276, August 26, 2002 ( classifying a pocket organizer / handbag combination ). OTHER CONSIDERATIONS PDAs or electronic organizers may be imported with other goods, such as cradles, instruction manuals or software, that affect how the PDA / organizer and the additional articles will be classified, among other customs requirements. This section discusses the classification of " sets for retail sale " and software. Sets Some PDAs and electronic organizers are imported " put up in sets for retail sale. " In this situation, GRIs 1 and 3 ( b ), should be considered. A detailed discussion of " sets " is available in the Informed Compliance Publication entitled, Classification of Sets under the HTS. This section illustrates the classification of a set that includes a PDA or electronic organizer. In HQ 964880, discussed above, the Palm VII â„¢ series PDAs were imported both separately in bulk and as retail sets packaged with additional components. They were packaged with a HotSync cradle, Palm Desktop Software, a handbook and guide, two AAA batteries, a DB-25 adapter and a protective carrying case. They were packaged for retail sale without the need for repackaging. As the goods were covered by more than one heading, GRI 3 ( b ), reproduced in the preceding section, was applied. The ENs for GRI 3 ( b ) explains that " goods put up in sets for retail sale " refers to goods which: ( 1 ) consist of at least two different articles which are, prima facie, classifiable in different headings; ( 2 ) consist of products or articles put up together to meet a particular need or carry out a specific activity; and ( 3 ) are put up in a manner suitable for sale ...