Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., introduced legislation Wednesday to remove tariffs...
Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., introduced legislation Wednesday to remove tariffs on a raft of electronic learning devices for children. The Elimination of Tariffs on Education for Children’s Act would insert subheading 8543.70.94 into the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to provide for…
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duty-free import of the learning devices. HR-4748 (http://1.usa.gov/1oOIAlL) would replicate the duty-free status of 8543.70.92, a subheading that addresses electrical machines with translation or dictionary functions, flat-panel displays and other goods. The bill would make the tariff removal on the products permanent, said Black, according to a spokesman. “Electronic learning devices have been used in hundreds of thousands of classrooms and households,” said Black. “Congress has already recognized the importance of eliminating duties on electronic educational devices and has approved three temporary tariff reductions under the Miscellaneous Tariff Bills since 2004.” The Black legislation has four co-sponsors.