Standard International Trade Classification
U.S. imports of Apparatus for Transmission or Reception of Voice, Images, or Data (Including Wired and Wireless Network Communication Devices) (SITC 76412) totaled $12.3B in August 2026, imported from 123 countries.
Importers of Apparatus for Transmission or Reception of Voice, Images, or Data (Including Wired and Wireless Network Communication Devices) paid $57.8M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 0.49% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Apparatus for Transmission or Reception of Voice, Images, or Data (Including Wired and Wireless Network Communication Devices) imports of $12.3B in August 2026 ran 13% above the year-to-date monthly average of $10.9B.
Last updated: August 2026 dataSmartphones, tablets with cellular modems, Wi-Fi routers, network switches, and a broad range of wired and wireless communication devices converge under this expansive heading, making it one of the highest-value categories in US electronics trade. The heading's reach — covering apparatus for communication in both wired and wireless networks — means it captures much of the modern connected-device ecosystem that does not fit a more specific heading. Section 301 tariffs have had outsized impact here given China's dominant role in smartphone and networking equipment manufacturing, and supply-chain diversification toward India, Vietnam, and Mexico has accelerated as a result. FCC equipment authorization (Certification for intentional radiators) is a mandatory pre-import requirement for virtually all wireless devices in this category.
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97.8K import shipments a month
A Wi-Fi-only tablet communicates in a wireless network and would generally fall under this heading as apparatus for communication in a wireless network. However, tablets whose primary function is data processing may be classified as automatic data processing machines under a different heading. The essential-character and primary-function tests are determinative, and CBP has issued numerous binding rulings on tablet classification — consulting those rulings or seeking a new one is advisable for novel form factors.
Wireless routers and access points are intentional radiators subject to FCC Part 15 Certification. The responsible party must obtain Certification from an FCC-recognized Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB) before the devices are imported or marketed in the US. The FCC ID must be permanently affixed to the device, and the technical documentation must be retained. Devices without valid Certification are subject to detention and refusal at the border.
Basic heading 4 of 642 in section 7
Basic heading 76412 · $12.3B of $172.0B
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Imports · August 2026
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Vietnam and Thailand together supply 51% of it.
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$12.3BYoY · free account
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$2.9BYoY · free account
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Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $122.4B of Apparatus for Transmission or Reception of Voice, Images, or Data (Including Wired and Wireless Network Communication Devices).
Through August 2026 · exports 10 of 12 months reported. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.