Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Regulations 2018
I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.
Dated 21 June 2018
Peter Cosgrove
Governor‑General
By His Excellency’s Command
Melissa Price
Assistant Minister for the Environment
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Energy
Contents
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedules
Schedule 1—Amendments
Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Regulations 2011
This instrument is the Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Regulations 2018.
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information | ||
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. The whole of this instrument | 1 July 2018. | 1 July 2018 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
This instrument is made under the Product Stewardship Act 2011.
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Regulations 2011
1 Regulation 1.03 (paragraph (e) of the definition of relevant Schedule)
After “1 July 2015”, insert “and before 1 July 2018”.
2 Regulation 1.03 (at the end of the definition of relevant Schedule)
Add:
; and (f) for a unit imported or manufactured on or after 1 July 2018 and before 1 July 2019—Schedule 1E; and
(g) for a unit imported or manufactured on or after 1 July 2019—Schedule 1F.
3 Subregulation 3.04(3) (method statement, step 2, paragraph (c))
Omit “0.8”, substitute “0.72”.
4 Subregulation 3.04(3) (method statement, step 3, paragraph (c))
Omit “0.88”, substitute “0.71”.
5 Schedule 1D (heading)
After “1 July 2015”, insert “to 30 June 2018”.
6 After Schedule 1D
Insert:
Note: See regulation 1.03
Colour televisions—product codes and conversion factors | |||
Item | Column 1 Description | Column 2 Product code | Column 3 Conversion factor (kg) |
1.1 | Colour televisions: |
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| (a) weighing less than 3 kg | 8528.72.00.01 | 2.4 |
| (b) weighing 3 kg or more but less than 5 kg | 8528.72.00.02 | 4.2 |
| (c) weighing 5 kg or more but less than 8 kg | 8528.72.00.03 | 6.7 |
| (d) weighing 8 kg or more but less than 10 kg | 8528.72.00.04 | 8.8 |
| (e) weighing 10 kg or more but less than 12 kg | 8528.72.00.05 | 11.1 |
| (f) weighing 12 kg or more but less than 14 kg | 8528.72.00.06 | 13.0 |
| (g) weighing 14 kg or more but less than 16 kg | 8528.72.00.07 | 14.7 |
| (h) weighing 16 kg or more but less than 18 kg | 8528.72.00.08 | 17.2 |
| (i) weighing 18 kg or more but less than 20 kg | 8528.72.00.09 | 18.4 |
| (j) weighing 20 kg or more but less than 25 kg | 8528.72.00.63 | 23.0 |
| (k) weighing 25 kg or more but less than 30 kg | 8528.72.00.64 | 28.0 |
| (l) weighing 30 kg or more but less than 40 kg | 8528.72.00.65 | 35.2 |
| (m) weighing 40 kg or more | 8528.72.00.66 | 46.6 |
1.2 | Other | 8528.72.00.93 | 46.6 |
Division 2—Black and white or other monochrome
Black and white or other monochrome—product codes and conversion factors | |||
Item | Column 1 Description | Column 2 Product code | Column 3 Conversion factor (kg) |
2.1 | Black and white or other monochrome | 8528.73.00.35 | 1.0 |
Computers—product codes and conversion factors | |||
Item | Column 1 Description | Column 2 Product code | Column 3 Conversion factor (kg) |
3.1 | Automatic data processing machines and units, magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form, and machines for processing the data: |
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| (a) portable automatic data processing machines, weighing not more than 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display: |
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| (i) laptops, notebooks, palmtops and tablets: |
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| (A) weighing not more than 1 kg | 8471.30.00.31 | 0.4 |
| (B) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 3 kg | 8471.30.00.33 | 2.1 |
| (C) weighing more than 3 kg but not more than 10 kg | 8471.30.00.34 | 3.5 |
| (ii) other | 8471.30.00.90 | 3.0 |
| (b) other automatic data processing machines, comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined: |
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| (i) personal computers | 8471.41.00.21 | 6.2 |
| (ii) other | 8471.41.00.91 | 2.3 |
| (c) other automatic data processing machines, presented in the form of systems: |
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| (i) personal computers | 8471.49.00.22 | 8.9 |
| (ii) other | 8471.49.00.92 | 10.5 |
| (d) processing units other than those mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c), whether or not containing in the same housing one or 2 storage units, input units or output units: |
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| (i) central processing units for personal computers | 8471.50.00.23 | 7.4 |
| (ii) other | 8471.50.00.93 | 13.2 |
3.2 | Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus, reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio‑broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: |
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| (a) cathode‑ray tube monitors capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing system mentioned in item 3.1 | 8528.42.00.11 | 11.4 |
| (b) other monitors capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing system mentioned in item 3.1: |
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| (i) flat screen monitors: |
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| (A) weighing not more than 5 kg | 8528.52.00.23 | 3.9 |
| (B) weighing more than 5 kg but not more than 10 kg | 8528.52.00.24 | 6.1 |
| (C) weighing more than 10 kg | 8528.52.00.25 | 14.5 |
| (ii) other | 8528.52.00.34 | 6.3 |
Printers—product codes and conversion factors | |||
Item | Column 1 Description | Column 2 Product code | Column 3 Conversion factor (kg) |
4.1 | Machines which perform 2 or more of the functions of printing, copying or fax transmission (with printing or copying as the principal function) capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network: |
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| (a) weighing not more than 10 kg | 8443.31.00.20 | 5.3 |
| (b) weighing more than 10 kg but not more than 20 kg | 8443.31.00.21 | 14.2 |
| (c) weighing more than 20 kg but not more than 35 kg | 8443.31.00.18 | 23.3 |
| (d) weighing more than 35 kg but not more than 50 kg | 8443.31.00.19 | 37.3 |
| (e) weighing more than 50 kg but not more than 100 kg | 8443.31.00.23 | 76.6 |
| (f) weighing more than 100 kg but not more than 150 kg | 8443.31.00.24 | 122.0 |
| (g) weighing more than 150 kg but not more than 200 kg | 8443.31.00.25 | 152.0 |
| (h) weighing more than 200 kg but not more than 300 kg | 8443.31.00.26 | 238.3 |
| (i) weighing more than 300 kg but not more than 500 kg | 8443.31.00.27 | 304.0 |
| (j) weighing more than 500 kg | 8443.31.00.28 | 617.2 |
4.2 | Other printers capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network: |
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| (a) weighing not more than 1 kg | 8443.32.00.27 | 0.2 |
| (b) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 5 kg | 8443.32.00.28 | 2.4 |
| (c) weighing more than 5 kg but not more than 10 kg | 8443.32.00.29 | 7.0 |
| (d) weighing more than 10 kg but not more than 20 kg | 8443.32.00.32 | 13.5 |
| (e) weighing more than 20 kg but not more than 50 kg | 8443.32.00.33 | 27.0 |
| (f) weighing more than 50 kg but not more than 100 kg | 8443.32.00.34 | 77.8 |
| (g) weighing more than 100 kg but not more than 150 kg | 8443.32.00.35 | 115.7 |
| (h) weighing more than 150 kg but not more than 200 kg | 8443.32.00.36 | 157.7 |
| (i) weighing more than 200 kg but not more than 300 kg | 8443.32.00.37 | 239.2 |
| (j) weighing more than 300 kg but not more than 500 kg | 8443.32.00.38 | 384.2 |
| (k) weighing more than 500 kg | 8443.32.00.39 | 551.0 |
Part 4—Computer parts and peripherals
Computer parts and peripherals—product codes and conversion factors | |||
Item | Column 1 Description | Column 2 Product code | Column 3 Conversion factor (kg) |
5.1 | Automatic data processing machines and units, magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form, and machines for processing the data: |
|
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| (a) input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing: |
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| (i) keyboards | 8471.60.00.55 | 0.8 |
| (ii) joysticks and game pads | 8471.60.00.91 | 0.6 |
| (iii) mouses and trackballs | 8471.60.00.92 | 0.1 |
| (iv) scanners: |
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| (A) weighing not more than 1 kg | 8471.60.00.65 | 0.2 |
| (B) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 5 kg | 8471.60.00.66 | 3.2 |
| (C) weighing more than 5 kg | 8471.60.00.67 | 6.9 |
| (v) other | 8471.60.00.98 | 0.7 |
| (b) storage units: |
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| (i) compact disc drives (including burners) | 8471.70.00.20 | 1.0 |
| (ii) digital video disc drives (including burners) | 8471.70.00.25 | 0.5 |
| (iii) hard drives | 8471.70.00.74 | 0.4 |
| (iv) other | 8471.70.00.44 | 0.04 |
5.2 | Parts for machines mentioned in item 3.1: |
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| (a) cards (including network, sound, video, IDE, SCSI, and other similar cards) | 8473.30.00.62 | 0.1 |
| (b) motherboards | 8473.30.00.68 | 0.8 |
| (c) other: |
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| (i) weighing not more than 1 kg | 8473.30.00.71 | 0.1 |
| (ii) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 5 kg | 8473.30.00.72 | 1.8 |
| (iii) weighing more than 5 kg | 8473.30.00.73 | 6.5 |
5.3 | Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers and inductors)—static converters—separately housed units, designed to be housed in the same cabinet as the central processing unit of machines mentioned in item 3.1 | 8504.40.30.59 | 0.7 |
5.4 | Web cameras | 8525.80.10.15 | 0.1 |
Schedule 1F—Television or computer products, product codes and conversion factors from 1 July 2019
Note: See regulation 1.03
Colour televisions—product codes and conversion factors | |||
Item | Column 1 Description | Column 2 Product code | Column 3 Conversion factor (kg) |
1.1 | Colour televisions: |
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| (a) weighing less than 3 kg | 8528.72.00.01 | 2.4 |
| (b) weighing 3 kg or more but less than 5 kg | 8528.72.00.02 | 4.2 |
| (c) weighing 5 kg or more but less than 8 kg | 8528.72.00.03 | 6.7 |
| (d) weighing 8 kg or more but less than 10 kg | 8528.72.00.04 | 8.8 |
| (e) weighing 10 kg or more but less than 12 kg | 8528.72.00.05 | 11.1 |
| (f) weighing 12 kg or more but less than 14 kg | 8528.72.00.06 | 13.0 |
| (g) weighing 14 kg or more but less than 16 kg | 8528.72.00.07 | 14.7 |
| (h) weighing 16 kg or more but less than 18 kg | 8528.72.00.08 | 17.2 |
| (i) weighing 18 kg or more but less than 20 kg | 8528.72.00.09 | 18.4 |
| (j) weighing 20 kg or more but less than 25 kg | 8528.72.00.63 | 23.0 |
| (k) weighing 25 kg or more but less than 30 kg | 8528.72.00.64 | 28.0 |
| (l) weighing 30 kg or more but less than 40 kg | 8528.72.00.65 | 35.2 |
| (m) weighing 40 kg or more | 8528.72.00.66 | 46.6 |
1.2 | Other | 8528.72.00.93 | 46.6 |
Division 2—Black and white or other monochrome
Black and white or other monochrome—product codes and conversion factors | |||
Item | Column 1 Description | Column 2 Product code | Column 3 Conversion factor (kg) |
2.1 | Black and white or other monochrome | 8528.73.00.35 | 1.0 |
Computers—product codes and conversion factors | |||
Item | Column 1 Description | Column 2 Product code | Column 3 Conversion factor (kg) |
3.1 | Automatic data processing machines and units, magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form, and machines for processing the data: |
|
|
| (a) portable automatic data processing machines, weighing not more than 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display: |
|
|
| (i) laptops, notebooks, palmtops and tablets: |
|
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| (A) weighing not more than 1 kg | 8471.30.00.31 | 0.4 |
| (B) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 2 kg | 8471.30.00.35 | 1.7 |
| (C) weighing more than 2 kg but not more than 3 kg | 8471.30.00.36 | 2.5 |
| (D) weighing more than 3 kg but not more than 10 kg | 8471.30.00.34 | 3.5 |
| (ii) other | 8471.30.00.90 | 3.0 |
| (b) other automatic data processing machines, comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined: |
|
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| (i) weighing not more than 1 kg | 8471.41.00.22 | 0.4 |
| (ii) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 2 kg | 8471.41.00.23 | 1.6 |
| (iii) weighing more than 2 kg but not more than 5 kg | 8471.41.00.24 | 3.2 |
| (iv) weighing more than 5 kg but not more than 8 kg | 8471.41.00.25 | 6.3 |
| (v) weighing more than 8 kg but not more than 12 kg | 8471.41.00.26 | 9.3 |
| (vi) weighing more than 12 kg | 8471.41.00.27 | 15.5 |
| (c) other automatic data processing machines, presented in the form of systems: |
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| (i) weighing not more than 1 kg | 8471.49.00.31 | 0.9 |
| (ii) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 5 kg | 8471.49.00.32 | 3.7 |
| (iii) weighing more than 5 kg | 8471.49.00.33 | 10.7 |
| (d) processing units other than those mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c), whether or not containing in the same housing one or 2 storage units, input units or output units: |
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| (i) weighing not more than 1 kg | 8471.50.00.41 | 0.1 |
| (ii) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 5 kg | 8471.50.00.42 | 4.6 |
| (iii) weighing more than 5 kg but not more than 10 kg | 8471.50.00.43 | 9.5 |
| (iv) weighing more than 10 kg but not more than 15 kg | 8471.50.00.44 | 14.5 |
| (v) weighing more than 15 kg | 8471.50.00.45 | 28.0 |
3.2 | Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus, reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio‑broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: |
|
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| (a) cathode‑ray tube monitors capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing system mentioned in item 3.1 | 8528.42.00.11 | 11.4 |
| (b) other monitors capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing system mentioned in item 3.1: |
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| (i) flat screen monitors: |
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| (A) weighing not more than 5 kg | 8528.52.00.23 | 3.9 |
| (B) weighing more than 5 kg but not more than 10 kg | 8528.52.00.24 | 6.1 |
| (C) weighing more than 10 kg | 8528.52.00.25 | 14.5 |
| (ii) other | 8528.52.00.34 | 6.3 |
Printers—product codes and conversion factors | |||
Item | Column 1 Description | Column 2 Product code | Column 3 Conversion factor (kg) |
4.1 | Machines which perform 2 or more of the functions of printing, copying or fax transmission (with printing or copying as the principal function) capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network: |
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| (a) weighing not more than 4 kg | 8443.31.00.01 | 3.5 |
| (b) weighing more than 4 kg but not more than 6 kg | 8443.31.00.02 | 4.8 |
| (c) weighing more than 6 kg but not more than 10 kg | 8443.31.00.03 | 7.9 |
| (d) weighing more than 10 kg but not more than 20 kg | 8443.31.00.21 | 14.2 |
| (e) weighing more than 20 kg but not more than 35 kg | 8443.31.00.18 | 23.3 |
| (f) weighing more than 35 kg but not more than 50 kg | 8443.31.00.19 | 37.3 |
| (g) weighing more than 50 kg but not more than 100 kg | 8443.31.00.23 | 76.6 |
| (h) weighing more than 100 kg but not more than 150 kg | 8443.31.00.24 | 122.0 |
| (i) weighing more than 150 kg but not more than 200 kg | 8443.31.00.25 | 152.0 |
| (j) weighing more than 200 kg but not more than 300 kg | 8443.31.00.26 | 238.3 |
| (k) weighing more than 300 kg but not more than 500 kg | 8443.31.00.27 | 304.0 |
| (l) weighing more than 500 kg | 8443.31.00.28 | 617.2 |
4.2 | Other printers capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network: |
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| (a) weighing not more than 1 kg | 8443.32.00.27 | 0.2 |
| (b) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 5 kg | 8443.32.00.28 | 2.4 |
| (c) weighing more than 5 kg but not more than 8 kg | 8443.32.00.11 | 5.8 |
| (d) weighing more than 8 kg but not more than 10 kg | 8443.32.00.12 | 8.3 |
| (e) weighing more than 10 kg but not more than 20 kg | 8443.32.00.32 | 13.5 |
| (f) weighing more than 20 kg but not more than 50 kg | 8443.32.00.33 | 27.0 |
| (g) weighing more than 50 kg but not more than 100 kg | 8443.32.00.34 | 77.8 |
| (h) weighing more than 100 kg but not more than 150 kg | 8443.32.00.35 | 115.7 |
| (i) weighing more than 150 kg but not more than 200 kg | 8443.32.00.36 | 157.7 |
| (j) weighing more than 200 kg but not more than 300 kg | 8443.32.00.37 | 239.2 |
| (k) weighing more than 300 kg but not more than 500 kg | 8443.32.00.38 | 384.2 |
| (l) weighing more than 500 kg | 8443.32.00.39 | 551.0 |
Part 4—Computer parts and peripherals
Computer parts and peripherals—product codes and conversion factors | |||
Item | Column 1 Description | Column 2 Product code | Column 3 Conversion factor (kg) |
5.1 | Automatic data processing machines and units, magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form, and machines for processing the data: |
|
|
| (a) input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing: |
|
|
| (i) keyboards | 8471.60.00.55 | 0.8 |
| (ii) joysticks and game pads | 8471.60.00.91 | 0.6 |
| (iii) mouses and trackballs | 8471.60.00.92 | 0.1 |
| (iv) scanners: |
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| (A) weighing not more than 1 kg | 8471.60.00.65 | 0.2 |
| (B) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 5 kg | 8471.60.00.66 | 3.2 |
| (C) weighing more than 5 kg | 8471.60.00.67 | 6.9 |
| (v) other: |
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| (A) weighing not more than 500g | 8471.60.00.87 | 0.2 |
| (B) weighing more than 500g but not more than 1 kg | 8471.60.00.88 | 0.7 |
| (C) weighing more than 1kg but not more than 5 kg | 8471.60.00.94 | 1.8 |
| (D) weighing more than 5kg | 8471.60.00.97 | 8.6 |
| (b) storage units: |
|
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| (i) compact disc drives (including burners) | 8471.70.00.20 | 1.0 |
| (ii) digital video disc drives (including burners) | 8471.70.00.25 | 0.5 |
| (iii) hard drives | 8471.70.00.74 | 0.4 |
| (iv) other: |
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| (A) weighing not more than 500g | 8471.70.00.51 | 0.2 |
| (B) weighing more than 500g but not more than 1 kg | 8471.70.00.52 | 0.7 |
| (C) weighing more than 1kg but not more than 5 kg | 8471.70.00.53 | 1.8 |
| (D) weighing more than 5kg | 8471.70.00.54 | 8.6 |
5.2 | Parts for machines mentioned in item 3.1: |
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| (a) cards (including network, sound, video, IDE, SCSI, and other similar cards) | 8473.30.00.62 | 0.1 |
| (b) motherboards | 8473.30.00.68 | 0.8 |
| (c) other: |
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| (i) weighing not more than 1 kg | 8473.30.00.71 | 0.1 |
| (ii) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 5 kg | 8473.30.00.72 | 1.8 |
| (iii) weighing more than 5 kg | 8473.30.00.73 | 6.5 |
5.3 | Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers and inductors)—static converters—separately housed units, designed to be housed in the same cabinet as the central processing unit of machines mentioned in item 3.1 | 8504.40.30.59 | 0.7 |
5.4 | Web cameras | 8525.80.10.15 | 0.1 |