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Electronic Products


Electronic products offered for importation into the customs territory of the United States are subject to standards prescribed by the Department of Health and Human Services under section 358 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 263f)

Electronic products subject to standards in effect under section 358 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 263f), when offered for importation into the customs territory of the United States, shall be refused entry unless there is filed with the entry, in duplicate, a declaration (FDA Form FD 2877) verified by the importer of record which identifies the products and affirms:

  (1) That the electronic products were manufactured before the date of any applicable electronic product performance standard (the date of manufacture shall be specified); or

  (2) That the electronic products comply with all standards in effect under section 358 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 263f), and chapter I, subchapter J, title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR, chapter I, subchapter J), and that the certification required by section 360 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 263h) in the form of a label or tag is attached to the product; or

  (3)(i) That the electronic products do not comply with all standards in effect under section 358 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 263f), and chapter I, subchapter J, title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR, chapter I, subchapter J), but are being imported for the purpose of research, investigations, studied, demonstrations, or training, (ii) that the products will not be introduced into commerce and when the use for which they were imported is completed they will be destroyed or exported under Customs supervision, and (iii) that an exemption for these products has been or will be requested from the National Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, in accordance with section 360B(b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 263j); or

  (4) That the electronic products do not comply with all standards in effect under section 358 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 263f) and chapter I, subchapter J, Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR, chapter I, subchapter J), but that a timely and adequate petition for permission to bring the products into compliance with applicable standards has been or will be filed with the Secretary of Health and Human Services in accordance with section 360 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, and as implemented by 21 CFR 1005.21.

Types of Electronic Products

Consumer Electronic Products
 -  Televisions
 -  Computers and Tablets
 -  Smartphones
 -  Air-Conditioners
 -  Entertainment / Game Systems

Medical Electronics
 -  Hearing aids
 -  Artificial Joints
 -  Medical imaging and monitors
 -  Pacemakers

Automotive electronics
 -  Controllers (Cruise Control)
 -  In-car computers and sensors

Military and Aerospace electronics
 -  Surveillance systems
 -  Navigation systems
 -  Guidance systems
 -  Missile systems
 -  Robotics

Digital Electronics
 -  Circuit boards
 -  Resistors
 -  Transistors
 -  Capacitors
 -  Speaker and headphones;

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Disclaimers
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