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Lockdowns Fueled Record 2020 Imports of Laptops, Tablets: ITC Data

U.S. importers sourced record quantities of laptops, tablets and TVs in 2020 to meet high demand for connectivity and home entertainment gear during lockdowns, said Census Bureau data we accessed Sunday through the International Trade Commission. The 125.68 million laptops…

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and tablets under Harmonized Tariff Schedule 8471.30.01 was a 23% increase from 2019 and the most in any year since Census began reporting that HTS category in 2007. Q4 shipments of 43.44 million laptops was the highest quarterly volume recorded, rising 40%.