8528.59.60.00 - Black and white or other monochrome

This HTS category, 8528.59.60.00, specifically covers monochrome monitors. These are display devices that present images in black and white or shades of gray, lacking the capability to display a full spectrum of colors. This includes cathode ray tube (CRT) and flat-panel (e.g., LCD, LED) monitors designed solely for monochromatic output, often used in specialized industrial, medical, or security applications where color differentiation is not required or is actively avoided.

It is crucial to distinguish these monochrome monitors from their color counterparts, which fall under the sibling category for "Color" monitors within the same classification. The defining characteristic here is the absence of color reproduction. If a monitor, regardless of its display technology, is capable of producing color images, it would be classified elsewhere.

As this is a leaf node, there are no further subdivisions within this specific HTS code. Therefore, classification under 8528.59.60.00 is definitive for any monochrome monitor that does not incorporate television reception apparatus and is not otherwise specifically provided for in preceding HTS codes within heading 8528. The classification hinges on the explicit monochrome nature of the display output.