Bluetooth-connected e-paper smart badge: CN 8531 80 70

The reusable electronic smart badge consists of a plastic housing, an e-paper technology display, electronic circuitry and a lithium-ion battery. It receives data by Bluetooth. Measuring 105 × 65 × 3 mm, it displays information as images, logos and alphanumeric characters. The BTI identifies visual display of data as the principal function.

Classification is based on General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, Note 3 to Section XVI and the HS Explanatory Notes to heading 8531. Although the article receives data through Bluetooth, its principal function is to present that data visually on an e-paper screen. It was therefore treated as other electrical visual signalling apparatus of heading 8531.

Bluetooth connectivity does not by itself determine heading 8517; the principal function of the multifunction apparatus is decisive. CN 8531 20 is specific to indicator panels incorporating LCD or LED technology. Because the display in this BTI uses e-paper, the article falls within the other-apparatus branch of 8531 80. The comparison with 8517 and 8531 20 is our technical reading of the product and cited legal basis; the BTI text does not set out a detailed alternative-code analysis.

This record is not an EU classification regulation. It is an individual BTI issued by the Slovenian authority for specified goods and its holder. It does not create a binding Turkish BTB or a final 12-digit GTIP. It is nevertheless a strong comparative source for the 8517–8531 distinction involving Bluetooth e-paper badges, electronic name tags and similar visual data-display devices.