United Kingdom · Chapter 90· 200 entries

§90Optical, measuring, medical instruments

Section XVIIIOptical, medical, measuring instruments; clocks; musical instruments · Chapters 90–92(WCO HS)

Headings (4-digit WCO)

32 headings

9001Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 8544; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked9002Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings for instruments or apparatus, other than such elements of glass not optically worked9003Frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles or the like, and parts thereof9004Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other9005Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor; other astronomical instruments and mountings therefor, but not including instruments for radio-astronomy9006Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and flash bulbs other than discharge lamps of heading 85399007Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus9008Image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers9010Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens9011Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicro-graphy, cinephotomicrography or microprojection9012Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus9013Lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments, not specified or included else where in this chapter9014Direction finding compasses; other navigational instruments and appliances9015Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders9016Balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights9017Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting machines, pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter9018Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scientigraphic apparatus, other electromedical apparatus and sight-testing instruments9019Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus; ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus9020Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus; ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus9021Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability9022Apparatus based on the use of x-rays or of alpha, beta ,gamma or other ionising radiations, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, x-ray tubes and other x-ray generators, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens, examination or treatment tables, chairs and the like9023Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses9024Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics)9025Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not, and any combination of these instruments9026Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 9014, 9015, 9028 or 90329027Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters, refracto-meters, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis app-aratus); instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light (including exposure meters); microtomes9028Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor9029Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like; speed indicators and tachometers, other than those of heading 9014 or 9015; stroboscopes9030Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities, excluding meters of heading 9028; instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, cosmic or other ionising radiations9031Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; profile projectors9032Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus9033Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus

United Kingdom tariff lines (top 200)

256 total in chapter — drill into a heading above for the rest
HS CodeDescriptionPrimary rate
9000000000Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
9001101000Image conductor cables2.00 %
9001109010Image reverser made up from an assembly of optical fibres2.00 %
9001109090Other2.00 %
9001200000Sheets and plates of polarising material0.00 %
9001300000Contact lenses2.00 %
9001402000Not for the correction of vision2.00 %
9001404100Single focal2.00 %
9001404900Other2.00 %
9001408000Other2.00 %
9001502000Not for the correction of vision2.00 %
9001504140Organic uncut corrective eyeglass lens, finished on both sides, to undergo a coating, colouring, edging, mounting or any other substantial process for use in the manufacture of corrective glasses2.00 %
9001504190Other2.00 %
9001504940Organic uncut corrective eyeglass lens, finished on both sides, to undergo a coating, colouring, edging, mounting or any other substantial process for use in the manufacture of corrective glasses2.00 %
9001504990Other2.00 %
9001508030Round organic uncut, semi-finished eyeglass lens with corrective effect, finished on one side, of a kind used for the manufacture of finished eyeglass lenses2.00 %
9001508090Other2.00 %
9001900010For use in civil aircraft20.00 %
9001900090Other0.00 %
9002110018Lens assembly consisting of a cylinder-shaped cover made of metal or plastic and optical elements with:<br>-a horizontal field of view range to a maximum of 120 deg,<br>-a diagonal field of view range to a maximum of 105 deg,<br>-a focal length to a maximum of 7,50 mm,<br>-a relative aperture of a maximum of f/2,90,<br>-a maximum diameter of 22 mm<br>0.00 %
9002110020Lenses - measuring not more than 95 mm x 55 mm x 50 mm, - with a resolution of 160 lines/mm or better, and - with a zoom ratio of 3 or more times0.00 %
9002110023Lenses with:<br>-motorized focus, zoom, aperture,<br>-electronically switchable infrared cut filter,<br>-an adjustable focal length not less than 2,7 mm and not more than 55 mm,<br>-a weight of not more than 120 g,<br>-a length of less than 70 mm,<br>-a diameter of not more than 70 mm0.00 %
9002110045Infrared optical unit <br>- with lenses of silicon, germanium or chalcogenide glass of a diameter not more than 62 mm (± 0,05 mm),<br>- whether or not mounted on a machined aluminium alloy support<br>of a kind used for thermal cameras or ip network cameras<br>0.00 %
9002110050Lens unit:<br>- having a focal length of 25 mm or more but not more than 150 mm,<br>- consisting of glass or plastic lenses, with a diameter of 60 mm or more but not more than 190 mm<br>0.00 %
9002110085Lens assembly with:<br>- a horizontal field of view range of 20 deg or more, but not more than 200 deg,<br>- a focal length of 1,16 mm or more, but not more than 20 mm,<br>- a relative aperture of f/1,2 or more, but not more than f/4, and<br>- a diameter of 5 mm or more, but not more than 40 mm,<br>for use in the manufacture of cmos automotive cameras or in ip network cameras production <br>0.00 %
9002110090Other0.00 %
9002190000Other0.00 %
9002200000Filters0.00 %
9002900000Other0.00 %
9003110000Of plastics0.00 %
9003190040Of base metal0.00 %
9003190090Of other materials0.00 %
9003900020Parts of spectacle frames and mountings, including<br>- temples,<br>- blanks of a kind used for the manufacture of spectacle parts and<br>- bolts of the kind used for spectacle frames and mountings,<br>of a titanium alloy0.00 %
9003900090Other0.00 %
9004101000With lenses optically worked2.00 %
9004109100With lenses of plastics2.00 %
9004109900Other2.00 %
9004901000With lenses of plastics2.00 %
9004909000Other2.00 %
9005100000Binoculars4.00 %
9005800000Other instruments4.00 %
9005900000Parts and accessories (including mountings)4.00 %
9006300000Cameras specially designed for underwater use, for aerial survey or for medical or surgical examination of internal organs; comparison cameras for forensic or criminological purposes0.00 %
9006400000Instant print cameras0.00 %
9006531000Disposable cameras0.00 %
9006538000Other0.00 %
9006590000Other0.00 %
9006610000Discharge lamp (electronic) flashlight apparatus0.00 %
9006690000Other0.00 %
9006910000For cameras0.00 %
9006990000Other0.00 %
9007100000Cameras0.00 %
9007200010For use in certain types of aircraft0.00 %
9007200090Other0.00 %
9007910000For cameras0.00 %
9007920010For use in certain types of aircraft0.00 %
9007920090Other0.00 %
9008500000Projectors, enlargers and reducers0.00 %
9008900000Parts and accessories0.00 %
9010100000Apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper0.00 %
9010500000Other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes0.00 %
9010600000Projection screens0.00 %
9010902000Of apparatus and equipment of subheadings 9010 50 00 or 9010 60 000.00 %
9010908000Other0.00 %
9011100000Stereoscopic microscopes0.00 %
9011201000Photomicrographic microscopes fitted with equipment specifically designed for the handling and transport of semiconductor wafers or reticles0.00 %
9011209000Other0.00 %
9011800000Other microscopes0.00 %
9011900000Parts and accessories0.00 %
9012100000Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus0.00 %
9012900000Parts and accessories0.00 %
9013101000Telescopes designed to form parts of machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of this chapter or section xvi0.00 %
9013109000Other0.00 %
9013200000Lasers, other than laser diodes0.00 %
9013804000Passive optical splitters, not containing any electrical or electronic elements, for telecommunications0.00 %
9013808000Other0.00 %
9013900500For telescopic sights for fitting to arms or for periscopes0.00 %
9013908000Other0.00 %
9014100010For use in civil aircraft0.00 %
9014100090Other0.00 %
9014202000Inertial navigation systems0.00 %
9014208000Other0.00 %
9014800000Other instruments and appliances0.00 %
9014900000Parts and accessories0.00 %
9015100000Rangefinders0.00 %
9015200000Theodolites and tachymeters (tacheometers)0.00 %
9015301000Electronic0.00 %
9015309000Other0.00 %
9015400000Photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances0.00 %
9015802000Meteorological, hydrological and geophysical instruments and apparatus0.00 %
9015804000Instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, surveying or levelling; hydrographic instruments0.00 %
9015808000Other0.00 %
9015900000Parts and accessories0.00 %
9016001000Balances0.00 %
9016009000Parts and accessories0.00 %
9017101000Plotters0.00 %
9017109000Other2.00 %
9017200500Plotters0.00 %
9017201000Other drawing instruments2.00 %
9017203900Marking-out instruments2.00 %
9017209000Mathematical calculating instruments (including slide rules, disc calculators and the like)2.00 %
9017300000Micrometers, callipers and gauges2.00 %
9017801000Measuring rods and tapes and divided scales2.00 %
9017809000Other2.00 %
9017900000Parts and accessories2.00 %
9018110000Electrocardiographs0.00 %
9018120000Ultrasonic scanning apparatus0.00 %
9018130000Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus0.00 %
9018140000Scintigraphic apparatus0.00 %
9018191000Monitoring apparatus for simultaneous monitoring of two or more parameters0.00 %
9018199000Other0.00 %
9018200000Ultraviolet or infra-red ray apparatus0.00 %
9018311000Of plastics0.00 %
9018319000Other0.00 %
9018321000Tubular metal needles0.00 %
9018329000Needles for sutures0.00 %
9018390000Other0.00 %
9018410000Dental drill engines, whether or not combined on a single base with other dental equipment0.00 %
9018491000Burrs, discs, drills and brushes, for use in dental drills0.00 %
9018499000Other0.00 %
9018501000Non-optical0.00 %
9018509000Optical0.00 %
9018901000Instruments and apparatus for measuring blood-pressure0.00 %
9018902000Endoscopes0.00 %
9018903000Renal dialysis equipment (artificial kidneys, kidney machines and dialysers)0.00 %
9018904000Diathermic apparatus0.00 %
9018905000Transfusion and infusion apparatus0.00 %
9018906000Anaesthetic apparatus and instruments0.00 %
9018907500Apparatus for nerve stimulation0.00 %
9018908400Other0.00 %
9019101000Electrical vibratory-massage apparatus0.00 %
9019109000Other0.00 %
9019201000Mechanical ventilation apparatus, capable of providing invasive ventilation0.00 %
9019202000Mechanical ventilation apparatus, non-invasive0.00 %
9019209000Other, including parts and accessories0.00 %
9020001010For use in civil aircraft0.00 %
9020001090Other0.00 %
9020009011Breathing appliances (excluding parts thereof), for use in civil aircraft0.00 %
9020009091Parts of respiratory apparatus and of gas masks, for use in certain types of aircraft0.00 %
9020009099Other0.00 %
9021101000Orthopaedic appliances0.00 %
9021109000Splints and other fracture appliances0.00 %
9021211000Of plastics0.00 %
9021219000Of other materials0.00 %
9021290000Other0.00 %
9021310000Artificial joints0.00 %
9021391000Ocular prostheses0.00 %
9021399000Other0.00 %
9021400000Hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories0.00 %
9021500000Pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles, excluding parts and accessories0.00 %
9021901000Parts and accessories of hearing aids0.00 %
9021909000Other0.00 %
9022120000Computed tomography apparatus0.00 %
9022130000Other, for dental uses0.00 %
9022140000Other, for medical, surgical or veterinary uses0.00 %
9022190000For other uses0.00 %
9022210000For medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses0.00 %
9022290000For other uses0.00 %
9022300000X-ray tubes0.00 %
9022902000Parts and accessories of apparatus based on the use of x-rays0.00 %
9022908000Other0.00 %
9023001000Of a type used for teaching physics, chemistry or technical subjects0.00 %
9023008000Other0.00 %
9024102000Universal or for tensile tests0.00 %
9024104000For hardness tests0.00 %
9024108000Other0.00 %
9024800000Other machines and appliances0.00 %
9024900000Parts and accessories0.00 %
9025112000Clinical or veterinary thermometers0.00 %
9025118010For use in civil aircraft0.00 %
9025118090Other0.00 %
9025190010For use in civil aircraft0.00 %
9025190090Other0.00 %
9025802000Barometers, not combined with other instruments0.00 %
9025804010For use in civil aircraft0.00 %
9025804050Electronic semiconductor sensor for measuring at least two of the following quantities:<br>- atmospheric pressure, temperature, (also for temperature compensation), humidity, or volatile organic compounds,<br>- in a housing suitable for the automatic printing of conductor boards or bare die technology, containing :<br>- one or more monolithic application-specific integrated circuits (asic),<br>- one or more microelectromechanical sensor elements (mems) manufactured with semiconductor technology, with mechanical components arranged in three-dimensional structures on the semiconductor material,<br>of a kind used for incorporation into products of chapters 84-90 and 950.00 %
9025804089Other0.00 %
9025808010For use in civil aircraft0.00 %
9025808090Other0.00 %
9025900010For use in civil aircraft0.00 %
9025900090Other0.00 %
9026102100Flow meters0.00 %
9026102900Other0.00 %
9026108100Flow meters0.00 %
9026108900Other0.00 %
9026202000Electronic0.00 %
9026204000Spiral or metal diaphragm type pressure gauges0.00 %
9026208000Other0.00 %
9026802000Electronic0.00 %
9026808000Other0.00 %
9026900000Parts and accessories0.00 %
9027101000Electronic0.00 %
9027109000Other0.00 %
9027200000Chromatographs and electrophoresis instruments0.00 %
9027300000Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiation (uv, visible, ir)0.00 %
9027500000Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiation (uv, visible, ir)0.00 %
9027810000Mass spectrometers0.00 %
9027891000Exposure meters0.00 %
9027893000Ph meters, rh meters and other apparatus for measuring conductivity0.00 %
9027899000Other0.00 %
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