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Chapter 90 OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF

United Kingdom

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CN codeDescription
Rate of duty
autonomous (%)conventional (%)
Supplementary unit
9001Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading No 8544; sheets and plates of polarizing material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked
900110Optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables
90011010Image conductor cables176,6—
90011090Other176,6—
90012000Sheets and plates of polarizing material185,2—
90013000Contact lenses176,6p/st
900140Spectacle lenses of glass
90014020Not for the correction of vision176,6p/st
For the correction of vision
Both sides finished
90014041Single focal176,6p/st
90014049Other176,6p/st
90014080Other176,6p/st
900150Spectacle lenses of other materials
90015020Not for the correction of vision176,6p/st
For the correction of vision
Both sides finished
90015041Single focal176,6p/st
90015049Other176,6p/st
90015080Other176,6p/st
900190Other
90019010For use in civil aircraftf1 17Free—
90019090Other176,6—
9002Lenses, 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 worked
Objective lenses
90021100For cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers179,3p/st
90021900Other179,3p/st
90022000Filters179,3p/st
900290Other
90029010For use in civil aircraft 17Free—
Other
90029091For cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers179,3—
90029099Other179,3—
9003Frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles or the like, and parts thereof
Frames and mountings
90031100Of plastics194,5p/st
900319Of other materials
90031910Of precious metal or of rolled precious metal194,5p/st
90031930Of base metal194,5p/st
90031990Of other materials194,5p/st
90039000Parts194,5—
9004Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other
900410Sunglasses
90041010With lenses optically worked195,4p/st
Other
90041091With lenses of plastics195,4p/st
90041099Other195,4p/st
900490Other
90049010With lenses of plastics195,4—
90049090Other195,4—
9005Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor; other astronomical instruments and mountings therefor, but not including instruments for radio-astronomy
90051000Binoculars206,6p/st
90058000Other instruments176,4—
90059000Parts and accessories (including mountings)176,4—
9006Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs other than discharge lamps of heading No 8539
900610Cameras of a kind used for preparing printing plates or cylinders
90061010Pattern generating apparatus of a kind used for producing masks or reticles from photoresist coated substrates18Freep/st
90061090Other186,6p/st
90062000Cameras of a kind used for recording documents on microfilm, microfiche or other microforms186,6p/st
90063000Cameras specially designed for underwater use, for aerial survey or for medical or surgical examination of internal organs; comparison cameras for forensic or criminological purposes187,2p/st
90064000Instant print cameras186,4p/st
Other cameras
90065100With a through-the-lens viewfinder (single lens reflex (SLR)), for roll film of a width not exceeding 35 mm186,6p/st
90065200Other, for roll film of a width less than 35 mm186,6p/st
900653Other, for roll film of a width of 35 mm
90065310Disposable cameras186,6p/st
90065390Other186,6p/st
90065900Other186,6p/st
Photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs
90066100Discharge lamp (‘electronic’) flashlight apparatus164,9p/st
90066200Flashbulbs, flashcubes and the like164,9p/st
90066900Other164,9p/st
Parts and accessories
90069100For cameras186,5—
90069900Other164,9—
9007Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus
Cameras
90071100For film of less than 16 mm width or for double-8 mm film165,7p/st
90071900Other165,7p/st
Projectors
90072100For film of less than 16 mm width195,9p/st
90072900Other195,9p/st
Parts and accessories
90079100For cameras165,7—
90079200For projectors195,9—
9008Image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers
90081000Slide projectors185,8p/st
90082000Microfilm, microfiche or other microform readers, whether or not capable of producing copies185,8p/st
90083000Other image projectors185,8p/st
90084000Photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers185,8p/st
90089000Parts and accessories185,8—
9009Photocopying apparatus incorporating an optical system or of the contact type and thermo-copying apparatus
Electrostatic photocopying apparatus
90091100Operating by reproducing the original image directly onto the copy (direct process)187p/st
90091200Operating by reproducing the original image via an intermediate onto the copy (indirect process)187p/st
Other photocopying apparatus
90092100Incorporating an optical system187p/st
900922Of the contact type
90092210Blueprinters and diazocopiers154,5p/st
90092290Other154,5p/st
90093000Thermo-copying apparatus154,1p/st
900990Parts and accessories
90099010Of electrostatic photocopying apparatus or other photocopying apparatus incorporating an optical system187—
90099090Other154,5—
9010Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories (including apparatus for the projection of circuit patterns on sensitized semi-conductor materials), not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens
90101000Apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper154,5—
901020Other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes
Apparatus for the projection or drawing of circuit patterns on sensitised semiconductor material
90102010Electron beam direct write-on-wafer apparatus15Free—
90102020Step and repeat aligners15Free—
90102030Other apparatus15Free—
90102090Other154,5—
90103000Projection screens154,5—
90109000Parts and accessories154,5—
9011Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection
90111000Stereoscopic microscopes189,3p/st
90112000Other microscopes, for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection189,3p/st
90118000Other microscopes189,3p/st
90119000Parts and accessories189,3—
9012Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus
90121000Microscopes other than optical microscopes and diffraction apparatus155,4—
90129000Parts and accessories155,4—
9013Liquid crystal devices not constituting articles provided for more specifically in other headings; lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter
90131000Telescopic sights for fitting to arms; periscopes; telescopes designed to form parts of machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of this chapter or Section XVI186,1—
90132000Lasers, other than laser diodes186,1—
901380Other devices, appliances and instruments
Liquid crystal devices
Active matrix liquid crystal devices
90138011Colour186,5—
90138019Black and white or other monochrome186,5—
90138030Other186,5—
90138090Other186,1—
901390Parts and accessories
90139010For liquid crystal devices (LCD)186,5—
90139090Other186,1—
9014Direction finding compasses; other navigational instruments and appliances
901410Direction finding compasses
90141010For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
90141090Other174,5—
901420Instruments and appliances for aeronautical or space navigation (other than compasses)
For use in civil aircraft
90142013Inertial navigation systems16Freep/st
90142018Other16Free—
90142090Other166,5—
90148000Other instruments and appliances166,5—
901490Parts and accessories
90149010Of instruments of subheadings 9014 10 and 9014 20 for use in civil aircraft 17Free—
90149090Other175—
9015Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders
901510Rangefinders
90151010Electronic166,5—
90151090Other175—
901520Theodolites and tacheometers
90152010Electronic166,5—
90152090Other175—
901530Levels
90153010Electronic166,5—
90153090Other175—
901540Photogrammetrical, surveying instruments and appliances
90154010Electronic166,5—
90154090Other175—
901580Other instruments and appliances
Electronic
90158011Meteorological, hydrological and geophysical instruments and apparatus166,5—
90158019Other166,5—
Other
90158091Instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, surveying or levelling; hydrographic instruments175—
90158093Meteorological, hydrological and geophysical instruments and apparatus175—
90158099Other175—
90159000Parts and accessories175—
901600Balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights
90160010Balances166,5p/st
90160090Parts and accessories166,5—
9017Drawing, 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 chapter
901710Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic
90171010Parallelogram and track type drafting machines164,8p/st
90171090Other164,8—
901720Other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments
Drawing instruments
90172011Drawing sets164,8p/st
90172019Other164,8—
Marking-out instruments
90172031Pattern generating apparatus of a kind used for producing masks or reticles from photoresist coated substrates16Freep/st
90172039Other164,8p/st
90172090Mathematical calculating instruments (including slide rules, disc calculators and the like)164,8p/st
901730Micrometers, callipers and gauges
90173010Micrometers and callipers155,2p/st
90173090Other (excluding gauges without adjustable devices of subheading 9031 80 51)155,2p/st
901780Other instruments
90178010Measuring rods and tapes and divided scales155,2—
90178090Other155,2—
90179000Parts and accessories164,8—
9018Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments
Electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters)
90181100Electro-cardiographs164,2—
90181900Other164,2—
90182000Ultraviolet or infra-red ray apparatus164,2—
Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like
901831Syringes, with or without needles
90183110Of plastics164,2—
90183190Other164,2—
901832Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures
90183210Tubular metal needles164,2—
90183290Needles for sutures164,2—
90183900Other164,2—
Other instruments and appliances, used in dental sciences
90184100Dental drill engines, whether or not combined on a single base with other dental equipment174,1—
901849Other
90184910Burrs, discs, drills and brushes, for use in dental drills164,2—
90184990Other164,2—
901850Other ophthalmic instruments and appliances
90185010Non-optical164,2—
90185090Optical164,2—
901890Other instruments and appliances
90189010Instruments and apparatus for measuring blood-pressure164,2—
90189020Endoscopes164,2—
90189030Renal dialysis equipment (artificial kidneys, kidney machines and dialysers)164,2—
Diathermic apparatus
90189041Ultrasonic164,2—
90189049Other164,2—
90189050Transfusion apparatus164,2—
90189060Anaesthetic apparatus and instruments164,2—
90189070Ultrasonic lithotripsy instruments164,2—
90189075Apparatus for nerve stimulation164,2—
90189085Other164,2—
9019Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus; ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus
901910Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus
90191010Electrical vibratory-massage apparatus163,7—
90191090Other163,7—
90192000Ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus163,7—
902000Other breathing appliances and gas masks, excluding protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters
90200010Breathing appliances and gas masks (excluding parts thereof), for use in civil aircraft 16Free—
90200090Other163,7—
9021Orthopaedic 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 disability
Artificial joints and other orthopaedic or fracture appliances
90211100Artificial joints165—
902119Other
90211910Orthopaedic appliances154,6—
90211990Splints and other fracture appliances154,6—
Artificial teeth and dental fittings
902121Artificial teeth
90212110Of plastics173,9100 p/st
90212190Of other materials173,9100 p/st
902129Other
90212910Of precious metals or rolled precious metals173,9—
90212990Other173,9—
902130Other artificial parts of the body
90213010Ocular prostheses143,3—
90213090Other165—
90214000Hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories123p/st
90215000Pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles, excluding parts and accessories134,2p/st
902190Other
90219010Parts and accessories of hearing aids123—
90219090Other134,2—
9022Apparatus based on the use of X-rays or of alpha, beta or gamma 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 like
Apparatus based on the use of X-rays, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus
90221100For medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses163,7p/st
90221900For other uses163,7p/st
Apparatus based on the use of alpha, beta or gamma radiations, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus
90222100For medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses163,7p/st
90222900For other uses164,1p/st
90223000X-ray tubes164,1p/st
902290Other, including parts and accessories
90229010X-ray fluorescent screens and X-ray intensifying screens; anti-scatter shields and grids164,1—
90229090Other164,1—
902300Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses
90230010Of a type used for teaching physics, chemistry or technical subjects123,3—
90230080Other123,3—
9024Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics)
902410Machines and appliances for testing metals
90241010Electronic166,4—
Other
90241091Universal or for tensile tests154—
90241093For hardness tests154—
90241099Other154—
902480Other machines and appliances
90248010Electronic166,4—
Other
90248091For testing textiles, paper or paperboard154—
90248099Other154—
90249000Parts and accessories164,5—
9025Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not, and any combination of these instruments
Thermometers and pyrometers, not combined with other instruments
902511Liquid-filled, for direct reading
90251110For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
Other
90251191Clinical or veterinary thermometers215,5p/st
90251199Other216,1p/st
902519Other
90251910For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
Other
90251991Electronic166,4p/st
90251999Other163,8p/st
902520Barometers, not combined with other instruments
90252010For use in civil aircraft 17Freep/st
90252090Other173,6p/st
902580Other instruments
90258010For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
Other
90258091Electronic166,4—
90258099Other164,1—
902590Parts and accessories
90259010For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
90259090Other166,2—
9026Instruments 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 No 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032
902610For measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids
90261010For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
Other
Electronic
90261051Flow meters166,4p/st
90261059Other166,4p/st
Other
90261091Flow meters165,1p/st
90261099Other165,1p/st
902620For measuring or checking pressure
90262010For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
Other
90262030Electronic166,4p/st
Other
Spiral or metal diaphragm type pressure gauges
90262051Appliances for measuring and non-automatically regulating tyre pressure184,4p/st
90262059Other184,4p/st
90262090Other184,4p/st
902680Other instruments or apparatus
90268010For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
Other
90268091Electronic166,4—
90268099Other165,1—
902690Parts and accessories
90269010For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
90269090Other164,5—
9027Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); 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); microtomes
902710Gas or smoke analysis apparatus
90271010Electronic166,3p/st
90271090Other165,5p/st
902720Chromatographs and electrophoresis instruments
90272010Chromatographs166,3—
90272090Electrophoresis instruments166,3—
90273000Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR)166,3—
90274000Exposure meters166,3—
90275000Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR)166,3—
902780Other instruments and apparatus
Electronic
90278011pH meters, rH meters and other apparatus for measuring conductivity166,3—
90278015Apparatus for performing measurements of the physical properties of semiconductor materials or associated insulating and conducting layers during the semiconductor wafer production process16Free—
90278018Other166,3—
Other
90278091Viscometers, porosimeters and expansion meters165,5—
90278095Apparatus for performing measurements of the physical properties of semiconductor materials or associated insulating and conducting layers during the semiconductor wafer production process16Free—
90278098Other165,5—
902790Microtomes; parts and accessories
90279010Microtomes165,5p/st
90279090Parts and accessories166,3—
9028Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor
90281000Gas meters154,4p/st
90282000Liquid meters154,4p/st
902830Electricity meters
For alternating current
90283011For single-phase154,4p/st
90283019For multi-phase154,4p/st
90283090Other154,4p/st
902890Parts and accessories
90289010For electricity meters164,5—
90289090Other164,5—
9029Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, milometers, pedometers and the like; speed indicators and tachometers, other than those of heading No 9014 or 9015; stroboscopes
902910Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, milometers, pedometers and the like
90291010Electric or electronic revolution counters, for use in civil aircraft 16Free—
90291090Other164,5—
902920Speed indicators and tachometers; stroboscopes
Speed indicators and tachometers
90292010For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
Other
90292031Speed indicators for vehicles175,6—
90292039Other175,6—
90292090Stroboscopes145—
902990Parts and accessories
90299010Of revolution counters, speed indicators and tachometers, for use in civil aircraft 16Free—
90299090Other166,2—
9030Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities, excluding meters of heading No 9028; instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, cosmic or other ionizing radiations
903010Instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting ionizing radiations
90301010For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
90301090Other169,3—
903020Cathode-ray oscilloscopes and cathode-ray oscillographs
90302010For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
90302090Other169,6—
Other instruments and apparatus, for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power, without a recording device
903031Multimeters
90303110For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
90303190Other169,3—
903039Other
90303910For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
Other
90303930Electronic169,6—
Other
90303991Voltmeters164,1—
90303999Other164,1—
903040Other instruments and apparatus, specially designed for telecommunications (for example, cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers)
90304010For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
90304090Other169,6—
Other instruments and apparatus
903081With a recording device
90308110For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
Other
90308120Edge connected semiconductor production test apparatus, capable of testing the embedded functions in integrated circuits16Free—
Other
90308181Semiconductor production test apparatus, capable of testing the embedded functions in digital integrated circuits16Free—
90308183Semiconductor production test apparatus, capable of testing the embedded functions in analogue/digital integrated circuits16Free—
90308185Semiconductor production test apparatus, capable of testing the embedded functions in analogue integrated circuits16Free—
90308189Other168,8—
903089Other
90308910For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
Other
Electronic
90308920Edge connected semiconductor production test apparatus, capable of testing the embedded functions in integrated circuits16Free—
Other
90308981Semiconductor production test apparatus, capable of testing the embedded functions in digital integrated circuits16Free—
90308983Semiconductor production test apparatus, capable of testing the embedded functions in analogue/digital integrated circuits16Free—
90308985Semiconductor production test apparatus, capable of testing the embedded functions in analogue integrated circuits16Free—
90308989Other168,8—
90308999Other164,1—
903090Parts and accessories
90309010For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
90309090Other166,3—
9031Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; profile projectors
90311000Machines for balancing mechanical parts166,3—
90312000Test benches166,3—
90313000Profile projectors155,2p/st
903140Other optical instruments and appliances
90314010For automatically inspecting patterns on masks and reticles for semiconductor devices15Free—
90314020For inspecting photomasks for semiconductor devices15Free—
90314030For measuring surface particulate contamination on semiconductor wafers15Free—
90314090Other154,6—
903180Other instruments, appliances and machines
90318010For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
Other
Electronic
90318031For measuring or checking geometrical quantities166,3—
90318039Other165,8—
Other
For measuring or checking geometrical quantities
90318051Gauges without adjustable devices155,2—
90318059Other155,2—
90318099Other155,4—
903190Parts and accessories
90319010Of instruments, appliances and machines of subheading 9031 80, for use in civil aircraft 16Free—
90319090Other166,3—
9032Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus
903210Thermostats
90321010For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
Other
90321030Electronic166,3p/st
Other
90321091With electrical triggering device154,4p/st
90321099Other154,4p/st
903220Manostats
90322010For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
90322090Other165,2p/st
Other instruments and apparatus
903281Hydraulic or pneumatic
90328110For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
90328190Other165,2—
903289Other
90328910For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
90328990Other166,3—
903290Parts and accessories
90329010For use in civil aircraft 16Free—
90329090Other166,3—
90330000Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90165,2—
  1. Notes
  2. Additional notes

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions. See also Section II, paragraph B, of the preliminary provisions.