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

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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 worked:
900110Optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables:
90011010Image conductor cables2,9—
90011090Other2,9—
90012000Sheets and plates of polarising material2,9—
90013000Contact lenses2,9p/st
900140Spectacle lenses of glass:
90014020Not for the correction of vision2,9p/st
For the correction of vision:
Both sides finished:
90014041Single focal2,9p/st
90014049Other2,9p/st
90014080Other2,9p/st
900150Spectacle lenses of other materials:
90015020Not for the correction of vision2,9p/st
For the correction of vision:
Both sides finished:
90015041Single focal2,9p/st
90015049Other2,9p/st
90015080Other2,9p/st
900190Other:
90019010For use in civil aircraftf1 Free—
90019090Other2,9—
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 reducers6,7p/st
90021900Other6,7p/st
90022000Filters6,7p/st
900290Other:
90029010For use in civil aircraft Free—
90029090Other6,7—
9003Frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles or the like, and parts thereof:
Frames and mountings:
90031100Of plastics2,2p/st
900319Of other materials:
90031910Of precious metal or of rolled precious metal2,2p/st
90031930Of base metal2,2p/st
90031990Of other materials2,2p/st
90039000Parts2,2—
9004Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other:
900410Sunglasses:
90041010With lenses optically worked2,9p/st
Other:
90041091With lenses of plastics2,9p/st
90041099Other2,9p/st
900490Other:
90049010With lenses of plastics2,9—
90049090Other2,9—
9005Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor; other astronomical instruments and mountings therefor, but not including instruments for radio-astronomy:
90051000Binoculars4,2p/st
90058000Other instruments4,2—
90059000Parts and accessories (including mountings)4,2—
9006Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs other than discharge lamps of heading 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 substratesFreep/st
90061090Other4,2p/st
90062000Cameras of a kind used for recording documents on microfilm, microfiche or other microforms4,2p/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 purposes4,2p/st
90064000Instant print cameras3,2p/st
Other cameras:
90065100With a through-the-lens viewfinder (single lens reflex (SLR)), for roll film of a width not exceeding 35 mm4,2p/st
90065200Other, for roll film of a width less than 35 mm4,2p/st
900653Other, for roll film of a width of 35 mm:
90065310Disposable cameras4,2p/st
90065390Other4,2p/st
90065900Other4,2p/st
Photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs:
90066100Discharge lamp (‘electronic’) flashlight apparatus3,2p/st
90066200Flashbulbs, flashcubes and the like3,2p/st
90066900Other3,2p/st
Parts and accessories:
900691For cameras:
90069110Of apparatus of subheading 9006 10 10Free—
90069190Other3,7—
90069900Other3,2—
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 film3,7p/st
90071900Other3,7p/st
90072000Projectors3,7p/st
Parts and accessories:
90079100For cameras3,7—
90079200For projectors3,7—
9008Image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers:
90081000Slide projectors3,7p/st
90082000Microfilm, microfiche or other microform readers, whether or not capable of producing copies3,7p/st
90083000Other image projectors3,7p/st
90084000Photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers3,7p/st
90089000Parts and accessories3,7—
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)Freep/st
90091200Operating by reproducing the original image via an intermediate onto the copy (indirect process)6p/st
Other photocopying apparatus:
90092100Incorporating an optical systemFreep/st
90092200Of the contact type3p/st
90093000Thermo-copying apparatus3p/st
Parts and accessories:
90099100Automatic document feedersFree—
90099200Paper feedersFree—
90099300SortersFree—
90099900OtherFree—
9010Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories (including apparatus for the projection or drawing of circuit patterns on sensitised 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 paper2,7—
Apparatus for the projection or drawing of circuit patterns on sensitised semiconductor materials:
90104100Direct write-on-wafer apparatusFree—
90104200Step and repeat alignersFree—
90104900OtherFree—
901050Other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes:
90105010Apparatus for the projection or drawing of circuit patterns on sensitised flat panel display substratesFree—
90105090Other2,7—
90106000Projection screens2,7—
901090Parts and accessories:
90109010Of apparatus of subheading 9010 41 00, 9010 42 00, 9010 49 00 or 9010 50 10Free—
90109090Other2,7—
9011Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection:
901110Stereoscopic microscopes:
90111010Fitted with equipment specifically designed for the handling and transport of semiconductor wafers or reticlesFreep/st
90111090Other6,7p/st
901120Other microscopes, for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection:
90112010Photomicrographic microscopes fitted with equipment specifically designed for the handling and transport of semiconductor wafers or reticlesFreep/st
90112090Other6,7p/st
90118000Other microscopes6,7p/st
901190Parts and accessories:
90119010Of apparatus of subheading 9011 10 10 or 9011 20 10Free—
90119090Other6,7—
9012Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus:
901210Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus:
90121010Electron microscopes fitted with equipment specifically designed for the handling and transport of semiconductor wafers or reticlesFree—
90121090Other3,7—
901290Parts and accessories:
90129010Of apparatus of subheading 9012 10 10Free—
90129090Other3,7—
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 XVI4,7—
90132000Lasers, other than laser diodes4,7—
901380Other devices, appliances and instruments:
Liquid crystal devices:
90138020Active matrix liquid crystal devicesFree—
90138030OtherFree—
90138090Other4,7—
901390Parts and accessories:
90139010For liquid crystal devices (LCD)Free—
90139090Other4,7—
9014Direction finding compasses; other navigational instruments and appliances:
901410Direction finding compasses:
90141010For use in civil aircraft Free—
90141090Other2,7—
901420Instruments and appliances for aeronautical or space navigation (other than compasses):
For use in civil aircraft:
90142013Inertial navigation systemsFreep/st
90142018OtherFree—
90142090Other3,7—
90148000Other instruments and appliances3,7—
901490Parts and accessories:
90149010Of instruments of subheadings 9014 10 and 9014 20 for use in civil aircraft Free—
90149090Other2,7—
9015Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders:
901510Rangefinders:
90151010Electronic3,7—
90151090Other2,7—
901520Theodolites and tachymeters (tacheometers):
90152010Electronic3,7—
90152090Other2,7—
901530Levels:
90153010Electronic3,7—
90153090Other2,7—
901540Photogrammetrical, surveying instruments and appliances:
90154010Electronic3,7—
90154090Other2,7—
901580Other instruments and appliances:
Electronic:
90158011Meteorological, hydrological and geophysical instruments and apparatus3,7—
90158019Other3,7—
Other:
90158091Instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, surveying or levelling; hydrographic instruments2,7—
90158093Meteorological, hydrological and geophysical instruments and apparatus2,7—
90158099Other2,7—
90159000Parts and accessories2,7—
901600Balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights:
90160010Balances3,7p/st
90160090Parts and accessories3,7—
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:
90171010PlottersFreep/st
90171090Other2,7p/st
901720Other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments:
90172005PlottersFreep/st
Other drawing instruments:
90172011Drawing sets2,7p/st
90172019Other2,7—
Marking-out instruments:
90172031Pattern generating apparatus of a kind used for producing masks or reticles from photoresist coated substratesFreep/st
90172039Other2,7p/st
90172090Mathematical calculating instruments (including slide rules, disc calculators and the like)2,7p/st
901730Micrometers, callipers and gauges:
90173010Micrometers and callipers2,7p/st
90173090Other (excluding gauges without adjustable devices of heading 9031)2,7p/st
901780Other instruments:
90178010Measuring rods and tapes and divided scales2,7—
90178090Other2,7—
901790Parts and accessories:
90179010For apparatus of subheading 9017 20 31Free—
90179090Other2,7—
9018Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electromedical apparatus and sight-testing instruments:
Electrodiagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters):
90181100ElectrocardiographsFree—
90181200Ultrasonic scanning apparatusFree—
90181300Magnetic resonance imaging apparatusFree—
90181400Scintigraphic apparatusFree—
901819Other:
90181910Monitoring apparatus for simultaneous monitoring of two or more parametersFree—
90181990OtherFree—
90182000Ultraviolet or infra-red ray apparatusFree—
Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like:
901831Syringes, with or without needles:
90183110Of plasticsFree—
90183190OtherFree—
901832Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures:
90183210Tubular metal needlesFree—
90183290Needles for suturesFree—
90183900OtherFree—
Other instruments and appliances, used in dental sciences:
90184100Dental drill engines, whether or not combined on a single base with other dental equipmentFree—
901849Other:
90184910Burrs, discs, drills and brushes, for use in dental drillsFree—
90184990OtherFree—
901850Other ophthalmic instruments and appliances:
90185010Non-opticalFree—
90185090OpticalFree—
901890Other instruments and appliances:
90189010Instruments and apparatus for measuring blood-pressureFree—
90189020EndoscopesFree—
90189030Renal dialysis equipment (artificial kidneys, kidney machines and dialysers)Free—
Diathermic apparatus:
90189041UltrasonicFree—
90189049OtherFree—
90189050Transfusion apparatusFree—
90189060Anaesthetic apparatus and instrumentsFree—
90189070Ultrasonic lithotripsy instrumentsFree—
90189075Apparatus for nerve stimulationFree—
90189085OtherFree—
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 apparatusFree—
90191090OtherFree—
90192000Ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatusFree—
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 Free—
90200090Other1,7—
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:
902110Orthopaedic or fracture appliances:
90211010Orthopaedic appliancesFree—
90211090Splints and other fracture appliancesFree—
Artificial teeth and dental fittings:
902121Artificial teeth:
90212110Of plasticsFree100 p/st
90212190Of other materialsFree100 p/st
90212900OtherFree—
Other artificial parts of the body:
90213100Artificial jointsFree—
902139Other:
90213910Ocular prosthesesFree—
90213990OtherFree—
90214000Hearing aids, excluding parts and accessoriesFreep/st
90215000Pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles, excluding parts and accessoriesFreep/st
902190Other:
90219010Parts and accessories of hearing aidsFree—
90219090OtherFree—
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:
90221200Computed tomography apparatusFreep/st
90221300Other, for dental usesFreep/st
90221400Other, for medical, surgical or veterinary usesFreep/st
90221900For other usesFreep/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 usesFreep/st
90222900For other uses2,1p/st
90223000X-ray tubes2,1p/st
902290Other, including parts and accessories:
90229010X-ray fluorescent screens and X-ray intensifying screens; anti-scatter shields and grids2,1—
90229090Other2,1—
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 subjects1,4—
90230080Other1,4f2 —
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:
90241010Electronic3,2—
Other:
90241091Universal or for tensile tests2,1—
90241093For hardness tests2,1—
90241099Other2,1—
902480Other machines and appliances:
90248010Electronic3,2—
Other:
90248091For testing textiles, paper or paperboard2,1—
90248099Other2,1—
90249000Parts and accessories2,1—
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 Free—
Other:
90251191Clinical or veterinary thermometersFreep/st
90251199Other2,8p/st
902519Other:
90251910For use in civil aircraft Free—
Other:
90251991Electronic3,2p/st
90251999Other2,1p/st
902580Other instruments:
90258015For use in civil aircraft Free—
Other:
90258020Barometers, not combined with other instruments2,1p/st
Other:
90258091Electronic3,2—
90258099Other2,1—
902590Parts and accessories:
90259010For use in civil aircraft Free—
90259090Other3,2—
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 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032:
902610For measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids:
90261010For use in civil aircraft Free—
Other:
Electronic:
90261051Flow metersFreep/st
90261059OtherFreep/st
Other:
90261091Flow metersFreep/st
90261099OtherFreep/st
902620For measuring or checking pressure:
90262010For use in civil aircraft Free—
Other:
90262030ElectronicFreep/st
Other:
90262050Spiral or metal diaphragm type pressure gaugesFreep/st
90262090OtherFreep/st
902680Other instruments or apparatus:
90268010For use in civil aircraft Free—
Other:
90268091ElectronicFree—
90268099OtherFree—
902690Parts and accessories:
90269010For use in civil aircraft Free—
90269090OtherFree—
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:
90271010Electronic2,5p/st
90271090Other2,5p/st
90272000Chromatographs and electrophoresis instrumentsFree—
90273000Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR)Free—
90274000Exposure meters2,5—
90275000Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR)Free—
902780Other instruments and apparatus:
Electronic:
90278011pH meters, rH meters and other apparatus for measuring conductivityFree—
90278013Apparatus for performing measurements of the physical properties of semiconductor materials or of LCD substrates or associated insulating and conducting layers during the semiconductor wafer production process or the LCD production processFree—
90278017OtherFree—
Other:
90278091Viscometers, porosimeters and expansion metersFree—
90278093Apparatus for performing measurements of the physical properties of semiconductor materials or of LCD substrates or associated insulating and conducting layers during the semiconductor wafer production process or the LCD production processFree—
90278097OtherFree—
902790Microtomes; parts and accessories:
90279010Microtomes2,5p/st
Parts and accessories:
90279050Of apparatus of subheadings 9027 20 to 9027 80Free—
90279080Of microtomes or of gas or smoke analysis apparatus2,5—
9028Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor:
90281000Gas meters2,1p/st
90282000Liquid meters2,1p/st
902830Electricity meters:
For alternating current:
90283011For single-phase2,1p/st
90283019For multiphase2,1p/st
90283090Other2,1p/st
902890Parts and accessories:
90289010For electricity meters2,1—
90289090Other2,1—
9029Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, milometers, pedometers and the like; speed indicators and tachometers, other than those of heading 9014 or 9015; stroboscopes:
902910Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, milometers, pedometers and the like:
90291010Electric or electronic revolution counters, for use in civil aircraft Free—
90291090Other1,9—
902920Speed indicators and tachometers; stroboscopes:
Speed indicators and tachometers:
90292010For use in civil aircraft Free—
Other:
90292031Speed indicators for vehicles2,6—
90292039Other2,6—
90292090Stroboscopes2,6—
902990Parts and accessories:
90299010Of revolution counters, speed indicators and tachometers, for use in civil aircraft Free—
90299090Other2,2—
9030Oscilloscopes, 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 radiations:
903010Instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting ionising radiations:
90301010For use in civil aircraft Free—
90301090Other4,2—
903020Cathode ray oscilloscopes and cathode ray oscillographs:
90302010For use in civil aircraft Free—
90302090Other4,2—
Other instruments and apparatus, for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power, without a recording device:
903031Multimeters:
90303110For use in civil aircraft Free—
90303190Other4,2—
903039Other:
90303910For use in civil aircraft Free—
Other:
90303930Electronic4,2—
Other:
90303991Voltmeters2,1—
90303999Other2,1—
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 Free—
90304090OtherFree—
Other instruments and apparatus:
90308200For measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devicesFree—
903083Other, with a recording device:
90308310For use in civil aircraft Free—
90308390OtherFree—
903089Other:
90308910For use in civil aircraft Free—
Other:
90308992ElectronicFree—
90308999Other2,1—
903090Parts and accessories:
90309010For use in civil aircraft Free—
Other:
90309020For apparatus of subheading 9030 82 00Free—
90309080Other2,5—
9031Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; profile projectors:
90311000Machines for balancing mechanical parts2,8—
90312000Test benches2,8—
90313000Profile projectors2,8p/st
Other optical instruments and appliances:
90314100For inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devicesFree—
90314900OtherFree—
903180Other instruments, appliances and machines:
90318010For use in civil aircraft Free—
Other:
Electronic:
For measuring or checking geometrical quantities:
90318032For inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices2,8f3 —
90318034Other2,8—
90318039Other4—
Other:
90318091For measuring or checking geometrical quantities2,8—
90318099Other4—
903190Parts and accessories:
90319010Of instruments, appliances and machines of subheading 9031 80, for use in civil aircraft Free—
Other:
90319020For apparatus of subheading 9031 41 00 or for optical instruments and appliances for measuring surface particulate contamination on semiconductor wafers of subheading 9031 49 00Free—
90319030For apparatus of subheading 9031 80 322,8 —
90319080Other2,8—
9032Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus:
903210Thermostats:
90321010For use in civil aircraft Free—
Other:
90321030Electronic2,8p/st
Other:
90321091With electrical triggering device2,1p/st
90321099Other2,1p/st
903220Manostats:
90322010For use in civil aircraft Free—
90322090Other2,8p/st
Other instruments and apparatus:
903281Hydraulic or pneumatic:
90328110For use in civil aircraft Free—
90328190Other2,8—
903289Other:
90328910For use in civil aircraft Free—
90328990Other2,8—
903290Parts and accessories:
90329010For use in civil aircraft Free—
90329090Other2,8—
90330000Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of Chapter 903,7—
  1. Notes
  2. Additional note

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Entry under this subheading is subject to the conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions (see Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1) and subsequent amendments). See also section II, paragraph B, of the preliminary provisions.

f2

Customs duty autonomously suspended, for an indefinite period, for ‘aircraft ground maintenance simulators, for civil use’ (Taric code 9023 00 80 10).

Entry under this subheading is subject to the conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions [see Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1) and subsequent amendments].

f3

Autonomous suspension for an indefinite period.