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Chapter 90
Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision, Medical or Surgical Instruments and Apparatus; Parts and Accessories Thereof

Notes

1.

This Chapter does not cover the following:

(a)

articles of a kind used in machines, appliances or for other technical uses, of vulcanised rubber (excluding hard rubber) (heading 40.16), of leather or of composition leather (heading 42.05) or of textile material (heading 59.11);

(b)

supporting belts or other support articles of textile material, whose intended effect on the organ to be supported or held derives solely from their elasticity (for example, maternity belts, thoracic support bandages, abdominal support bandages, supports for joints or muscles) (Section XI);

(c)

refractory goods of heading 69.03; ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses, of heading 69.09;

(d)

glass mirrors, not optically worked, of heading 70.09, or mirrors of base metal or of precious metal, not being optical elements (heading 83.06 or Chapter 71);

(e)

goods of heading 70.07, 70.08, 70.11, 70.14, 70.15 or 70.17;

(f)

parts of general use, as defined in Note 2 to Section XV, of base metal (Section XV) or similar goods of plastics (Chapter 39); however, articles specially designed for use exclusively in implants in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences are to be classified in heading 90.21;

(g)

pumps incorporating measuring devices, of heading 84.13; masspiece-operated counting or checking machinery, or separately presented masspieces for balances (heading 84.23); lifting or handling machinery (headings 84.25 to 84.28); paper or paperboard cutting machines of all kinds (heading 84.41); fittings for adjusting work or tools on machine-tools or water-jet cutting machines, of heading 84.66, including fittings with optical devices for reading the scale (for example, "optical" dividing heads) but not those which are in themselves essentially optical instruments (for example, alignment telescopes); calculating machines (heading 84.70); valves or other applicances of heading 84.81; machines and apparatus (including apparatus for the projection or drawing of circuit patterns on sensitised semiconductor materials) of heading 84.86;

(h)

searchlights or spotlights of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles (heading 85.12); portable electric lamps of heading 85.13; cinematographic sound recording, reproducing or re-recording apparatus (heading 85.19); sound-heads (heading 85.22); television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders (heading 85.25); radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus or radio remote control apparatus (heading 85.26); connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables (heading 85.36); numerical control apparatus of heading 85.37; sealed beam lamp units of heading 85.39; optical fibre cables of heading 85.44;

(ij)

searchlights or spotlights of heading 94.05;

(k)

articles of Chapter 95;

(l)

monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles, of heading 96.20;

(m)

capacity measures, which are to be classified according to their constituent material; or

(n)

spools, reels or similar supports (which are to be classified according to their constituent material, for example, in heading 39.23 or Section XV).

2.

Subject to Note 1 above, parts and accessories for machines, apparatus, instruments or articles of this Chapter are to be classified according to the following rules:

(a)

parts and accessories which are goods included in any of the headings of this Chapter or of Chapter 84, 85 or 91 (excluding heading 84.87, 85.48 or 90.33) are in all cases to be classified in their respective headings;

(b)

other parts and accessories, if suitable for use solely or principally with a particular kind of machine, instrument or apparatus or with a number of machines, instruments or apparatus of the same heading (including a machine, instrument or apparatus of heading 90.10, 90.13 or 90.31) are to be classified with the machines, instruments or apparatus of that kind;

(c)

all other parts and accessories are to be classified in heading 90.33.

3.

The provisions of Notes 3 and 4 to Section XVI apply also to this Chapter.

4.

Heading 90.05 does not apply to telescopic sights for fitting to arms, periscopic telescopes for fitting to submarines or tanks, or the telescopes for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of this Chapter or Section XVI; such telescopic sights and telescopes are to be classified in heading 90.13.

5.

Measuring or checking optical instruments, appliances or machines which, but for this Note, could be classified both in heading 90.13 and in heading 90.31 are to be classified in heading 90.31.

6.

For the purposes of heading 90.21, the expression "orthopaedic appliances" means appliances for: - preventing or correcting bodily deformities; or

- supporting or holding parts of the body following an illness, operation or injury.

Orthopaedic appliances include footwear and special insoles designed to correct orthopaedic conditions, provided they are either (1) made to measure or (2) mass-produced, presented singly and not in pairs and designed to fit either foot equally.

7.

Heading 90.32 applies only to:

(a)

instruments and apparatus for automatically controlling the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases, or for automatically controlling temperature, whether or not their operation depends on an electrical phenomenon which varies according to the factor to be automatically controlled, which are designed to bring this factor to, and maintain it at, a desired value, stabilised against disturbances, by constantly or periodically measuring its actual value; and

(b)

automatic regulators of electrical quantities, and instruments or apparatus for automatically controlling non-electrical quantities the operation of which depends on an electrical phenomenon varying according to the factor to be controlled, which are designed to bring this factor to, and maintain it at, a desired value, stabilised against disturbances, by constantly or periodically measuring its actual value.

Rates as at
HeadingDescriptionGeneral
90.01Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables (excluding those of heading 85.44); sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted (excluding such elements of glass not optically worked):
9001.10.1Optical fibre:
9001.10.3Optical fibre cables:
9001.10.2Optical fibre bundles:
9001.10Optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables:
9001.10.15Of plastic15%
9001.10.29Other15%
9001.10.11Of glass15%
9001.10.39Other15%
9001.10.35Containing metal casing15%
9001.10.31Not containing metal15%
9001.10.25Of plastic15%
9001.10.21Of glass15%
9001.10.19Other15%
9001.20Sheets and plates of polarising materialfree
9001.30Contact lensesfree
9001.40Spectacle lenses of glassfree
9001.50Spectacle lenses of other materialsfree
9001.90Otherfree
90.02Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings for instruments or apparatus (excluding such elements of glass not optically worked):
9002.1Objective lenses:
9002.11For cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducersfree
9002.19Otherfree
9002.20Filtersfree
9002.90Otherfree
90.03Frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles or the like, and parts thereof:
9003.1Frames and mountings:
9003.11Of plasticsfree
9003.19Of other materialsfree
9003.90Partsfree
90.04Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other:
9004.10Sunglassesfree
9004.90Otherfree
90.05Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor; other astronomical instruments and mountings therefor, but not including instruments for radio- astronomy:
9005.10Binocularsfree
9005.80Other instrumentsfree
9005.90Parts and accessories (including mountings)free
90.06Photographic (excluding cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs (excluding discharge lamps of heading 85.39):
9006.30Cameras specially designed for underwater use, for aerial survey or for medical or surgical examination of internal organs; comparison cameras for forensic or criminological purposesfree
9006.40Instant print camerasfree
9006.5Other cameras:
9006.53For roll film of a width of 35 mmfree
9006.59Otherfree
9006.6Photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs:
9006.61Discharge lamp ("electronic") flashlight apparatusfree
9006.69Otherfree
9006.9Parts and accessories:
9006.91For camerasfree
9006.99Otherfree
90.07Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus:
9007.10Camerasfree
9007.20Projectorsfree
9007.9Parts and accessories:
9007.91For camerasfree
9007.92For projectorsfree
90.08Image projectors (excluding cinematographic); photographic (excluding cinematographic) enlargers and reducers:
9008.50Projectors, enlargers and reducersfree
9008.90Parts and accessoriesfree
90.10Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens:
9010.10Apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paperfree
9010.50Other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopesfree
9010.60Projection screensfree
9010.90Parts and accessoriesfree
90.11Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection:
9011.10Stereoscopic microscopesfree
9011.20Other microscopes, for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojectionfree
9011.80Other microscopesfree
9011.90Parts and accessoriesfree
90.12Microscopes (excluding optical microscopes); diffraction apparatus:
9012.10Microscopes (excluding optical microscopes); diffraction apparatusfree
9012.90Parts and accessoriesfree
90.13Lasers (excluding laser diodes); other optical appliances and instruments, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter:
9013.10Telescopic sights for fitting to arms; periscopes; telescopes, designed to form parts of machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of this Chapter or Section XVIfree
9013.20Lasers (excluding laser diodes)free
9013.80Other devices, appliances and instrumentsfree
9013.90Parts and accessoriesfree
90.14Direction finding compasses; other navigational instruments and appliances:
9014.10Direction finding compassesfree
9014.20Instruments and appliances for aeronautical or space navigation (excluding compasses)free
9014.80Other instruments and appliancesfree
9014.90Parts and accessoriesfree
90.15Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances (excluding compasses); rangefinders:
9015.10Rangefindersfree
9015.20Theodolites and tachymeters (tacheometers)free
9015.30Levelsfree
9015.40Photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliancesfree
9015.80Other instruments and appliancesfree
9015.90Parts and accessoriesfree
9016.00Balances of a sensitivity of 50 mg or better, with or without masspiecesfree
90.17Drawing, 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:
9017.10Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automaticfree
9017.20Other drawing, making-out or mathematical calculating instrumentsfree
9017.30Micrometers, callipers and gaugesfree
9017.80Other instrumentsfree
9017.90Parts and accessoriesfree
90.18Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments:
9018.1Electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters):
9018.11Electro-cardiographsfree
9018.12Ultrasonic scanning apparatusfree
9018.13Magnetic resonance imaging apparatusfree
9018.14Scintigraphic apparatusfree
9018.19Otherfree
9018.20Ultra-violet or infra-red ray apparatusfree
9018.3Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like:
9018.31.40Disposable hypodermic syringes of plastics20%
9018.31Syringes, with or without needles:
9018.32Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures:
9018.31.90Otherfree
9018.32.20Hypodermic needles, including dental injection needles, with hubs15%
9018.32.90Otherfree
9018.39Otherfree
9018.4Other instruments and appliances, used in dental sciences:
9018.41Dental drill engines, whether or not combined on a single base with other dental equipmentfree
9018.49Otherfree
9018.50Other ophthalmic instruments and appliancesfree
9018.90Other instruments and appliancesfree
90.19Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus; ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus:
9019.10Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatusfree
9019.20Ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatusfree
9020.00Other breathing appliances and gas masks (excluding protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters)free
90.21Orthopaedic 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:
9021.10Orthopaedic or fracture appliancesfree
9021.2Artificial teeth and dental fittings:
9021.21Artificial teethfree
9021.29Otherfree
9021.3Other artificial parts of the body:
9021.31Artificial jointsfree
9021.39Otherfree
9021.40Hearing aids (excluding parts and accessories)free
9021.50Pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)free
9021.90Otherfree
90.22Apparatus based on the use of X-rays or of alpha, beta or 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 like:
9022.1Apparatus based on the use of X-rays, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus:
9022.12Computed tomography apparatusfree
9022.13Other, for dental usesfree
9022.14Other, for medical surgical or veterinary usesfree
9022.19For other usesfree
9022.2Apparatus based on the use of alpha, beta or gamma or other ionising radiations, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus:
9022.21For medical, surgical, dental or veterinary usesfree
9022.29For other usesfree
9022.30X-ray tubesfree
9022.90Other, including parts and accessoriesfree
9023.00Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other usesfree
90.24Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics):
9024.10Machines and appliances for testing metalsfree
9024.80Other machines and appliancesfree
9024.90Parts and accessoriesfree
90.25Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not, and any combination of these instruments:
9025.1Thermometers and pyrometers, not combined with other instruments:
9025.11Liquid-filled, for direct readingfree
9025.19Otherfree
9025.80Other instrumentsfree
9025.90Parts and accessoriesfree
90.26Instruments 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 90.14, 90.15, 90.28 or 90.32):
9026.10For measuring or checking the flow or level of liquidsfree
9026.20For measuring or checking pressurefree
9026.80Other instruments and apparatusfree
9026.90Parts and accessoriesfree
90.27Instruments 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:
9027.10Gas or smoke analysis apparatusfree
9027.20Chromatographs and electrophoresis instrumentsfree
9027.30Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR)free
9027.50Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR)free
9027.8Other instruments and apparatus:
9027.81Mass spectrometersfree
9027.89Otherfree
9027.90Microtomes, parts and accessoriesfree
90.28Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor:
9028.10Gas metersfree
9028.20Liquid meters:
9028.20.10Mechanical water supply meters, designed for use with pipes with an inside diameter not exceeding 40 mm10%
9028.20.90Otherfree
9028.30Electricity metersfree
9028.90Parts and accessoriesfree
90.29Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like; speed indicators and tachometers (excluding those of heading 90.14 or 90.15); stroboscopes:
9029.10Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the likefree
9029.20Speed indicators and tachometers; stroboscopesfree
9029.90Parts and accessoriesfree
90.30Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities (excluding meters of heading 90.28); instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, cosmic or other ionising radiations:
9030.10Instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting ionising radiationsfree
9030.20Oscilloscopes and oscillographsfree
9030.3Other instruments and apparatus, for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power (excluding those for measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices):
9030.31Multimeters without a recording devicefree
9030.32Multimeters with a recording devicefree
9030.33Other, without a recording devicefree
9030.39Other, with a recording devicefree
9030.40Other instruments and apparatus, specially designed for telecommunications (for example, cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers)free
9030.8Other instruments and apparatus:
9030.82For measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits)free
9030.84Other, with a recording devicefree
9030.89Otherfree
9030.90Parts and accessoriesfree
90.31Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; profile projectors:
9031.10Machines for balancing mechanical partsfree
9031.20Test benchesfree
9031.4Other optical instruments and appliances:
9031.41For inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits) or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices (including integrated circuits)free
9031.49Otherfree
9031.80Other instruments, appliances and machinesfree
9031.90Parts and accessoriesfree
90.32Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus:
9032.10.10Identifiable for use solely or principally with electro-thermic domestic appliances (excluding those of which the operation depends on an electrical phenomenon which varies according to the factor to be ascertained or automatically controlled)10%
9032.10Thermostats:
9032.10.90Otherfree
9032.20Manostatsfree
9032.8Other instruments and apparatus:
9032.81Hydraulic or pneumaticfree
9032.89Otherfree
9032.90Parts and accessoriesfree
9033.00Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90free

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