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CHAPTER 90

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

90.01 Optical 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
Optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables
Image conductor cables
9001 10 10
Other
9001 10 90
Sheets and plates of polarising material
9001 20 00
Contact lenses
9001 30 00
(
p/st
)
Spectacle lenses of glass
Not for the correction of vision
9001 40 20
(
p/st
)
For the correction of vision
Both sides finished
Single focal
9001 40 41
(
p/st
)
Other
9001 40 49
(
p/st
)
Other
9001 40 80
(
p/st
)
Spectacle lenses of other materials
Not for the correction of vision
9001 50 20
(
p/st
)
For the correction of vision
Both sides finished
Single focal
9001 50 41
(
p/st
)
Other
9001 50 49
(
p/st
)
Other
9001 50 80
(
p/st
)
Other
9001 90 00
90.02 Lenses, 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
For cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers
9002 11 00
(
p/st
)
Other
9002 19 00
(
p/st
)
Filters
9002 20 00
(
p/st
)
Other
9002 90 00
90.03 Frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles or the like, and parts thereof
Frames and mountings
Of plastics
9003 11 00
(
p/st
)
Of other materials
9003 19 00
(
p/st
)
Parts
9003 90 00
90.04 Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other
Sunglasses
With lenses optically worked
9004 10 10
(
p/st
)
Other
With lenses of plastics
9004 10 91
(
p/st
)
Other
9004 10 99
(
p/st
)
Other
With lenses of plastics
9004 90 10
Other
9004 90 90
90.05 Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor; other astronomical instruments and mountings therefor, but not including instruments for radio-astronomy
Binoculars
9005 10 00
(
p/st
)
Other instruments
9005 80 00
Parts and accessories (including mountings)
9005 90 00
90.06 Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs other than discharge lamps of heading 8539
Cameras specially designed for underwater use, for aerial survey or for medical or surgical examination of internal organs; comparison cameras for forensic or criminological purposes
9006 30 00
(
p/st
)
Instant print cameras
9006 40 00
(
p/st
)
Other cameras
For roll film of a width of 35 mm
Disposable cameras
9006 53 10
(
p/st
)
Other
9006 53 80
(
p/st
)
Other
9006 59 00
(
p/st
)
Photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs
Discharge lamp (electronic) flashlight apparatus
9006 61 00
(
p/st
)
Other
9006 69 00
(
p/st
)
Parts and accessories
For cameras
9006 91 00
Other
9006 99 00
90.07 Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus
Cameras
9007 10 00
(
p/st
)
Projectors
9007 20 00
(
p/st
)
Parts and accessories
For cameras
9007 91 00
For projectors
9007 92 00
90.08 Image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers
Projectors, enlargers and reducers
9008 50 00
(
p/st
)
Parts and accessories
9008 90 00
90.10 Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens
Apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper
9010 10 00
Other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes
9010 50 00
Projection screens
9010 60 00
Parts and accessories
Of apparatus and equipment of subheadings 90105000 or 90106000
9010 90 20
Other
9010 90 80
90.11 Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection
Stereoscopic microscopes
9011 10 00
(
p/st
)
Other microscopes, for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection
Photomicrographic microscopes fitted with equipment specifically designed for the handling and transport of semiconductor wafers or reticles
9011 20 10
(
p/st
)
Other
9011 20 90
(
p/st
)
Other microscopes
9011 80 00
(
p/st
)
Parts and accessories
9011 90 00
90.12 Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus
Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus
9012 10 00
Parts and accessories
9012 90 00
90.13 Lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter
Telescopic sights for fitting to arms; periscopes; telescopes designed to form parts of machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of this chapter or Section XVI
Telescopes designed to form parts of machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of this chapter or Section XVI
9013 10 10
Other
9013 10 90
Lasers, other than laser diodes
9013 20 00
Other devices, appliances and instruments
Passive optical splitters, not containing any electrical or electronic elements, for telecommunications
9013 80 40
Other
9013 80 80
Parts and accessories
For telescopic sights for fitting to arms or for periscopes
9013 90 05
Other
9013 90 80
90.14 Direction finding compasses; other navigational instruments and appliances
Direction finding compasses
9014 10 00
Instruments and appliances for aeronautical or space navigation (other than compasses)
Inertial navigation systems
9014 20 20
(
p/st
)
Other
9014 20 80
Other instruments and appliances
9014 80 00
Parts and accessories
9014 90 00
90.15 Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders
Rangefinders
9015 10 00
Theodolites and tachymeters (tacheometers)
9015 20 00
Levels
Electronic
9015 30 10
Other
9015 30 90
Photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances
9015 40 00
Other instruments and appliances
Meteorological, hydrological and geophysical instruments and apparatus
9015 80 20
Instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, surveying or levelling; hydrographic instruments
9015 80 40
Other
9015 80 80
Parts and accessories
9015 90 00
90.16 Balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights
Balances
9016 00 10
(
p/st
)
Parts and accessories
9016 00 90
90.17 Drawing, 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
Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic
Plotters
9017 10 10
(
p/st
)
Other
9017 10 90
(
p/st
)
Other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments
Plotters
9017 20 05
(
p/st
)
Other drawing instruments
9017 20 10
Marking-out instruments
9017 20 39
(
p/st
)
Mathematical calculating instruments (including slide rules, disc calculators and the like)
9017 20 90
(
p/st
)
Micrometers, callipers and gauges
9017 30 00
(
p/st
)
Other instruments
Measuring rods and tapes and divided scales
9017 80 10
Other
9017 80 90
Parts and accessories
9017 90 00
90.18 Instruments 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)
Electrocardiographs
9018 11 00
Ultrasonic scanning apparatus
9018 12 00
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
9018 13 00
Scintigraphic apparatus
9018 14 00
Other
Monitoring apparatus for simultaneous monitoring of two or more parameters
9018 19 10
Other
9018 19 90
Ultraviolet or infra-red ray apparatus
9018 20 00
Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like
Syringes, with or without needles
Of plastics
9018 31 10
Other
9018 31 90
Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures
Tubular metal needles
9018 32 10
Needles for sutures
9018 32 90
Other
9018 39 00
Other instruments and appliances, used in dental sciences
Dental drill engines, whether or not combined on a single base with other dental equipment
9018 41 00
Other
Burrs, discs, drills and brushes, for use in dental drills
9018 49 10
Other
9018 49 90
Other ophthalmic instruments and appliances
Non-optical
9018 50 10
Optical
9018 50 90
Other instruments and appliances
Instruments and apparatus for measuring blood-pressure
9018 90 10
Endoscopes
9018 90 20
Renal dialysis equipment (artificial kidneys, kidney machines and dialysers)
9018 90 30
Diathermic apparatus
9018 90 40
Transfusion and infusion apparatus
9018 90 50
Anaesthetic apparatus and instruments
9018 90 60
Apparatus for nerve stimulation
9018 90 75
Other
9018 90 84
90.19 Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus; ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus
Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus
Electrical vibratory-massage apparatus
9019 10 10
Other
9019 10 90
Ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus
Mechanical ventilation apparatus, capable of providing invasive ventilation
9019 20 10
(
p/st
)
Mechanical ventilation apparatus, non-invasive
9019 20 20
(
p/st
)
Other, including parts and accessories
9019 20 90
90.20 Other breathing appliances and gas masks, excluding protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters
Gas masks
9020 00 10
(
p/st
)
Other, including parts and accessories
9020 00 90
90.21 Orthopaedic 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
Orthopaedic or fracture appliances
Orthopaedic appliances
9021 10 10
Splints and other fracture appliances
9021 10 90
Artificial teeth and dental fittings
Artificial teeth
Of plastics
9021 21 10
(
100 p/st
)
Of other materials
9021 21 90
(
100 p/st
)
Other
9021 29 00
Other artificial parts of the body
Artificial joints
9021 31 00
Other
Ocular prostheses
9021 39 10
Other
9021 39 90
Hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories
9021 40 00
(
p/st
)
Pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles, excluding parts and accessories
9021 50 00
(
p/st
)
Other
Parts and accessories of hearing aids
9021 90 10
Other
9021 90 90
90.22 Apparatus based on the use of X-rays or of alpha, beta, gamma or other ionising radiation, 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
Computed tomography apparatus
9022 12 00
(
p/st
)
Other, for dental uses
9022 13 00
(
p/st
)
Other, for medical, surgical or veterinary uses
9022 14 00
(
p/st
)
For other uses
9022 19 00
(
p/st
)
Apparatus based on the use of alpha, beta, gamma or other ionising radiation, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus
For medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses
9022 21 00
(
p/st
)
For other uses
9022 29 00
(
p/st
)
X-ray tubes
9022 30 00
(
p/st
)
Other, including parts and accessories
Parts and accessories of apparatus based on the use of X-rays
9022 90 20
Other
9022 90 80
90.23 Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses
Of a type used for teaching physics, chemistry or technical subjects
9023 00 10
Other
9023 00 80
90.24 Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics)
Machines and appliances for testing metals
Universal or for tensile tests
9024 10 20
For hardness tests
9024 10 40
Other
9024 10 80
Other machines and appliances
9024 80 00
Parts and accessories
9024 90 00
90.25 Hydrometers 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
Liquid-filled, for direct reading
Clinical or veterinary thermometers
9025 11 20
(
p/st
)
Other
9025 11 80
(
p/st
)
Other
9025 19 00
(
p/st
)
Other instruments
Barometers, not combined with other instruments
9025 80 20
(
p/st
)
Other
Electronic
9025 80 40
Other
9025 80 80
Parts and accessories
9025 90 00
90.26 Instruments 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
For measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids
Electronic
Flow meters
9026 10 21
(
p/st
)
Other
9026 10 29
(
p/st
)
Other
Flow meters
9026 10 81
(
p/st
)
Other
9026 10 89
(
p/st
)
For measuring or checking pressure
Electronic
9026 20 20
(
p/st
)
Other
Spiral or metal diaphragm type pressure gauges
9026 20 40
(
p/st
)
Other
9026 20 80
(
p/st
)
Other instruments or apparatus
Electronic
9026 80 20
Other
9026 80 80
Parts and accessories
9026 90 00
90.27 Instruments 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
Gas or smoke analysis apparatus
Electronic
9027 10 10
(
p/st
)
Other
9027 10 90
(
p/st
)
Chromatographs and electrophoresis instruments
9027 20 00
Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiation (UV, visible, IR)
9027 30 00
Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiation (UV, visible, IR)
9027 50 00
Other instruments and apparatus
Mass spectrometers
9027 81 00
(
p/st
)
Other
Exposure meters
9027 89 10
pH meters, rH meters and other apparatus for measuring conductivity
9027 89 30
Other
9027 89 90
Microtomes; parts and accessories
9027 90 00
90.28 Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor
Gas meters
9028 10 00
(
p/st
)
Liquid meters
9028 20 00
(
p/st
)
Electricity meters
For alternating current
For single-phase
9028 30 11
(
p/st
)
For multiphase
9028 30 19
(
p/st
)
Other
9028 30 90
(
p/st
)
Parts and accessories
For electricity meters
9028 90 10
Other
9028 90 90
90.29 Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, milometers, pedometers and the like; speed indicators and tachometers, other than those of heading 9014 or 9015; stroboscopes
Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, milometers, pedometers and the like
9029 10 00
Speed indicators and tachometers; stroboscopes
Speed indicators and tachometers
Speed indicators for vehicles
9029 20 31
Other
9029 20 38
Stroboscopes
9029 20 90
Parts and accessories
9029 90 00
90.30 Oscilloscopes, 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 radiation
Instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting ionising radiation
9030 10 00
Oscilloscopes and oscillographs
9030 20 00
Other instruments and apparatus, for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power (other than those for measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices)
Multimeters, without a recording device
9030 31 00
Multimeters, with a recording device
9030 32 00
Other, without a recording device
Resistance measuring instruments
9030 33 20
Other
9030 33 70
Other, with a recording device
9030 39 00
Other instruments and apparatus, specially designed for telecommunications (for example, cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers)
9030 40 00
Other instruments and apparatus
For measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits)
9030 82 00
Other, with a recording device
9030 84 00
Other
9030 89 00
Parts and accessories
9030 90 00
90.31 Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; profile projectors
Machines for balancing mechanical parts
9031 10 00
Test benches
9031 20 00
Other optical instruments and appliances
For inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits) or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices (including integrated circuits)
9031 41 00
Other
Profile projectors
9031 49 10
(
p/st
)
Other
9031 49 90
Other instruments, appliances and machines
For measuring or checking geometrical quantities
9031 80 20
Other
9031 80 80
Parts and accessories
9031 90 00
90.32 Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus
Thermostats
Electronic
9032 10 20
(
p/st
)
Other
9032 10 80
(
p/st
)
Manostats
9032 20 00
(
p/st
)
Other instruments and apparatus
Hydraulic or pneumatic
9032 81 00
Other
9032 89 00
Parts and accessories
9032 90 00
90.33 Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90
Light-emitting diode (LED) backlight modules, which are lighting sources that consist of one or more LEDs, and one or more connectors and are mounted on a printed circuit or other similar substrate, and other passive components, whether or not combined with optical components or protective diodes, and used as backlight illumination for liquid crystal displays (LCDs)
9033 00 10
Other
9033 00 90