HTS heading 9018: Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sigh
Heading 9018 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments; parts and accessories thereof. Below: every rated tariff line in it with its general duty rate, Section 301 China status and exclusions, then a page per line with a free duty calculator.
Heading 9018 at a glance
- 28 rated tariff lines; 28 duty-free at the general (MFN) rate.
- Section 301 (products of China): 17 of 28 lines on a list in effect (Four-year review (note 31), List 1).
- 9 Section 301 product exclusions in effect for heading 9018; each is listed on its line page with its end date.
Goods named in this heading (official line texts): Electrocardiographs, Printed circuit assemblies, Ultrasonic scanning apparatus, Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, Scintigraph…, Apparatus for functional exploratory examination, and parts and accessories thereof, Patient monitoring systems, Printed circuit assemblies for parameter acquisition modules, Ultraviolet or infrared ray apparatus, and parts and accessories thereof, Syringes, with or w.
Subheadings (6-digit)
- 9018.11: Electrocardiographs, and parts and accessories thereof (3 lines)
- 9018.12: Electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters); parts and accessories thereof (1 line)
- 9018.13: Electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters); parts and accessories thereof (1 line)
- 9018.14: Electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters); parts and accessories thereof (1 line)
- 9018.19: Other (4 lines)
- 9018.20: Ultraviolet or infrared ray apparatus, and parts and accessories thereof (1 line)
- 9018.31: Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like; parts and accessories thereof (1 line)
- 9018.32: Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like; parts and accessories thereof (1 line)
- 9018.39: Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like; parts and accessories thereof (1 line)
- 9018.41: Other instruments and appliances, used in dental sciences, and parts and accessories thereof (1 line)
- 9018.49: Other (2 lines)
- 9018.50: Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary scien…: Other ophth… (1 line)
- 9018.90: Optical instruments and appliances and parts and accessories thereof (10 lines)
All tariff lines in heading 9018
| Line | Description | General | Section 301 (China) | Exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9018.11.30 | Electrocardiographs, and parts and accessories thereof: Electrocardiographs | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9018.11.60 | Electrocardiographs, and parts and accessories thereof: Printed circuit assemblies | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9018.11.90 | Electrocardiographs, and parts and accessories thereof: Other | Free | List 1 +25% (1 product exclusion may apply) | 1 |
| 9018.12.00 | Ultrasonic scanning apparatus | Free | List 1 +25% (1 product exclusion may apply) | 1 |
| 9018.13.00 | Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9018.14.00 | Electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory exa…: Scintigraph… | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9018.19.40 | Apparatus for functional exploratory examination, and parts and accessories thereof | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9018.19.55 | Other: Patient monitoring systems | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9018.19.75 | Printed circuit assemblies for parameter acquisition modules | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9018.19.95 | Other: Other | Free | List 1 +25% (5 product exclusions may apply) | 5 |
| 9018.20.00 | Ultraviolet or infrared ray apparatus, and parts and accessories thereof | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9018.31.00 | Syringes, with or without needles; parts and accessories thereof | Free | Four-year review +100% | |
| 9018.32.00 | Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures and parts and accessories thereof | Free | Four-year review +100% | |
| 9018.39.00 | Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like; parts and accessories there…: Other | Free | none | |
| 9018.41.00 | Dental drill engines, whether or not combined on a single base with other dental equipment, an… | Free | none | |
| 9018.49.40 | Other: Dental burs | Free | none | |
| 9018.49.80 | Other: Other | Free | none | |
| 9018.50.00 | Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary scien…: Other ophth… | Free | none | |
| 9018.90.10 | Optical instruments and appliances and parts and accessories thereof: Mirrors and reflectors | Free | none | |
| 9018.90.20 | Optical instruments and appliances and parts and accessories thereof: Other | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9018.90.30 | Anesthetic instruments and appliances and parts and accessories thereof | Free | List 1 +25% (1 product exclusion may apply) | 1 |
| 9018.90.40 | Percussion hammers, stethoscopes and parts of stethoscopes | Free | none | |
| 9018.90.50 | Sphygmomanometers, tensimeters and oscillometers; all the foregoing and parts and accessories … | Free | none | |
| 9018.90.60 | Electro-surgical instruments and appliances, other than extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter… | Free | List 1 +25% (1 product exclusion may apply) | 1 |
| 9018.90.64 | Other: Defibrillators | Free | none | |
| 9018.90.68 | Printed circuit assemblies for the defibrillators of subheading 9018.90.64 | Free | none | |
| 9018.90.75 | Other: Other | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9018.90.80 | Other: Other | Free | none |
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General information from the official US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (USITC) and USTR Section 301 notices in HTS Chapter 99; not legal or customs advice. Classification is decided by CBP; confirm with a licensed customs broker or a CBP binding ruling.
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