HTS heading 9027: Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); instrum
Heading 9027 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers 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; 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 9027 at a glance
- 23 rated tariff lines; 22 duty-free at the general (MFN) rate.
- Ad valorem general rates from 1.2% to 1.2%.
- Section 301 (products of China): 23 of 23 lines on a list in effect (List 1, List 2, List 3, List 4A).
- 1 Section 301 product exclusion in effect for heading 9027; each is listed on its line page with its end date.
Goods named in this heading (official line texts): Electrical, Optical instruments and apparatus, Electrical, Electrical, Exposure me…, Electrical, Mass spectrometers, Nuclear magnetic resonance instruments, Electrical, Microtomes, Printed circuit assemblies for the goods of subheading 9027.81 or 9027.89, Of electrophoresis instruments not incorporating an optical or other measuring device, Of instruments and apparatus of subheading 9027.20, 9027..
Subheadings (6-digit)
- 9027.10: Gas or smoke analysis apparatus (3 lines)
- 9027.20: Chromatographs and electrophoresis instruments (2 lines)
- 9027.30: Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (ultraviolet, visible, infrared) (2 lines)
- 9027.50: Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiations (ultraviolet, visible, infrared) (3 lines)
- 9027.81: Other instruments and apparatus (1 line)
- 9027.89: Other (3 lines)
- 9027.90: Microtomes; parts and accessories (9 lines)
All tariff lines in heading 9027
| Line | Description | General | Section 301 (China) | Exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9027.10.20 | Gas or smoke analysis apparatus: Electrical | Free | List 2 +25% (1 product exclusion may apply) | 1 |
| 9027.10.40 | Optical instruments and apparatus | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 9027.10.60 | Other: Other | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 9027.20.50 | Chromatographs and electrophoresis instruments: Electrical | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9027.20.80 | Chromatographs and electrophoresis instruments: Other | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9027.30.40 | Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (ul…: Electrical | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9027.30.80 | Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (ul…: Other | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9027.50.10 | Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiations (ultraviolet, visible, …: Exposure me… | 1.2% | List 1 +25% | |
| 9027.50.40 | Other: Electrical | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9027.50.80 | Other: Other | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9027.81.00 | Other instruments and apparatus: Mass spectrometers | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9027.89.25 | Nuclear magnetic resonance instruments | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9027.89.45 | Other: Electrical | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9027.89.80 | Other: Other | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9027.90.20 | Microtomes; parts and accessories: Microtomes | Free | List 4A +7.5% | |
| 9027.90.45 | Printed circuit assemblies for the goods of subheading 9027.81 or 9027.89 | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9027.90.54 | Of electrophoresis instruments not incorporating an optical or other measuring device | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9027.90.56 | Of instruments and apparatus of subheading 9027.20, 9027.30, 9027.50, 9027.81 or 9027.89 | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9027.90.59 | Other: Other | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9027.90.64 | Of instruments and apparatus of subheading 9027.20, 9027.30, 9027.50, 9027.81 or 9027.89 | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9027.90.68 | Of optical instruments and apparatus: Other | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 9027.90.84 | Of instruments and apparatus of subheading 9027.20, 9027.30, 9027.50, 9027.81 or 9027.89 | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 9027.90.88 | Other: Other | Free | List 1 +25% |
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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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