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Chapter 90: Optical, medical, measuring instruments

United Kingdom tariff rates for every HS-6 code under chapter 90.

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HS codeDescriptionDutyTax
9001.10Optical fibers, optical fiber bundles and cables2.0%20.0%
9001.20Sheets and plates of polarizing material2.0%20.0%
9001.30Contact lenses2.0%20.0%
9001.40Spectacle lenses of glass2.0%20.0%
9001.50Spectacle lenses of other materials2.0%20.0%
9001.90Lenses2.0%20.0%
9002.11Projection2.0%20.0%
9002.19Other2.0%20.0%
9002.20Photographic2.0%20.0%
9002.90Prisms2.0%20.0%
9003.11Of plastics2.0%20.0%
9003.19Of other materials2.0%20.0%
9003.90Parts2.0%20.0%
9004.10Sunglasses2.0%20.0%
9004.90Other2.0%20.0%
9005.10Binoculars2.0%20.0%
9005.80Optical telescopes2.0%20.0%
9005.90Parts and accessories (including mountings)0.0%0.0%
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 purposes2.0%20.0%
9006.40Fixed focus2.0%20.0%
9006.53For roll film of a width of 35 mm2.0%20.0%
9006.59With through-the-lens viewfinder (single lens reflex (SLR))2.0%20.0%
9006.61Discharge lamp ("electronic") flashlight apparatus2.0%20.0%
9006.69Other2.0%20.0%
9006.91For cameras2.0%20.0%
9006.99Other2.0%20.0%
9007.10Cameras2.0%20.0%
9007.20With sound recording and reproducing systems; and those capable of projecting only sound motion pictures2.0%20.0%
9007.91Parts2.0%20.0%
9007.92For projectors2.0%20.0%
9008.50Slide projectors2.0%20.0%
9008.90Of image projectors, other than cinematographic2.0%20.0%
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 paper2.0%20.0%
9010.50Contact printers2.0%20.0%
9010.60Projection screens2.0%20.0%
9010.90Parts and accessories of articles of subheadings 9010.50 and 9010.602.0%20.0%
9011.10Provided with a means for photographing the image2.0%20.0%
9011.20Provided with a means for photographing the image2.0%20.0%
9011.80Other microscopes2.0%20.0%
9011.90Parts and accessories2.0%20.0%
9012.10Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus2.0%20.0%
9012.90Parts and accessories2.0%20.0%
9013.10Not designed for use with infrared light2.0%20.0%
9013.20Lasers, other than laser diodes2.0%20.0%
9013.80Hand magnifiers, magnifying glasses, loupes, thread counters and similar apparatus2.0%20.0%
9013.90Of telescopic sights for rifles2.0%20.0%
9014.10Optical instruments2.0%20.0%
9014.20Optical instruments and appliances2.0%20.0%
9014.80Optical instruments2.0%20.0%
9014.90Of articles covered by subheading 9014.20.402.0%20.0%
9015.10Electrical2.0%20.0%
9015.20Electrical2.0%20.0%
9015.30Electrical2.0%20.0%
9015.40Electrical2.0%20.0%
9015.80Optical instruments and appliances2.0%20.0%
9015.90Parts and accessories2.0%20.0%
9016.00Electrical balances and parts and accessories thereof2.0%20.0%
9017.10Plotters2.0%20.0%
9017.20Disc calculators, slide rules and other mathematical calculating instruments2.0%20.0%
9017.30Micrometers and calipers2.0%20.0%
9017.80Other instruments2.0%20.0%
9017.90Parts and accessories0.0%0.0%
9018.11Electrocardiographs2.0%20.0%
9018.12Ultrasonic scanning apparatus2.0%20.0%
9018.13Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus2.0%20.0%
9018.14Scintigraphic apparatus2.0%20.0%
9018.19Apparatus for functional exploratory examination, and parts and accessories thereof2.0%20.0%
9018.20Ultraviolet or infrared ray apparatus, and parts and accessories thereof2.0%20.0%
9018.31Syringes, with or without needles; parts and accessories thereof2.0%20.0%
9018.32Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures and parts and accessories thereof2.0%20.0%
9018.39Other2.0%20.0%
9018.41Dental drill engines, whether or not combined on a single base with other dental equipment, and parts and accessories thereof2.0%20.0%
9018.49Dental burs2.0%20.0%
9018.50Other ophthalmic instruments and appliances and parts and accessories thereof2.0%20.0%
9018.90Mirrors and reflectors2.0%20.0%
9019.10Mechano-therapy appliances and massage apparatus; parts and accessories thereof2.0%20.0%
9019.20Ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus; parts and accessories thereof2.0%20.0%
9020.00Underwater breathing devices designed as a complete unit to be carried on the person and not requiring attendants2.0%20.0%
9021.10Orthopedic or fracture appliances, and parts and accessories thereof2.0%20.0%
9021.21Of plastics2.0%20.0%
9021.29Of plastics2.0%20.0%
9021.31Artificial joints and parts and accessories thereof2.0%20.0%
9021.39Other2.0%20.0%
9021.40Hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories thereof2.0%20.0%
9021.50Pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles, excluding parts and accessories thereof2.0%20.0%
9021.90Parts and accessories for hearing aids and for pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles2.0%20.0%
9022.12Computed tomography apparatus2.0%20.0%
9022.13Other, for dental uses2.0%20.0%
9022.14Other, for medical, surgical or veterinary uses2.0%20.0%
9022.19For other uses2.0%20.0%
9022.21For medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses2.0%20.0%
9022.29Smoke detectors, ionization type2.0%20.0%
9022.30X-ray tubes2.0%20.0%
9022.90Radiation generator units2.0%20.0%
9023.00Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses, and parts and accessories thereof2.0%20.0%
9024.10Machines and appliances for testing metals2.0%20.0%
9024.80Other machines and appliances2.0%20.0%
9024.90Parts and accessories2.0%20.0%
9025.11Clinical2.0%20.0%
9025.19Pyrometers2.0%20.0%
9025.80Electrical2.0%20.0%
9025.90Parts and accessories2.0%20.0%
9026.10Electrical2.0%20.0%
9026.20Electrical2.0%20.0%
9026.80Electrical2.0%20.0%
9026.90Of electrical instruments and apparatus2.0%20.0%
9027.10Electrical2.0%20.0%
9027.20Electrical2.0%20.0%
9027.30Electrical2.0%20.0%
9027.50Exposure meters2.0%20.0%
9027.81Mass spectrometers2.0%20.0%
9027.89Nuclear magnetic resonance instruments2.0%20.0%
9027.90Microtomes2.0%20.0%
9028.10Gas meters2.0%20.0%
9028.20Liquid meters2.0%20.0%
9028.30Electricity meters2.0%20.0%
9028.90Parts and accessories2.0%20.0%
9029.10Taximeters2.0%20.0%
9029.20Bicycle speedometers2.0%20.0%
9029.90Of taximeters2.0%20.0%
9030.10Instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting ionizing radiations2.0%20.0%
9030.20Specially designed for telecommunications2.0%20.0%
9030.31Multimeters, without a recording device2.0%20.0%
9030.32Multimeters, with a recording device2.0%20.0%
9030.33Resistance measuring instruments2.0%20.0%
9030.39Other, with a recording device2.0%20.0%
9030.40Other instruments and apparatus, specially designed for telecommunications (for example, cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers)2.0%20.0%
9030.82For measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits)2.0%20.0%
9030.84Other, with a recording device2.0%20.0%
9030.89Other2.0%20.0%
9030.90Printed circuit assemblies2.0%20.0%
9031.10Machines for balancing mechanical parts2.0%20.0%
9031.20Test benches2.0%20.0%
9031.41For inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits) or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices (including integrated circuits)2.0%20.0%
9031.49Profile projectors2.0%20.0%
9031.80Electron beam microscopes fitted with equipment specifically designed for the handling and transport of semiconductor wafers or reticles2.0%20.0%
9031.90Of profile projectors2.0%20.0%
9032.10Thermostats2.0%20.0%
9032.20Manostats2.0%20.0%
9032.81Hydraulic and pneumatic2.0%20.0%
9032.89Designed for use in a 6, 12 or 24 V system2.0%20.0%
9032.90Designed for use in a 6, 12 or 24 V system2.0%20.0%
9033.00Light-emitting diode (LED) backlights modules, the foregoing 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 backlights illumination for liquid crystal displays (LCDs)2.0%20.0%

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