Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight testing instruments

In plain English

This heading covers instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental, or veterinary sciences, as well as sight testing devices. The specific categories include electro-medical equipment, imaging systems like ultrasound and magnetic resonance scanners, and diagnostic tools that check physiological parameters. It also encompasses physical devices such as syringes, needles, catheters, and dental drill engines. Other items in this group include ultraviolet or infrared ray apparatus, ophthalmic instruments, and any medical or surgical tools not listed elsewhere in this section.

PARAPHRASE OF THE OFFICIAL HS 2022 TEXTS BELOW — NOT LEGAL ADVICE

6-digit subheadings (13)

Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.

Covered items classified under 9018

• 9018.19Personal Medical Device— country-by-country customs rules

Chapter 90 classification notes

Classification certainty

The 6-digit level shown here is the internationally harmonised layer. Duty rates attach to national 8-10 digit tariff lines, which differ by country — use the duty calculator for lane estimates. For binding certainty, request a ruling from the destination customs authority.

Other headings in Chapter 90

• 9001 — Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables not of …
• 9002 — Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, m…
• 9003 — Frames and mountings; for spectacles, goggles or the like, and parts
• 9004 — Spectacles, goggles and the like; corrective, protective or other
• 9005 — Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, mountings therefore;…
• 9006 — Cameras, photographic (excluding cinematographic); photographic flashl…
• 9007 — Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not incorporating s…
• 9008 — Image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than…
• 9010 — Photographic (including cinematographic) laboratory apparatus and equi…
• 9011 — Microscopes, compound optical; including those for photomicrography, c…
• 9012 — Microscopes (excluding optical microscopes); diffraction apparatus
• 9013 — Lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instrume…
• 9014 — Navigational instruments and appliances; direction finding compasses
• 9015 — Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, ocean…
• 9016 — Balances; of a sensitivity of 5cg or better, with or without weights
• 9017 — Drawing, marking-out, mathematical calculating instruments (drafting m…
• 9019 — Mechano-therapy, massage appliances; psychological aptitude testing ap…
• 9020 — Breathing appliances and gas masks; excluding protective masks having …
• 9021 — Orthopaedic appliances; including crutches, surgical belts and trusses…
• 9022 — Apparatus based on the use of x-rays or of alpha, beta, gamma or other…
• 9023 — Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purpos…
• 9024 — Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressib…
• 9025 — Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers…
• 9026 — Instruments, apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pres…
• 9027 — Instruments and apparatus; for physical or chemical analysis (e.g. pol…
• 9028 — Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including cali…
• 9029 — Revolution counter, production counters, taximeters, mileometers, pedo…
• 9030 — Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities n…
• 9031 — Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, n.e.c. or …
• 9032 — Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus; automatic type
• 9033 — Machines and appliances, instruments or apparatus of chapter 90; parts…