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90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories

Schedule B code 90 covers instruments and equipment used to generate, manipulate, or display visual images, such as cameras, photographic lenses, microscopes, telescopes, projectors, cinematographic cameras, and related accessories and parts. The category includes both domestic and imported items designed for optical, photographic, or cinematographic applications.

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Where 90 sits in the HS 2022 hierarchy

  1. >XVIII Optical, photographic, measuring, medical instruments; clocks; musical instruments
  2. >>90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories
  3. >>90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories

Subcategories of 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories

Other HS 2022 codes under 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories

Frequently asked questions

What is HS 2022 90?
HS 2022 90 is "Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories". Schedule B code 90 covers instruments and equipment used to generate, manipulate, or display visual images, such as cameras, photographic lenses, microscopes, telescopes, projectors, cinematographic cameras, and related accessories and parts. The category includes both domestic and imported items designed for optical, photographic, or cinematographic applications.
What does HS 2022 90 include?
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories contains 32 direct subcategories: 9001 Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables not of heading no. 8544; sheets, plates of polarising material; lenses, prisms, mirrors, of any material; unmounted; not non optical glass; 9002 Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, other than such elements of glass not optically worked; 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; other astronomical instruments, mountings therefore, but not including instruments for radio-astronomy; 9006 Cameras, photographic (excluding cinematographic); photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs other than discharge lamps of heading no. 8539; and more.
What is the parent category of 90?
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories sits under 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories in the HS 2022 hierarchy.

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Source: World Customs OrganizationVersion: 2022