Optical, Photographic, Medical Instruments · 15 pending regulations · 15 court cases · $14.6M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$14.6M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
HIGH
0 rulings — · 15 reg · 10 CIT, 5 CAFC (4 recent)
Global Rates
🇺🇸 Free
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: N/A
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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, Federal Register, CourtListener · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly
This code has elevated regulatory activity — 0 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 15 pending Federal Register actions, and 15 CIT/CAFC cases.
100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.
List 1 — ~$34B of Chinese goods (machinery, electronics, industrial components)
Active — 7.5%–25% additional duties on Chinese-origin goods across four tranches (Lists 1–4A), with higher 2024/2025 increases on targeted product categories.
Effective 2018-07-06
These additional tariffs apply on top of the general duty rate. View full trade remedy tracker →
| Code | Description | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9006.30.00.00 | Cameras specially designed for underwater use, for aerial survey, or for medical or surgical examination of internal organs; comparison cameras for forensic or criminological purposes | Free |
| 9006.40 | Instant print cameras: | — |
| 9006.40.40.00 | Fixed focus | Free |
| 9006.40.60.00 | Valued not over $10 each | 6.8% |
| 9006.40.90.00 | Valued over $10 each | Free |
| 9006.53.02 | For roll film of a width of 35 mm | Free |
| 9006.53.02.05 | With through-the-lens viewfinder (single lens reflex (SLR)) | — |
| 9006.53.02.10 | With built-in electronic stroboscopic flash | — |
| 9006.53.02.20 | Other | — |
| 9006.53.02.50 | With built-in electronic stroboscopic flash | — |
| 9006.53.02.70 | Other | — |
| 9006.59 | Other: | — |
| 9006.59.01 | With through-the-lens viewfinder (single lens reflex (SLR)) | Free |
| 9006.59.01.60 | For magnetically sensitized roll film of a width of 24 mm | — |
| 9006.59.01.90 | Other | — |
| 9006.59.05 | 110 cameras | Free |
| 9006.59.05.20 | With built-in electronic stroboscopic flash | — |
| 9006.59.05.40 | Other | — |
| 9006.59.08.00 | Other | 4% |
| 9006.59.10.00 | Other | Free |
| 9006.59.12.00 | Valued not over $10 each | 6.8% |
| 9006.59.15 | Valued over $10 each | Free |
| 9006.59.15.20 | With built-in electronic stroboscopic flash | — |
| 9006.59.15.40 | Other | — |
| 9006.59.15.60 | Other | — |
| 9006.59.15.80 | Other | — |
| 9006.59.20.00 | Cameras of a kind used for preparing printing plates or cylinders | Free |
| 9006.59.40 | Fixed focus | 4% |
| 9006.59.40.40 | Disc cameras | — |
| 9006.59.40.60 | Other | — |
| 9006.59.60.00 | Valued not over $10 each | 6.8% |
| 9006.59.91.00 | Valued over $10 each | Free |
| 9006.61.00 | Discharge lamp ("electronic") flashlight apparatus | Free |
| 9006.61.00.20 | Capable of automatically controlling flash duration | — |
| 9006.61.00.40 | Other | — |
| 9006.61.00.60 | Other | — |
| 9006.69.01 | Other | Free |
| 9006.69.01.10 | Flashbulbs, flashcubes and the like | — |
| 9006.69.01.50 | Other | — |
| 9006.91.00.01 | For cameras | 5.8% |
| 9006.99.00.00 | Other | 3.9% |
Guidance for Grants and Agreements
Final rule; notification of final guidance.·Effective 2023-10-23
Final rule.·Effective 2021-11-04
Proposed rule.
Proposed rule.
CAMERAS DESIGNED FOR UNDERWATER USE, FOR AERIAL SURVEY, OR MEDICAL/SURGICAL EXAMINATION OF INTERNAL ORGANS, CAMERAS FOR FORENSIC OR CRIMINOLOGICAL USE
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
