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HTS 9006.59Chapter 90

HTS 9006.59Other: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Optical, Photographic, Medical Instruments · 6 court cases · $0.5M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

Free

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$0.5M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

HIGH

2 rulings — · 0 reg · 5 CIT, 1 CAFC

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: 5% · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 4 NCM codes

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, CourtListener, HMRC / DG TAXUD / CBSA / SISCOMEX · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly

Regulatory Pressure

This code has elevated regulatory activity — 2 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 0 pending Federal Register actions, and 6 CIT/CAFC cases.

Supply Chain Risk

100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.

Trade Remedy

Additional Tariffs Apply

Section 301 — China Tariffs+25%

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 →

Subheadings (21)

CodeDescriptionRate
9006.59Other:
9006.59.01With through-the-lens viewfinder (single lens reflex (SLR))Free
9006.59.01.60For magnetically sensitized roll film of a width of 24 mm
9006.59.01.90Other
9006.59.05110 camerasFree
9006.59.05.20With built-in electronic stroboscopic flash
9006.59.05.40Other
9006.59.08.00Other4%
9006.59.10.00OtherFree
9006.59.12.00Valued not over $10 each6.8%
9006.59.15Valued over $10 eachFree
9006.59.15.20With built-in electronic stroboscopic flash
9006.59.15.40Other
9006.59.15.60Other
9006.59.15.80Other
9006.59.20.00Cameras of a kind used for preparing printing plates or cylindersFree
9006.59.40Fixed focus4%
9006.59.40.40Disc cameras
9006.59.40.60Other
9006.59.60.00Valued not over $10 each6.8%
9006.59.91.00Valued over $10 eachFree

CBP Rulings (2)

965903Classification

CoroSMART and CoroCAMs I, II, III and IV viewers and cameras

958620Classification

Protest 1001-95-107082; Medium Format Camera Lenses;Subheading 9006.59.90; General Explanatory Note (III) to Chapter90; Explanatory Note 90.02; Other Objective Lenses; OtherCameras.

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (6)

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Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

9006591900Schedule B

PHOTO CAMERAS FOR ROLL FILM OF A WIDTH LESS THAN 35 MM (1.4 INCH)

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

9006.53.02.709006.59.01