Optical, Photographic, Medical Instruments · $0.3M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$0.3M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
LOW
2 rulings — · 0 reg · 0 cases
Global Rates
🇺🇸 Free
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 3 NCM codes
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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, HMRC / DG TAXUD / CBSA / SISCOMEX · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9011.20 | Other microscopes, for photomicrography, cinemicrography or microprojection: | — |
| 9011.20.40.00 | Provided with a means for photographing the image | 3.9% |
| 9011.20.80.00 | Other | 7.2% |
Protest 1001-93-101806; Axioskop upright microscopes; Axiovert inverted microscopes; binocular phototube; binocular tube; HQs 085754, 088121; "provided with a means for photographing the image;" subheading 9011.20.40; U.S. v. Hannevig; Michaelian & Kohlberg, Inc. v. U.S.
Protest 0401-1996-100112; Compound Optical Microscopes Used for Semiconductor Inspection; Measuring or Checking Instruments; Headings 9011 and 9031; EN 90.11; Carl Zeiss, Inc. v. United States, CIT Slip Op. 98-86; HQs 954662 and 956638
OTHER MICROSCOPES, FOR MICROPHOTOGRAPHY, MICROCINEMATOGRAPHY OR MICROPROJECTION, NESOI
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
