Optical, Photographic, Medical Instruments · 15 court cases · $207.9M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$207.9M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
HIGH
1 rulings — · 0 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, CBP CROSS Rulings, CourtListener · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly
This code has elevated regulatory activity — 1 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 0 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.
This is a high-volume import code — $208M in monthly US imports. Duty rate changes or trade remedy actions on this code have significant economic impact.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9013.10 | Telescopic sights for fitting to arms; periscopes; telescopes designed to form parts of machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of this chapter or section XVI: | — |
| 9013.10.10.00 | Not designed for use with infrared light | 14.9% |
| 9013.10.30.00 | Other | 1.4% |
| 9013.10.45.00 | Telescopes designed to form parts of machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of this chapter of section XVI | Free |
| 9013.10.50.00 | Other | 5.3% |
| 9013.20.00.00 | Lasers, other than laser diodes | Free |
| 9013.80 | Other devices, appliances and instruments: | — |
| 9013.80.20.00 | Hand magnifiers, magnifying glasses, loupes, thread counters and similar apparatus | 6.6% |
| 9013.80.40.00 | Door viewers (door eyes) | 5.8% |
| 9013.80.91.00 | Other | 4.5% |
| 9013.90 | Parts and accessories: | — |
| 9013.90.20.00 | Of telescopic sights for rifles | 16% |
| 9013.90.70.00 | Other parts and accessories, other than for telescopic sights for fitting to arms or for periscopes | Free |
| 9013.90.80.00 | Other | 4.5% |
Protest 1001-95-110855; mounts for telescopic sights ; HRLs087590, 088704
TELESCOPIC SIGHTS FOR RIFLES
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
