Optical, Photographic, Medical Instruments · 3 court cases · $37.4M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
40%
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Notes
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Monthly Imports
$37.4M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
MODERATE
6 rulings — · 0 reg · 2 CIT, 1 CAFC
Global Rates
🇺🇸 Free
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 2 NCM codes
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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, CourtListener, CPSC SaferProducts.gov, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9015.80.80 | Other | Free |
| 9015.80.80.40 | Geophysical instruments and appliances | — |
| 9015.80.80.80 | Other | — |
Submetrix 2000 Series Sonar System; surveying instruments and appliances; hydrological instruments and appliances
Revocation of NY N296613, NY K81163, NY K80012, NY H88046 and NY G81419; Rain gauges.
Revocation of HQ 966618; Classification of the “OnTrak System”
Revocation of HQ 950196; Classification of the “Geolink Orienteer Directional Measurement-While-Drilling Surveying System”
The tariff classification of a Wall Anchors and Screws Set, Weather Vane Wind Direction Indicators, a Rooftop Mount for Weather Vanes and a 4 Ton Heavy Duty Load Leveler from China and India
Request for Internal Advice 06/031; Schlumberger Oil Field Services Inc., Dipole Shear Sonic Imager Tool and its Component Parts
OPTICAL SURVEYING, HYDROGRAPHIC, OCEANOGRAPHIC, HYDROLOGICAL, METEOROLOGICAL OR GEOPHYSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPLIANCES, EXC RANGEFINDER&COMPASSES, NES
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
