Optical, Photographic, Medical Instruments · 15 pending regulations · $23.7M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$23.7M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
HIGH
0 rulings — · 15 reg · 0 cases
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 · 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 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9017.10 | Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic: | — |
| 9017.10.40.00 | Plotters | Free |
| 9017.10.80.00 | Other | 3.9% |
| 9017.20 | Other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments: | — |
| 9017.20.40.00 | Disc calculators, slide rules and other mathematical calculating instruments | 3.9% |
| 9017.20.70.00 | Plotters | Free |
| 9017.20.80 | Other | 4.6% |
| 9017.20.80.40 | Hand operated input devices which transmit position data to computer processors or displays (digitizers) | — |
| 9017.20.80.80 | Other | — |
| 9017.30 | Micrometers, calipers and gauges: | — |
| 9017.30.40.00 | Micrometers and calipers | 5.8% |
| 9017.30.80.00 | Other | 3.9% |
| 9017.80.00.00 | Other instruments | 5.3% |
| 9017.90.01 | Parts and accessories | The rate applicable to the article of which it is a part or accessory |
| 9017.90.01.05 | Of articles of subheading 9017.10.40 | — |
| 9017.90.01.15 | Of articles of subheading 9017.10.80 | — |
| 9017.90.01.20 | Of articles of subheading 9017.20.40 | — |
| 9017.90.01.32 | Of articles of subheading 9017.20.70 | — |
| 9017.90.01.36 | Of articles of subheading 9017.20.80 | — |
| 9017.90.01.40 | Of articles of subheading 9017.30.40 | — |
| 9017.90.01.50 | Of articles of subheading 9017.30.80 | — |
| 9017.90.01.60 | Other | — |
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.
DRAFTING TABLES AND MACHINES, WHETHER OR NOT AUTOMATIC
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
