Optical, Photographic, Medical Instruments · 1 pending regulation · 1 court case · $0.2M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$0.2M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
LOW
9 rulings — · 1 reg · 1 CIT, 0 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, Federal Register, CourtListener, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9017.10 | Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic: | — |
| 9017.10.40.00 | Plotters | Free |
| 9017.10.80.00 | Other | 3.9% |
PRD 2704-92-103706; Flat Bed Pen Plotter; Drawing; Drafting Table; Computer Aided Design; CAD; Automatic Data Processing Machine; Control Unit; 9017.10.00
PRD 2809-92-101231; Pen Plotter Heads; Computer Aided Design;Drafting; Drawing Instrument; Automatic Data Processing MachineOutput Unit; 9017.10.00; 9017.20.80
Waters 5200 Printer/Plotter
PRD 2809-92-101759; Desktop Pen Plotter; Computer Aided Design; Drafting; Drawing Instrument; Business Graphics; Automatic Data Processing Machine Output Unit; 8471.92.90
Application For Further Review Of Protest No. 2704-90-004796 (November 23, 1990); Pen Plotters; Electrostatic Plotters; Thermal Direct Image Plotters; Parts And Accessories
Lintronic 300R And 500R Laser Recorders; Drawing Machines And Instruments; Phototypesetting; Automatic Data Processing Output
Auto Plotter; Omni Plotter; Express Thermal Plotter; Dot Matrix; Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Machines; Computer Output Units; Computer Aided Design; CAD; Drawing Instruments; HQ Ruling 086082; HQ Ruling 088994
econsideration of HQ 086082; Film Image Recorders;Photoplotters; Laser Imager; Drafting; Drawing; ComputerOutput; Computer Aided Design; CAD; Computer AidedManufacturing; CAM
Cutter/Plotter; Digital Pen Plotter; Sign Making; Adhesive Backed Plastic Media; Vinyl; Machinery; Parts; Automatic Data Processing Output Units; 8471.92.65; 8471.92.90; 8473.30.40
Interim regulations; solicitation of comments.·Effective 1994-01-01
DRAFTING TABLES AND MACHINES, WHETHER OR NOT AUTOMATIC
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.