Optical, Photographic, Medical Instruments · $3.8M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
4.6%
Special
Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Column 2
45%
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Notes
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Monthly Imports
$3.8M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
LOW
15 rulings — · 0 reg · 0 cases
Global Rates
🇺🇸 4.6%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 1 NCM code
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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
Protest 2704-92-103393; Shimatronic Design System; Drawing Instrument; Chapter 90, Note 3; Section XVI, Notes 1(m) and 4; Explanatory Note 90.17; NY 848655; HQs 953922, 955426, 082127, 086126, and 086082; 8471.92.40
Target Series 2 Pen Plotter; 8471.92.65; printer units; other drawing instruments; Note 1(m), Section XVI; HRL 951005; HRL 952986; media size; specialized features; computer-aided design; HRL 951366; HRL 089222
PRD 2704-92-103706; Flat Bed Pen Plotter; Drawing; Drafting Table; Computer Aided Design; CAD; Automatic Data Processing Machine; Control Unit; 9017.10.00
Photoplotter
Digitizer Tablet; cursor; EN 90.17; HRL 082127
"Stencils & Pencils"; HQ 950926 revoked
"Video Painter"; "Design Studio Accessory Kit"; NY 848655; HQ 951965; 9503.90.60
PRD 2809-92-101759; Desktop Pen Plotter; Computer Aided Design; Drafting; Drawing Instrument; Business Graphics; Automatic Data Processing Machine Output Unit; 8471.92.90
Protest 1001-92-106531; Computer Styluses; Drawing Instruments; Digitizers; HQ 082127; Section XVI, Note 1(m); 8471.92.10; 8473.30.40
Waters 5200 Printer/Plotter
Stencils; NY H88793 modified
"Easter" stencil set; PD F87884 revoked
"Nova's Ark Surprise Stencils"; PD F85514 revoked
"Art To Go, Pencils and Stencils;" NY 811162 modified
Incomplete "Blopen" play set; stencils; NY E87868, NY F85077 and G80679 modified
DISC CALCULATORS, SLIDE RULERS AND OTHER MATHEMATICAL CALCULATING INSTRUMENTS
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
