Optical, Photographic, Medical Instruments · 1 pending regulation · 2 court cases · $417.3M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$417.3M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
MODERATE
13 rulings — · 1 reg · 1 CIT, 1 CAFC
Global Rates
🇺🇸 Free
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 4 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.
This is a high-volume import code — $417M 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9018.19 | Other: | — |
| 9018.19.40.00 | Apparatus for functional exploratory examination, and parts and accessories thereof | Free |
| 9018.19.55.00 | Patient monitoring systems | Free |
| 9018.19.75.00 | Printed circuit assemblies for parameter acquisition modules | Free |
| 9018.19.95 | Other | Free |
| 9018.19.95.30 | Basal metabolism and blood pressure apparatus | — |
| 9018.19.95.35 | Electroencephalographs (EEG) and electromyographs (EMG) | — |
| 9018.19.95.50 | Other apparatus | — |
| 9018.19.95.60 | Parts and accessories | — |
Application for Further Review of Protest No. 4772-23-101801; Classification of a Firefly DE550 Wireless Digital Video Otoscope
Revocation of HQ 952720 (December 2, 1992); Revocation of NY 884125 (April 19, 1993); Modification of HQ 961998 (May 7, 1999); Modification of HQ H271911 (June 23, 2017); Tariff classification of Digital Blood Pressure Monitors
Protest 1001-97-106092; specular microscope
Revocation of classification principle set forth in HQ 958579; specular microscope, heading 9018.
The tariff classification of a remote mandible positioner system from Canada.
Revocation of NY N308716; Classification of Insight Infrared Video Goggles from China
The tariff classification and status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), of Oxygen Sensors from Mexico; Article 509
Protest 1001-97-106205; ophthalmic apparatus
The tariff classification of a retinal imaging instrument from Taiwan
Endoscopes (video and nonvideo); medical apparatus for functional exploratory examination; optical; heading 8525; EN 90.18; GRI 3(a); Section XVI, note 1(m)
“Dinamap Compact Monitor;” Other Electro-Diagnostic Apparatus, Patient Monitoring Systems
Revocation of NY N300518; Classification of a fluorescence confocal microscope
Protest 0401-99-100034; Endoscopes; Needle assemblies
Interim regulations; solicitation of comments.·Effective 1994-01-01
ELECTRO-DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS FOR FUNCTIONAL EXPLORATORY EXAMINATION, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
