Optical, Photographic, Medical Instruments · 1 pending regulation · 11 court cases · $1534.6M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$1534.6M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
HIGH
15 rulings — · 1 reg · 8 CIT, 3 CAFC
Global Rates
🇺🇸 Free
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 16 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 2026-04-27 · Updates monthly
This code has elevated regulatory activity — 15 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 1 pending Federal Register actions, and 11 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.
This is a high-volume import code — $1535M 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9018.90 | Other instruments and appliances and parts and accessories thereof: | — |
| 9018.90.10.00 | Mirrors and reflectors | Free |
| 9018.90.20.00 | Other | Free |
| 9018.90.30.00 | Anesthetic instruments and appliances and parts and accessories thereof | Free |
| 9018.90.40.00 | Percussion hammers, stethoscopes and parts of stethoscopes | Free |
| 9018.90.50 | Sphygmomanometers, tensimeters and oscillometers; all the foregoing and parts and accessories thereof | Free |
| 9018.90.50.40 | Sphygmomanometers and parts and accessories thereof | — |
| 9018.90.50.80 | Other | — |
| 9018.90.60.00 | Electro-surgical instruments and appliances, other than extracorporeal shock wave lithotripters; all the foregoing and parts and accessories thereof | Free |
| 9018.90.64.00 | Defibrillators | Free |
| 9018.90.68.00 | Printed circuit assemblies for the defibrillators of subheading 9018.90.64 | Free |
| 9018.90.75 | Other | Free |
| 9018.90.75.20 | Dialysis instruments and apparatus | — |
| 9018.90.75.40 | Ultrasonic | — |
| 9018.90.75.60 | Other | — |
| 9018.90.75.70 | Parts and accessories of dialysis instruments and apparatus | — |
| 9018.90.75.80 | Other | — |
| 9018.90.80.00 | Other | Free |
The tariff classification of Cryosauna Aurosport from Russia
The tariff classification of 3 items from Australia
The tariff classification of PDS cords from an unknown country of origin.
NY 895684 modified; Solution Administration Sets; "Accuset"; "Gemini"; NAFTA; Article 509; originating good; General Note 12(b)(ii), 12(b)(iv)(B) and 12(p); change in tariff classification; non-originating materials; General Note 12(t)/90.46; Section 2(1), 2(3)(c), and 4(4)(b), NAFTA Rules of Origin Regulations; parts; subheading; production
The tariff classification and status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), of a Trocar from Mexico; Article 509
The tariff classification of 5 medical related items from France and Germany
The tariff classification of an interface control from Germany
The tariff classification of hysteroscopy procedure kits from China
The tariff classification of Passive Retro-Reflective Markers from Bulgaria
Optical Bench; Optical Instrument or Appliance; Component of Laser Optic Treatment System
Revocation of HQ 085366, dated December 4, 1989; tariff classification of medical apparatus.
The tariff classification and status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), of Solution Administration Sets from Mexico
The tariff classification and country of origin marking of wound needled sutures from Mexico
The tariff classification of Medical Appliances from Germany
The tariff classification of parts of Vertebral Body Stenting Systems from Germany, France, and Switzerland.
Interim regulations; solicitation of comments.·Effective 1994-01-01
OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPLIANCES AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES, NESOI
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
