Optical, Photographic, Medical Instruments · $96.8M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$96.8M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
LOW
9 rulings — · 0 reg · 0 cases
Global Rates
🇺🇸 Free
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 6 NCM codes
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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9027.50 | Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiations (ultraviolet, visible, infrared): | — |
| 9027.50.10.00 | Exposure meters | 1.2% |
| 9027.50.40 | Electrical | Free |
| 9027.50.40.15 | Chemical analysis instruments and apparatus | — |
| 9027.50.40.20 | Thermal analysis instruments and apparatus | — |
| 9027.50.40.50 | Photometers | — |
| 9027.50.40.60 | Other | — |
| 9027.50.80 | Other | Free |
| 9027.50.80.15 | Chemical analysis instruments and apparatus | — |
| 9027.50.80.20 | Thermal analysis instruments and apparatus | — |
| 9027.50.80.60 | Other | — |
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Protest 4701-02-100492; Lightwave Measurement System and Tunable Laser Source Modules
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Protest 5401-02-100047; Kelvin 350 III Video And Infrared Camera System
EXPOSURE METERS
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
