Chapter 90, Optical, medical and measuring instruments / Heading 9027

HTS 9027.90.56.30: Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, of articles of subheading 9027.30.40

Schedule text: Of articles of subheading 9027.30.40. Classification: Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light (including exposure meters); microtomes; parts and accessories thereof › Microtomes; parts and accessories › Parts and accessories › Of electrical instruments and apparatus › Other › Of instruments and apparatus of subheading 9027.20, 9027.30, 9027.50, 9027.81 or 9027.89 › Of articles of subheading 9027.30.40

General rate of duty

Free

Column 1, USITC schedule

From China, all in

37.5%

Priced live by the Gateway engine

Section 301 China

25%

List 1

Forced labor 301

12.5%

9903.05.31

How the rate is built

Each line is a separate legal authority. They stack on the $10,000 customs value unless a carve-out says otherwise.

ProgramRateAmount
General rate of duty (Column 1)
Official rate: Free
9027.90.56.30
0%$0.00
Section 301 China (List 1)
25%$2,500.00
Section 301 forced labor
9903.05.31
12.5%$1,250.00
Effective duty rate
37.5%$3,750.00

Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.

Related lines

Statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading share one legal rate; the last two digits report statistics.

  • 9027.90.56Of instruments and apparatus of subheading 9027.20, 9027.30, 9027.50, 9027.81 or 9027.89 (rate line, Free)
  • 9027.90.56.25Of articles of subheading 9027.20.50
  • 9027.90.56.40Of articles of subheading 9027.50.10
  • 9027.90.56.50Of articles of subheading 9027.50.40
  • 9027.90.56.95Other

Questions about this example

What is HTS code 9027.90.56.30?
HTS 9027.90.56.30 covers instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, of articles of subheading 9027.30.40; the schedule's own line text is "Of articles of subheading 9027.30.40". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light (including exposure meters); microtomes; parts and accessories thereof › Microtomes; parts and accessories › Parts and accessories › Of electrical instruments and apparatus › Other › Of instruments and apparatus of subheading 9027.20, 9027.30, 9027.50, 9027.81 or 9027.89 › Of articles of subheading 9027.30.40. It sits in chapter 90 (Optical, medical and measuring instruments) under heading 9027.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 9027.90.56.30?
The Column 1 general rate of duty is Free. That is the most-favored-nation rate before any Section 301, Section 232, Section 338, Section 201 or antidumping and countervailing action, and before CBP's Merchandise Processing and Harbor Maintenance fees.
What is the tariff on HTS 9027.90.56.30 from China?
Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 37.5%: 0% general rate + 25% Section 301 + 12.5% forced labor. Section 301 applies (List 1). The Section 301 forced-labor duty applies.
Which lines are related to HTS 9027.90.56.30?
It is a statistical line under the 8-digit rate line 9027.90.56 (Of instruments and apparatus of subheading 9027.20, 9027.30, 9027.50, 9027.81 or 9027.89), which has 4 other statistical lines. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.