9017 10 90 · Other
This subheading includes drafting tables equipped with pantographs or the like.
EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 9017.10
9017 10 90
9017 10 90: Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic: other
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 9017 Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting machines, pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter:
- 9017 10 Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic:
- 9017 10 90 Other
What you pay
Importing into EU
Customs duty 2.7% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 3 VAT standard rate of the member state of import, 17% to 27%
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Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 4
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 1517/18
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 October 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Handling feeUnion handling fee 2 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 2108/26
- Documents
- Y126 Goods sold in distance sales
Import requirements 3
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Iraq, Syria
- Legal act
- Regulation 1210/03, Regulation 1332/13
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0692/14
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0263/22
- Documents
- Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
- N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
- N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Export measures 5
Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.
| Export measures | Destination | Legal act | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restriction on exportSanctions regime: Iraq | All third countries | Regulation 1210/03 | 1 January 2007 |
| Export authorizationSanctions regime: Syria | All third countries | Regulation 1332/13 | 15 December 2013 |
| Export controlSanctions regime: Russia | Russia | Regulation 0833/14 | 22 October 2025 |
| Export controlSanctions regime: Belarus | Belarus | Regulation 0765/06 | 20 July 2025 |
| Export controlSanctions regime: Iran (UAV and missiles) | Iran | Regulation 1529/23 | 31 January 2026 |
TARIC data as of 26 October 2026
Import VAT in the EU member states
The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.
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Austria 20% -
Belgium 6% reduced rate -
Bulgaria 20% -
Croatia 25% -
Cyprus 3% / 5% reduced rate -
Czechia 21% -
Denmark 25% -
Estonia 24% -
Finland 25.5% -
France 20% -
Germany 19% -
Greece 6% reduced rate -
Hungary 27% -
Ireland 23% -
Italy 22% -
Latvia 21% -
Lithuania 21% -
Luxembourg 17% -
Malta 18% -
Netherlands 21% -
Poland 23% -
Portugal 23% -
Romania 21% -
Slovakia 23% -
Slovenia 22% -
Spain 21% -
Sweden 25%
TEDB · 26 October 2026
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2.7% |
| GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms) | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and 8 moreAntarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Greenland, New Caledonia, Sint Maarten, St Barthélemy, St Pierre & Miquelon, Wallis & Futuna | Free |
| GSP - General arrangements | Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia and 7 moreCongo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Micronesia, Nigeria, Niue, Syria, Tajikistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance) | Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and 4 moreBolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| Mercosur | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia | Free |
| EEA - European Economic Area | Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| EU–Andorra customs union | Andorra | Free |
| EU–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| EU–Bosnia & Herzegovina agreement | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Free |
| EU–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| EU–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| EU–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| EU–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| EU–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| EU–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| EU–Algeria agreement | Algeria | Free |
| EU–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| EU–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part. | Western Sahara | Free |
| EU–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| EU–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| EU–United Kingdom agreement | United Kingdom | Free |
| EU–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| EU–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| EU–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| EU–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| EU–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| EU–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| EU–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| EU–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| EU–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| EU–Montenegro agreement | Montenegro | Free |
| EU–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| EU–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| EU–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| EU–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| EU–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| EU–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| EU–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| EU–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| EU–San Marino customs union | San Marino | Free |
| EU–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| EU–Türkiye customs union | Türkiye | Free |
| EU–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| EU–United States agreement | United States | Free |
| EU–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| EU–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| EU–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| EU–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
EU: imports by month · HS 9017.10
last 12 months€2.6m-34.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price€9.89 per kg
Preferential rate4%
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | €2.1m | 78.3% | -31.7% |
 United States | €248k | 9.5% | -16.5% |
 United Kingdom | €152k | 5.8% | -32.9% |
 Canada | €38k | 1.4% | +2,020.3% |
 Thailand | €35k | 1.3% | -5.8% |
 Switzerland | €20k | 0.8% | -93.4% |
 Türkiye | €12k | 0.4% | -68.7% |
 Japan | €11k | 0.4% | +135.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
9017.10 Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic
UK Free – 2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1% Türkiye Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 1.4% USA Free – 3.9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2% Canada Free – 8.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4.3% 
Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% 
Brazil 7.2% – 16.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 11.7% 
Argentina Free – 18% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 9% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free – 4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2% 
GCC Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line EU lines: 9017.10
Legal notes
CN Explanatory Notes
The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.
General notes to the chapter
OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF
Additional note 2
See also Note 6 to Chapter 90 and the judgment in Joined Cases C-260/00 to C-263/00, Lohmann GmbH & Co. KG and Medi Bayreuth Weihermüller & Voigtmann GmbH & Co. KG v Oberfinanzdirektion Koblenz, paragraphs 36, 37, 39, 40, 43 and 45, (ECLI:EU:C:2002:637).
Examples of products falling under subheading 9021 10 10:
Examples of products falling under Section XI:
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union
This line in earlier years
The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.
| Year | Description | Third-country duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Other | 2.7% | p/st |
| 2025 | unchanged | 2.7% | p/st |
| 2024 | unchanged | 2.7% | p/st |
| 2023 | unchanged | 2.7% | p/st |
| 2022 | unchanged | 2.7% | p/st |
| 2021 | unchanged | 2.7% | p/st |
| 2020 | unchanged | 2.7% | p/st |
| 2019 | Other | 2.7% | p/st |
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 9017 10 90 is one of 2 lines under subheading 9017.10, drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic.
The third-country duty is 2.7%, and quantities are declared in p/st.
Goods from 153 countries can enter the EU at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2.7%; 153 of them pay no duty at all, for example under GSP-EBA or CARIFORUM.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported goods of subheading 9017.10 worth €2.6m (down 35% on the year before), at an average of €9.89 per kg; China supplied 78%, followed by United States.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 0%–2%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–2.7%, the US duty is 0%–3.9%, the Canada duty is 0%–8.5%, the Mexico duty is 0%–15%, the Brazil duty is 7.2%–16.2%, the Argentina duty is 0%–18%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 0%–4%, the GCC duty is 0%–5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–5% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 9017.10 worth US$10m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was China, and the United Kingdom ranked 4th with US$223k.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 9017 10 90?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 2.7%; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 9017 10 90?
153 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 153 of them at 0%, under GSP-EBA, CARIFORUM and OCTs and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 9017.10 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was China (US$2m), followed by Singapore.