EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 9018.90
9018 90 10: Instruments and apparatus for measuring blood-pressure
Other medical and surgical instruments
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electromedical apparatus and sight-testing instruments:
- 9018 90 Other instruments and appliances:
- 9018 90 10 Instruments and apparatus for measuring blood-pressure
What you pay
Importing into EU
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 4
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 2658/87
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- 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 4
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Iraq, Syria
- Legal act
- Regulation 1210/03, Regulation 1332/13
- Import controlImport control of mercury
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 0852/17
- 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: Iran (UAV and missiles) | Iran | Regulation 1529/23 | 31 January 2026 |
| Export controlSanctions regime: Iran | Iran | Regulation 0267/12 | 30 September 2025 |
| Export control of mercury | All third countries | Regulation 0852/17 | 31 December 2020 |
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 21% -
Bulgaria 20% -
Croatia 25% -
Cyprus 3% / 5% reduced rate -
Czechia 21% -
Denmark 25% -
Estonia 9% reduced rate -
Finland 25.5% -
France 20% -
Germany 19% -
Greece 6% / 13% reduced rate -
Hungary 27% -
Ireland 23% -
Italy 5% reduced rate -
Latvia 21% -
Lithuania 5% reduced rate -
Luxembourg 17% -
Malta 18% -
Netherlands 9% reduced rate -
Poland 23% -
Portugal 23% -
Romania 21% -
Slovakia 23% -
Slovenia 22% -
Spain 10% reduced rate -
Sweden 25%
TEDB · 26 October 2026
EU: imports by month · HS 9018.90
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | €4.2bn | 35.6% | +8.8% |
 Mexico | €1.5bn | 12.8% | +14.8% |
 China | €1.2bn | 10.4% | +10.2% |
 Switzerland | €711.3m | 6% | -2.3% |
 Costa Rica | €628.6m | 5.3% | +8.4% |
 Japan | €628.2m | 5.3% | +7.5% |
 United Kingdom | €499.2m | 4.2% | -10.9% |
 Israel | €324.8m | 2.7% | +34.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
9018.90 Other instruments and appliances
UK Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 20 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 10 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 14 tariff lines Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 27 tariff lines · average 6.7% 
Brazil Free – 20% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines · average 10.4% 
Argentina Free – 16% Third-country duty 46 tariff lines · average 11.3% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 15 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 17 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 9 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU lines: 9018.90
- 9018 90 10Instruments and apparatus for measuring blood-pressure
- 9018 90 20Other instruments and appliances: endoscopes
- 9018 90 30Renal dialysis equipment (artificial kidneys, kidney machines and dialysers)
- 9018 90 40Other instruments and appliances: diathermic apparatus
- 9018 90 50Transfusion and infusion apparatus
- 9018 90 60Anaesthetic apparatus and instruments
- 9018 90 75Apparatus for nerve stimulation
- 9018 90 84Other instruments and appliances: other
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N363873 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Castroviejo calipers from Germany
- N363550 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of dental loupes from Israel
- N363252 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a spinal fixation system, a surgical instrument system, sterilization containers, a pedicle screw, and a nut breaker from France
- H345915 U.S. CBP
Revocation of New York Ruling Letter (NY) N319324; Classification of Transducer Arrays
- 600015542 HMRC
A main channel connector. Designed for cleaning and disinfecting endoscopes in conjunction with both automatic and manual disinfectors. Made from aluminium, rubber, steel, and plastic. To operate, it is inserted into the valve housing of the endoscope, secured with the locking collar and biopsy…
- 600015409 HMRC
Vet-Dock Stand This mechanical accessory allows the Vet-Dock Anaesthetic Device to stand securely on a solid surface. Constructed mainly from aluminium, it attaches to the Vet-Dock anaesthetic capture device, which is sold separately, for situations where surface placement is preferred over wall…
- 600015408 HMRC
Anaesthetic equipment accessory capture device for veterinary surgical use The Vet‑Dock is an anaesthetic gas capture accessory designed for use in veterinary surgical environments. The device is typically wall‑mounted, although alternative mounting options are available through separately…
- 600014868 HMRC
This product is a disposable “waste bag” designed for the collection and containment of general waste. It is part of the Siemens RP Series blood gas analyser. The bag goes into this medical device Siemens RAPID Point 500e blood-gas / blood-analysis system. The RAPID Point 500e is a compact,…
68 rulings in total for this code
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 | Instruments and apparatus for measuring blood-pressure | Free | — |
| 2025 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2024 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2023 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2022 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2021 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2020 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2019 | Instruments and apparatus for measuring blood-pressure | Free | — |
CN code 9018 90 10 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 9018.90 (other instruments and appliances).
The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in —.
Imports of other medical and surgical instruments (HS 9018.90) into the EU came to €11.8bn between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 7% on the year before); United States supplied 36%, followed by Mexico.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–15%, the Brazil duty is 0%–20%, the Argentina duty is 0%–16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 9018.90 worth US$23bn in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was the United States, and the United Kingdom ranked 5th with US$756m.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 9018 90 10?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is free; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 9018.90 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was the United States (US$5bn), followed by Mexico.
Typical products
- anaesthetic instruments
- audiometers
- blood pressure testing kits
- burrs, medical
- dialysis apparatus
- forceps
- needles - holders, for medical use
- oximeters
- scalpels
- stethoscopes
- surgical saws
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.