9027 50 00: Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiation (UV, visible, IR)
Optical analysis instruments (UV, visible, IR)
✓ Can be used in a customs declarationData: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
9027 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:
9027 50 00 Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiation (UV, visible, IR)
What you pay
Importing into EU
Customs dutyFree standard rate depends on the country of origin
Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
Applies to goods from
Iraq, Syria
Legal act
Regulation 1210/03, Regulation 1332/13
Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
Applies to goods from
Iran, North Korea
Legal act
Regulation 0267/12, Regulation 1509/17
Documents
Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
Import control
Applies to goods from
all countries except Iran
Legal act
Regulation 0267/12
Documents
Y949 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure (Reg 267/2012)
C067 Import authorisation for restricted goods and technologies (Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012)
Y949 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure (Reg 267/2012)
Y957 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Annex II, Part V of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509)
Import control
Applies to goods from
Iran
Legal act
Regulation 0267/12
Documents
Y750 The declared goods are not concerned by Council Regulation (EC) No. 267/2012, Annex II
Import control
Applies to goods from
Belarus, Ukraine
Legal act
Regulation 0765/06, Regulation 0692/14
Documents
Y727 The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 3)
Y728 The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 4)
L153 Import authorisation by virtue of article 1ra paragraph 11 of Council Regulation (EU) 765/2006
L152 Import authorisation by virtue of article 1ra paragraph 10 of Council Regulation (EU) 765/2006
Y870 Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 8f of Regulation (EU) No 765/2006)
Y997 Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
L142 Import authorisation by virtue of article 3i paragraph 3c of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
Y874 The prohibitions defined in article 3i.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 do not apply (see exemptions in article 3i.3aa)
L148 Import authorisation by virtue of article 3i paragraph 3ce of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
L143 Import authorisation by virtue of article 12b.2 of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
L156 Import authorisation by virtue of article 3i paragraph 3f of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
Y859 Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 12e of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014)
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
N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Export measures 18
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
Restriction on exportSanctions regime: Iran
Iran
Regulation 0267/12
23 October 2017
Export controlSanctions regime: North Korea
North Korea
Regulation 1509/17
1 September 2017
Export controlSanctions regime: Russia
Russia
Regulation 0833/14
25 February 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: Crimea and Sevastopol
Ukraine
Regulation 0692/14
25 February 2025
Export control on restricted goods and technologiesSanctions regime: North Korea
North Korea
Regulation 1509/17
1 September 2017
Export controlSanctions regime: Belarus
Belarus
Regulation 0765/06
25 February 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: North Korea
North Korea
Regulation 1509/17
11 April 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: Iran
Iran
Regulation 0267/12
30 September 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: Iran (UAV and missiles)
Iran
Regulation 1529/23
31 January 2026
Export controlSanctions regime: Non-government-controlled areas of Ukraine
Ukraine
Regulation 0263/22
25 August 2022
Export controlSanctions regime: Russia
Russia
Regulation 0833/14
24 June 2023
Export controlSanctions regime: Belarus
Belarus
Regulation 0765/06
25 February 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: Iran
Iran
Regulation 0267/12
30 September 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: Russia
All third countries (except Australia, Canada, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Japan, South Korea, Liechtenstein, Norway, New Zealand, Russia, United States)
Regulation 0833/14
2 January 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: Belarus
All third countries (except Australia, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Japan, South Korea, Liechtenstein, Norway, New Zealand, United States)
Regulation 0765/06
21 October 2024
Export authorization (Dual use)
All third countries
Regulation 2003/25
15 November 2025
TARIC data as of 27 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.
Austria20%
Belgium21%
Bulgaria20%
Croatia25%
Cyprus3% / 5% reduced rate
Czechia21%
Denmark25%
Estonia9% reduced rate
Finland25.5%
France20%
Germany19%
Greece24%
Hungary27%
Ireland23%
Italy22%
Latvia21%
Lithuania21%
Luxembourg17%
Malta18%
Netherlands21%
Poland23%
Portugal23%
Romania21%
Slovakia23%
Slovenia9.5% reduced rate
Spain21%
Sweden25%
TEDB · 27 October 2026
EU: imports by month · HS 9027.50
last 12 months€2bn-0.7% · previous 12 months
Average import price€252.12 per kg
Preferential rate0%
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)
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.
The tariff classification of a continuous glucose monitor from China
600011062HMRC2 September 2024 – 1 September 2027 · 9027 50 00 00
The XP95 Optical Smoke Detector works on the light scatter principle (Photo-electric detection of light scattered in a forward direction by smoke particles). It is for applications where slow burning or smouldering fires are likely, and is unaffected by wind or atmospheric pressure. The Chamber…
600011063HMRC2 September 2024 – 1 September 2027 · 9027 50 00 00
The Series 65 Optical Smoke Detector has a moulded self extinguishing white polycarbonate case with wind resistant smoke inlets. Inside the case a printed circuit board has the optical system mounted on one side and the signal processing electronics on the other. The sensing chamber is a moulding…
600010250HMRC12 April 2024 – 11 April 2027 · 9027 50 00 00
This product is a wireless addressable dual-optical and heat detection multisensory detector, offering both technologies for improved performance and high levels of false-alarm rejection. REACH Wireless® Multisensor Detector Product information - • Twin alarm, bi-colour LEDs for 360° visibility •…
600010251HMRC12 April 2024 – 11 April 2027 · 9027 50 00 00
The product is a wireless addressable optical smoke detector that utilised dual-optical smoke detection technology for improved performance; maintaining the highest levels of false-alarm rejection. REACH Wireless® Optical Smoke Detector Product information • Twin alarm, bi-colour LEDs for 360°…
37 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Additional notes
1. For the purposes of subheadings 90153010, 90258040, 90261021, 90261029, 90262020, 90268020, 90271010 and 90321020, the expression ‘electronic’ means instruments and apparatus which incorporate one or more articles of heading 8540, 8541 or 8542 but for the purposes of the foregoing, no account shall be taken of articles of heading 8540, 8541 or 8542 which have solely the function of rectifying current or which are included in the power pack of instruments or apparatus.
2. For the purposes of subheading 90211010, the expression "orthopaedic appliances" means appliances which are specially designed for a particular orthopaedic purpose, in distinction to products that might be used for various purposes (for example, products for overstrained joints, ligaments or tendons caused by sporting activities, type writing, and products which simply alleviate pain in the defective or disabled part of the body, for example, caused by inflammation).
The "orthopaedic appliances" must completely prevent a specific movement of the defective or disabled part of the body (for example, joints, ligaments, tendons) in order to exclude further injuries or bodily deformities or an aggravation of such injuries or deformities, as distinct from other products that cannot prevent specific movements, yet prevent reflex movements (movements carried out subconsciously) through the relative inflexibility of those products due to, for example, flexible splints, pressure pads, non-elastic textile material, restrictions through "Velcro-type" straps.
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.
9027 50 00 · Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiation (UV, visible, IR)
This subheading includes electronic devices used in hospital chemical laboratories for the fully automatic analysis of blood sera. They consist essentially of the analyser proper (with sample preparation device, reagent metering mechanism and photometric measurement system using a halogen lamp as the light source and photodiodes as the detectors), a control and evaluation device (with microprocessors and screen for displaying the measurement results) and a printer for recording the results. All three devices are interconnected by electric cables.
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:
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 instruments and apparatus using optical radiation (UV, visible, IR)
Free
—
2025
unchanged
Free
—
2024
unchanged
Free
—
2023
unchanged
Free
—
2022
unchanged
Free
—
2021
unchanged
Free
—
2020
unchanged
Free
—
2019
Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiation (UV, visible, IR)
Free
—
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 9027 50 00 is one of 1 line under subheading 9027.50, other instruments and apparatus using optical radiation (UV, visible, IR).
The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in —.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported optical analysis instruments (UV, visible, IR) (HS 9027.50) worth €2bn (down 1% on the year before), at an average of €252.12 per kg; United States supplied 33%, followed by Japan.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is 0%–1.2%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 7.2%–20%, the Argentina duty is 0%–12.6%, 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 free, 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 9027.50 worth US$3.5bn in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was the United States, and the United Kingdom ranked 6th with US$174m.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 9027 50 00?
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 9027.50 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was the United States (US$931m), followed by Japan.
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