Subheading · Chapter 90 · Heading 9002

9002.19

9002.19: Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements: objective lenses, other

Other mounted objective lenses

Official description Other

9002.19 is the HS subheading for other mounted objective lenses, under heading 9002 in chapter 90.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 9002 19 00 00 Other Freep/st

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 2

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014
  • Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2018/1249
    Documents
    • C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate

Import requirements 3

  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Iraq, Syria, Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
    Applies to goods from
    Iran, Libya, Russia
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
    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

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
European Union (including code " EU")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & 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)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia Free
UK–Andorra agreement Andorra Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreement Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland Free
UK–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
UK–Peru agreement Peru Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
UK–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
UK–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
UK–San Marino agreement San Marino Free
UK–Tunisia agreement Tunisia Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£24.6m+28.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price£544.23 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.4mFeb 2024: £1.9mMar 2024: £2.1mApr 2024: £1.5mMay 2024: £1.6mJun 2024: £1.7mJul 2024: £1.8mAug 2024: £1.5mSept 2024: £977kOct 2024: £1.9mNov 2024: £1.6mDec 2024: £1.1mJan 2025: £1.3mFeb 2025: £2mMar 2025: £2.4mApr 2025: £1.8mMay 2025: £1.5mJun 2025: £1.7mJul 2025: £1.6mAug 2025: £1.5mSept 2025: £1.5mOct 2025: £1.3mNov 2025: £1.6mDec 2025: £2.4mJan 2026: £1.7mFeb 2026: £2.3mMar 2026: £2.2mApr 2026: £2.3mMay 2026: £1.7mJun 2026: £1.7mJul 2026: £4.2mAug 2026: £1.7m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Germany £7m 28.6% +67.8%
China £5.5m 22.4% +24.1%
Japan £5.4m 22.1% -13.5%
United States £2.4m 9.8% -3.4%
Singapore £1.3m 5.2% +782.6%
France £1.2m 5% +1,951.6%
Netherlands £292k 1.2% +17.4%
Israel £234k 0.9% +187%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

9002.19 · US$5bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$173kUS$173k+US$3m+US$46m+> US$585m

Exports: 114
  1. Taiwan: US$2bn
  2. China: US$1bn
  3. Germany: US$852m
  4. Japan: US$585m
  5. Vietnam: US$234m
  6. United States: US$167m
  7. Hong Kong SAR China: US$91m
  8. Thailand: US$73m
  9. South Korea: US$61m
  10. Israel: US$50m
  11. Singapore: US$46m
  12. Netherlands: US$35m
  13. United Kingdom: US$27m
  14. France: US$23m
  15. United Arab Emirates: US$21m
  16. Switzerland: US$20m
  17. Malaysia: US$17m
  18. Philippines: US$14m
  19. Sweden: US$13m
  20. Indonesia: US$9m
  21. Canada: US$7m
  22. Bangladesh: US$6m
  23. Australia: US$5m
  24. India: US$4m
  25. Bulgaria: US$4m
  26. Ireland: US$3m
  27. Lithuania: US$3m
  28. Austria: US$3m
  29. Hungary: US$2m
  30. Belgium: US$2m
  31. Italy: US$2m
  32. Serbia: US$2m
  33. Czechia: US$2m
  34. Romania: US$2m
  35. Macao SAR China: US$2m
  36. Spain: US$2m
  37. Armenia: US$2m
  38. Estonia: US$2m
  39. Portugal: US$825k
  40. Mexico: US$807k
  41. Türkiye: US$699k
  42. Greece: US$667k
  43. Denmark: US$652k
  44. Finland: US$629k
  45. Poland: US$592k
  46. New Zealand: US$574k
  47. Slovakia: US$536k
  48. Ukraine: US$441k
  49. Belarus: US$416k
  50. South Africa: US$412k
  51. Saudi Arabia: US$321k
  52. Slovenia: US$293k
  53. Russia: US$223k
  54. Kazakhstan: US$187k
  55. Laos: US$173k
  56. Luxembourg: US$156k
  57. Croatia: US$147k
  58. Norway: US$141k
  59. Myanmar (Burma): US$59k
  60. Brazil: US$50k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Taiwan US$2bn 29.5%
2 China US$1bn 23.6%
3 Germany US$852m 16.7%
4 Japan US$585m 11.4%
5 Vietnam US$234m 4.6%
6 United States US$167m 3.3%
7 Hong Kong SAR China US$91m 1.8%
8 Thailand US$73m 1.4%
9 South Korea US$61m 1.2%
10 Israel US$50m 1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$969m 18.9%
2 Vietnam US$829m 16.2%
3 Hong Kong SAR China US$787m 15.4%
4 Netherlands US$627m 12.3%
5 United States US$409m 8%
6 Japan US$252m 4.9%
7 Taiwan US$203m 4%
8 South Korea US$189m 3.7%
9 Germany US$133m 2.6%
10 Singapore US$86m 1.7%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

  • 5%median duty
  • 49number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Kiribati, Cambodia

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 5% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 13% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 13% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 5% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 10% 2023
Cambodia 35% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 10% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Central African Republic 10% 2023
Chad 10% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 3.8% 2023
Colombia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 10% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 0% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 3% 2023
Ecuador 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 10% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 10% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 30% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 13% 2023
Gabon 10% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 20% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 5% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 13% 2023
Kenya 10% 2023
Kiribati 40% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 13% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 7.5% 5% – 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 20% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 5% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 10% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 0% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 13% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 10% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 5% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 0% 2023
Sri Lanka 15% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 5% 2023
St Lucia 0% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 6% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 5% 2023
Sudan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 5% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 5% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 8% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 10% 2023
Thailand 5% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 6.7% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 10% 2023
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 0% 2023
Venezuela 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 0% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 15% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.1% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4
88432 Other objective lenses
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 711220
CPC 2.1 product
48311 Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables (except those made up of individually sheathed fibres); sheets and plates of polarizing material; lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements (except of glass not optically worked), whether or not mounted, other than for cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2670 Manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment
2731 Manufacture of fibre optic cables

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20179002.19changed
20129002.19changed
20079002.19changed
20029002.19changed
19969002.19changed
19929002.19changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

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.

  • N302706 U.S. CBP 25 February 2019 · 9002.19.00.00

    The tariff classification of a smartphone lens from China

Subheading 9002.19 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 9002.19; the duty is duty-free.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported other mounted objective lenses worth £24.6m (up 29% on the year before), at an average of £544.23 per kg; Germany supplied 29%, followed by China.

World trade in other mounted objective lenses reached US$5bn in 2024, up 6.8% on 2023.

Taiwan was the largest exporter with 29.5% of the total, ahead of China.

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements: objective lenses, other?

Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements: objective lenses, other fall under HS subheading 9002.19, part of heading 9002, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9002.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9002.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements?

Taiwan, with US$2bn in 2024 (29.5% of world exports).

Which countries can export other mounted objective lenses to the UK duty-free?

174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on other mounted objective lenses?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import other mounted objective lenses from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (29%), China (22%) and Japan (22%), out of total imports of £24.6m.

Download as CSV Follow changes (RSS)

Typical products

Everyday names, not part of the legal text.