Subheading · Chapter 90 · Heading 9005
9005.80: Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes: other instruments
Official description Other instruments
Subheading 9005.80 belongs to heading 9005 (binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor) in chapter 90.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9005 80 00 00 Other instruments 4%
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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
- 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
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- 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, North Korea, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 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, 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") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 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) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £9.2m | 52.5% | +13.2% |
 Austria | £2.2m | 12.5% | +73.8% |
 United States | £1.1m | 6.4% | +10.7% |
 Lithuania | £1m | 5.8% | -9.6% |
 Japan | £644k | 3.7% | -17.7% |
 Latvia | £553k | 3.1% | -24.3% |
 Italy | £490k | 2.8% | -79.4% |
| United Kingdom | £477k | 2.7% | +434.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 4.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 4.2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines USA 6% – 8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 7% 
Canada Free – 4.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.3% 
Mexico 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 3% – 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 4.5% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$102kUS$102k+US$2m+US$18m+> US$38m
Exports: 115
- China: US$258m
- United States: US$89m
- Switzerland: US$41m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$38m
- Lithuania: US$34m
- Singapore: US$34m
- Austria: US$27m
- Germany: US$27m
- Latvia: US$21m
- Türkiye: US$19m
- United Kingdom: US$18m
- France: US$17m
- Luxembourg: US$13m
- Spain: US$12m
- Japan: US$10m
- Israel: US$9m
- Italy: US$9m
- Bulgaria: US$9m
- Canada: US$8m
- Poland: US$7m
- Greece: US$7m
- Czechia: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Sweden: US$4m
- Belarus: US$3m
- Hungary: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Mexico: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$843k
- Estonia: US$645k
- Indonesia: US$615k
- Uruguay: US$590k
- Denmark: US$577k
- Australia: US$554k
- South Africa: US$518k
- Belgium: US$456k
- Finland: US$430k
- Slovenia: US$416k
- Cyprus: US$393k
- Russia: US$358k
- Uganda: US$266k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$261k
- New Zealand: US$228k
- Vietnam: US$212k
- Philippines: US$193k
- Kenya: US$186k
- Chile: US$183k
- Norway: US$173k
- Thailand: US$159k
- Ukraine: US$136k
- Ireland: US$128k
- Malaysia: US$102k
- Pakistan: US$84k
- Brazil: US$83k
- Kuwait: US$82k
- Croatia: US$60k
- United Arab Emirates: US$58k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$205kUS$205k+US$3m+US$10m+> US$22m
Imports: 189
- United States: US$162m
- Indonesia: US$92m
- Germany: US$61m
- Ukraine: US$30m
- United Kingdom: US$28m
- Poland: US$22m
- France: US$21m
- Canada: US$16m
- Sweden: US$16m
- Netherlands: US$15m
- Lithuania: US$14m
- Australia: US$14m
- Switzerland: US$12m
- Czechia: US$12m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$11m
- Spain: US$11m
- India: US$10m
- Russia: US$10m
- Azerbaijan: US$10m
- Italy: US$9m
- Japan: US$8m
- Mexico: US$8m
- Mozambique: US$8m
- Türkiye: US$8m
- Singapore: US$8m
- Austria: US$7m
- Finland: US$7m
- China: US$6m
- Israel: US$6m
- Morocco: US$6m
- South Korea: US$6m
- New Zealand: US$6m
- Chile: US$5m
- Norway: US$5m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Kuwait: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Latvia: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Burkina Faso: US$1m
- Georgia: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Uruguay: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$258m | 34.5% |
| 2 | United States | US$89m | 11.9% |
| 3 | Switzerland | US$41m | 5.4% |
| 4 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$38m | 5.1% |
| 5 | Lithuania | US$34m | 4.6% |
| 6 |  Singapore | US$34m | 4.5% |
| 7 | Austria | US$27m | 3.6% |
| 8 |  Germany | US$27m | 3.5% |
| 9 | Latvia | US$21m | 2.8% |
| 10 | Türkiye | US$19m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$162m | 21.6% |
| 2 |  Indonesia | US$92m | 12.2% |
| 3 | Germany | US$61m | 8.1% |
| 4 |  Ukraine | US$30m | 4% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$28m | 3.7% |
| 6 |  Poland | US$22m | 2.9% |
| 7 |  France | US$21m | 2.8% |
| 8 | Canada | US$16m | 2.1% |
| 9 |  Sweden | US$16m | 2.1% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$15m | 2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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
- 40number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Kiribati, Cambodia
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 2% | 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 | 5% | 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 | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 20% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 2.3% | 0% – 4.5% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 6.5% | 3% – 10% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 20% | 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 | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 18% | 5% – 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
| European Union (27 countries) | 4.2% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 20% | 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 | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 6% | 0% – 12% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0.7%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 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 | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 2% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 6% | 0% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 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 | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0.2%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 8% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 4.2% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
| Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 4% | 2023 | |
| United States | 7% | 6% – 8% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
- 87115 Other astronomical instruments (excluding instruments for radio astronomy)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 712
- CPC 2.1 product
- 48314 Binoculars, monoculars and other optical telescopes; other astronomical instruments, except instruments for radio-astronomy; compound optical microscopes
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2670 Manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9005.80 | changed |
| 2012 | 9005.80 | changed |
| 2007 | 9005.80 | changed |
| 2002 | 9005.80 | changed |
| 1996 | 9005.80 | changed |
| 1992 | 9005.80 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 3
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.
- N336465 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of telescopes from China
- 600016081 HMRC
This is a telescope which sits on a tripod and can be portable. It has a 42mm diameter lens with a 20 x 40 magnification. It can be used as a lightweight table top or handheld. It comes supplied with an eye piece and dust caps for protection and to keep it clean. It is aimed for children aged 8…
- 600016082 HMRC
A pocket sized mini monocular. When extended the monocular has clear 3x magnification packaging in a display unit. sold as single units ages 6+ Composition - Monocular central body, black Material: ABS Eyepiece cover, orange, pantone 021C Material: ABS Lens cover, green, pantone 362C Material: ABS…
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 9005.80; the duty is 4%.
Subheading 9005.80 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 4.2%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 4%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £17.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 0% on the year before); China supplied 53%, followed by Austria.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$749m (−6% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$258m), followed by the United States.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes: other instruments?
Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes: other instruments fall under HS subheading 9005.80, part of heading 9005, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9005.80 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9005.80 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes?
China, with US$258m in 2024 (34.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 4% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (53%), Austria (13%) and United States (6%), out of total imports of £17.6m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.