Subheading · Chapter 90 · Heading 9007
9007.10: Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether: cameras
Official description Cameras
9007.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 9007, cinematographic cameras and projectors, chapter 90.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9007 10 00 00 Cameras 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 1
- 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 4
- 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
- Import controlImport control on luxury goods
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y948 Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £1.1m | 21.4% | +57.8% | |
| £1.1m | 19.9% | +36.9% | |
| £1m | 19.2% | -39.5% | |
| £952k | 17.9% | +34.9% | |
| £356k | 6.7% | -19.9% | |
| £149k | 2.8% | +16,208.6% | |
| £95k | 1.8% | +241.8% | |
| £95k | 1.8% | -79.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$19kUS$19k+US$590k+US$2m+> US$9m
Exports: 140
- United States: US$41m
- China: US$30m
- Denmark: US$13m
- United Kingdom: US$9m
- Netherlands: US$9m
- Germany: US$8m
- Japan: US$6m
- Latvia: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Canada: US$5m
- Kuwait: US$3m
- France: US$3m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Indonesia: US$946k
- Bahamas: US$882k
- Saudi Arabia: US$751k
- Austria: US$734k
- Italy: US$719k
- South Africa: US$662k
- Norway: US$657k
- Israel: US$612k
- Czechia: US$590k
- Portugal: US$519k
- Luxembourg: US$447k
- United Arab Emirates: US$348k
- Barbados: US$343k
- Slovakia: US$331k
- Tanzania: US$309k
- Mexico: US$295k
- India: US$288k
- Colombia: US$264k
- New Zealand: US$261k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$215k
- Seychelles: US$197k
- Romania: US$183k
- Croatia: US$173k
- Morocco: US$167k
- Bulgaria: US$153k
- Chile: US$151k
- Finland: US$143k
- Greece: US$128k
- Lithuania: US$114k
- Estonia: US$110k
- Brunei: US$81k
- Fiji: US$79k
- Türkiye: US$70k
- Pakistan: US$59k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$65kUS$65k+US$466k+US$2m+> US$6m
Imports: 185
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$27m
- United States: US$18m
- Saudi Arabia: US$17m
- Kenya: US$11m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Czechia: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- France: US$5m
- Germany: US$5m
- Canada: US$5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Mexico: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Romania: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Hungary: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Japan: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Indonesia: US$977k
- Philippines: US$941k
- Serbia: US$919k
- Türkiye: US$862k
- Norway: US$851k
- New Zealand: US$833k
- Vietnam: US$822k
- China: US$810k
- Colombia: US$796k
- Luxembourg: US$791k
- Italy: US$621k
- South Africa: US$608k
- Sweden: US$580k
- Slovenia: US$550k
- Tunisia: US$525k
- Chile: US$473k
- Bulgaria: US$468k
- South Korea: US$466k
- Slovakia: US$465k
- Brazil: US$465k
- Morocco: US$459k
- Thailand: US$380k
- Sri Lanka: US$376k
- Greece: US$376k
- Barbados: US$367k
- Nigeria: US$319k
- Iceland: US$302k
- Peru: US$296k
- Qatar: US$291k
- Zimbabwe: US$289k
- Papua New Guinea: US$268k
- Costa Rica: US$248k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$41m | 24.4% | |
| 2 | US$30m | 17.8% | |
| 3 | US$13m | 7.6% | |
| 4 | US$9m | 5.2% | |
| 5 | US$9m | 5.1% | |
| 6 | US$8m | 4.6% | |
| 7 | US$6m | 3.5% | |
| 8 | US$5m | 3.1% | |
| 9 | US$5m | 3% | |
| 10 | US$5m | 2.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$27m | 16.2% | |
| 2 | US$18m | 10.7% | |
| 3 | US$17m | 9.8% | |
| 4 | US$11m | 6.8% | |
| 5 | US$8m | 4.5% | |
| 6 | US$6m | 3.7% | |
| 7 | US$6m | 3.6% | |
| 8 | US$5m | 3.2% | |
| 9 | US$5m | 3.1% | |
| 10 | US$5m | 2.7% |
Import duty on this product around the world 160
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.
- 10%median duty
- 30number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 30%highest: Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic
160
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 22% | 5% – 30% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5.5% | 1% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 0% – 30% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.7% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1.7%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 0% – 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0.9%* | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 3.7% | 2023 | ||
| 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0.2% | 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
- 88121 Cinematographic cameras, whether/not incorporating sound-recording/reproducing apparatus
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 612020
- CPC 2.1 product
- 48322 Photographic (including cinematographic) cameras
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2670 Manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9007.10 | changed |
| 2012 | 9007.10 | changed |
| 2007 | 9007.11, 9007.19 | changed |
| 2002 | 9007.11, 9007.19 | changed |
| 1996 | 9007.11, 9007.19 | changed |
| 1992 | 9007.11, 9007.19 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
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The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
Subheading 9007.10 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 9007.10; the duty is 3.7%.
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 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £5.3m (down 5% on the year before), at an average of £107.70 per kg; Denmark supplied 21%, followed by United States.
World trade in these goods reached US$169m in 2024, down 0.6% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 24.4% of the total, ahead of China.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether: cameras?
Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether: cameras fall under HS subheading 9007.10, part of heading 9007, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on cinematographic cameras and projectors in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9007.10 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 cinematographic cameras and projectors in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9007.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most cinematographic cameras and projectors?
The United States, with US$41m in 2024 (24.4% 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 Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Denmark (21%), United States (20%) and China (19%), out of total imports of £5.3m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.