Subheading · Chapter 90 · Heading 9015
9015.80: Other instruments and appliances
Other surveying and meteorological instruments
9015.80 is the HS subheading for other surveying and meteorological instruments, under heading 9015 in chapter 90.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9015 80 00 00 Other instruments and appliances
- 9015 80 20 00 Meteorological, hydrological and geophysical instruments and apparatus Free
- 9015 80 40 00 Instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, surveying or levelling; hydrographic instruments Free
- 9015 80 80 00 Other Free
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, 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) | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £73.5m | 29.5% | +24.7% |
 United States | £53.2m | 21.3% | +11.3% |
 Norway | £15.4m | 6.2% | -27.1% |
 Germany | £13.7m | 5.5% | +34.1% |
 Canada | £13m | 5.2% | +14.7% |
 Denmark | £12.7m | 5.1% | +15.5% |
 France | £11.4m | 4.6% | +6.7% |
 Singapore | £9.5m | 3.8% | +14.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye 3.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Brazil 12.6% – 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 16.3% 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$521kUS$521k+US$6m+US$64m+> US$275m
Exports: 181
- United States: US$1.1bn
- United Kingdom: US$566m
- China: US$565m
- Canada: US$397m
- Germany: US$344m
- France: US$275m
- Norway: US$268m
- Sweden: US$146m
- Netherlands: US$145m
- Finland: US$129m
- India: US$127m
- Singapore: US$122m
- Denmark: US$106m
- Switzerland: US$93m
- Australia: US$81m
- Japan: US$76m
- Italy: US$71m
- Austria: US$67m
- Mexico: US$64m
- Malaysia: US$50m
- Spain: US$50m
- Thailand: US$38m
- Russia: US$32m
- United Arab Emirates: US$25m
- Israel: US$24m
- Saudi Arabia: US$23m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$22m
- South Africa: US$21m
- Indonesia: US$21m
- Türkiye: US$19m
- Taiwan: US$18m
- South Korea: US$16m
- Poland: US$13m
- Tunisia: US$11m
- Belgium: US$10m
- New Zealand: US$9m
- Iceland: US$8m
- Czechia: US$8m
- Ireland: US$8m
- Kazakhstan: US$8m
- Slovakia: US$7m
- Bolivia: US$7m
- Colombia: US$7m
- Angola: US$7m
- Luxembourg: US$7m
- Niger: US$6m
- Kuwait: US$6m
- Brazil: US$6m
- Serbia: US$6m
- Latvia: US$5m
- Hungary: US$5m
- Chile: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Malta: US$4m
- Ecuador: US$4m
- Romania: US$3m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Philippines: US$3m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3mUS$3m+US$14m+US$64m+> US$219m
Imports: 219
- United States: US$713m
- China: US$330m
- United Arab Emirates: US$247m
- Norway: US$238m
- Singapore: US$237m
- Australia: US$220m
- United Kingdom: US$219m
- Germany: US$184m
- Brazil: US$155m
- India: US$150m
- Russia: US$146m
- Netherlands: US$139m
- Japan: US$139m
- Canada: US$132m
- France: US$122m
- Saudi Arabia: US$106m
- Italy: US$98m
- Spain: US$84m
- Indonesia: US$75m
- South Korea: US$74m
- Mexico: US$70m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$64m
- Denmark: US$54m
- Türkiye: US$54m
- Malaysia: US$51m
- Sweden: US$46m
- Taiwan: US$45m
- Chile: US$43m
- Switzerland: US$43m
- Belgium: US$43m
- South Africa: US$40m
- Poland: US$35m
- Algeria: US$35m
- Austria: US$28m
- New Zealand: US$27m
- Colombia: US$26m
- Kazakhstan: US$25m
- Vietnam: US$24m
- Thailand: US$24m
- Pakistan: US$21m
- Peru: US$21m
- Israel: US$20m
- Qatar: US$20m
- Uzbekistan: US$19m
- Philippines: US$19m
- Kuwait: US$19m
- Greece: US$19m
- Portugal: US$18m
- Finland: US$18m
- Egypt: US$18m
- Azerbaijan: US$17m
- Ireland: US$16m
- Iraq: US$15m
- Romania: US$15m
- Ukraine: US$14m
- Morocco: US$14m
- Argentina: US$13m
- Czechia: US$12m
- Iceland: US$11m
- Bangladesh: US$11m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$1.1bn | 20.3% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$566m | 10.7% |
| 3 |  China | US$565m | 10.7% |
| 4 | Canada | US$397m | 7.5% |
| 5 | Germany | US$344m | 6.5% |
| 6 | France | US$275m | 5.2% |
| 7 | Norway | US$268m | 5.1% |
| 8 |  Sweden | US$146m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$145m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Finland | US$129m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$713m | 13.5% |
| 2 | China | US$330m | 6.2% |
| 3 |  United Arab Emirates | US$247m | 4.7% |
| 4 | Norway | US$238m | 4.5% |
| 5 | Singapore | US$237m | 4.5% |
| 6 |  Australia | US$220m | 4.1% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$219m | 4.1% |
| 8 | Germany | US$184m | 3.5% |
| 9 | Brazil | US$155m | 2.9% |
| 10 |  India | US$150m | 2.8% |
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
- 70number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 0.5% | 0% – 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 0% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 1% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
| Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 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% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 3.3% | 2.7% – 3.7% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0% | 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
- 87413 Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological/geophysical instruments & appliances (excluding compasses); rangefinders
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 812020
- CPC 2.1 product
- 48219 Other surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2651 Manufacture of measuring, testing, navigating and control equipment
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9015.80 | changed |
| 2012 | 9015.80 | changed |
| 2007 | 9015.80 | changed |
| 2002 | 9015.80 | changed |
| 1996 | 9015.80 | changed |
| 1992 | 9015.80 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 11
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.
- N333769 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a ceramic and glass rain gauge from China
- N328615 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Rain Sensors from China
- H308673 U.S. CBP
Revocation of NY N296613, NY K81163, NY K80012, NY H88046 and NY G81419; Rain gauges.
- N307129 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of weather stations and a weather station display from China
- N297238 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a rain gauge from China
- N282920 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of the Leddar Vu8 sensor module from Canada
- 600014806 HMRC
Wind sensor intended for use with wind turbines installed both inland and offshore. Designed for measurement of wind speeds of up to 75 m/sec. Typical installation is usually against a metal bar, the sensor is aligned to the central axis of the turbine to minimise error. Within the unit is a…
11 rulings in total for this code
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0271 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 9015.80 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 9015.80 into 3 tariff lines; 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 surveying and meteorological instruments worth £249.7m (up 13% on the year before), at an average of £152.93 per kg; United Kingdom supplied 30%, followed by United States.
World trade in other surveying and meteorological instruments reached US$5.3bn in 2024, up 1.8% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 20.3% of the total, ahead of the United Kingdom.
Products classified here
- anemometers
- ceilometers
- gravimeters
- nephoscopes
- rain gauges
- actinometers
- seismographs
- seismometers
- solarimeters
- magnetometers
- pyrheliometers
- torsion balances
- visibility meters
- evaporation meters
- sunshine recorders
- compass clinometers
- proton magnetometers
- geophysical instruments
- special level recorders
- swell or tide recorders
- hydrological instruments
- hydrometric paddle-wheels
- wind direction indicators
- meteorological instruments
- bucket wheel current meters
- aerological sounding apparatus
- geodetic instruments and apparatus
- circumferential acoustic scanning tools
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other instruments and appliances?
Other instruments and appliances fall under HS subheading 9015.80, part of heading 9015, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other instruments and appliances in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9015.80 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 other instruments and appliances in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9015.80 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 other instruments and appliances?
The United States, with US$1.1bn in 2024 (20.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export other surveying and meteorological instruments 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 surveying and meteorological instruments?
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 surveying and meteorological instruments from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United Kingdom (30%), United States (21%) and Norway (6%), out of total imports of £249.7m.
Typical products
- actinometers
- aerological sounding apparatus
- anemometers
- bucket wheel current meters
- ceilometers
- circumferential acoustic scanning tools
- compass clinometers
- evaporation meters
- geodetic instruments and apparatus
- geophysical instruments
- gravimeters
- hydrological instruments
- hydrometric paddle-wheels
- magnetometers
- meteorological instruments
- nephoscopes
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.