Subheading · Chapter 90 · Heading 9018
9018.19: Electrodiagnostic apparatus: other
Other electrodiagnostic apparatus
Official description Other
9018.19 is the HS subheading for other electrodiagnostic apparatus, under heading 9018 in chapter 90.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9018 19 00 00 Other
- 9018 19 10 00 Monitoring apparatus for simultaneous monitoring of two or more parameters Free
- 9018 19 90 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 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)
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
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665
- 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 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 States | £418.8m | 55.2% | +38.8% |
 Ireland | £84.6m | 11.1% | -26.1% |
 Malaysia | £47.7m | 6.3% | +48% |
 China | £35.5m | 4.7% | +24.5% |
 Mexico | £34.5m | 4.5% | -3.9% |
 Germany | £29.3m | 3.9% | +20.3% |
 Costa Rica | £13.6m | 1.8% | -1.6% |
 Singapore | £8.9m | 1.2% | +24.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$175kUS$175k+US$6.7m+US$152.5m+> US$1.4bn
Exports: 174
- United States: US$4.7bn
- Germany: US$2.4bn
- Ireland: US$1.5bn
- Japan: US$1.5bn
- China: US$1.4bn
- Mexico: US$1.4bn
- Netherlands: US$1.1bn
- Malaysia: US$991m
- Costa Rica: US$610.4m
- Dominican Republic: US$320.7m
- Singapore: US$315.6m
- Israel: US$311.6m
- United Kingdom: US$253.3m
- Belgium: US$253.2m
- South Korea: US$209.5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$171.1m
- France: US$164.7m
- Vietnam: US$152.5m
- Canada: US$144m
- Poland: US$141.6m
- India: US$137m
- Finland: US$116.3m
- Italy: US$112.2m
- Switzerland: US$110.3m
- Denmark: US$104.2m
- Taiwan: US$82.8m
- Sweden: US$77.9m
- Thailand: US$65.2m
- Austria: US$63.5m
- Spain: US$47.4m
- Australia: US$45.4m
- Indonesia: US$25.9m
- Czechia: US$23.2m
- Iceland: US$22m
- Bulgaria: US$16.7m
- Norway: US$14.6m
- Brazil: US$12.7m
- Türkiye: US$12.6m
- Romania: US$12.5m
- Hungary: US$10.4m
- Russia: US$9.8m
- Estonia: US$9.4m
- Bahrain: US$6.7m
- Slovenia: US$6.1m
- Slovakia: US$5.9m
- Philippines: US$5.7m
- Lithuania: US$5.6m
- South Africa: US$5.1m
- New Zealand: US$4.4m
- Uruguay: US$4.2m
- Greece: US$3.9m
- Portugal: US$3.7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3.2m
- Croatia: US$2.5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2.1m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$1.6m
- Algeria: US$1.3m
- Latvia: US$1.3m
- Serbia: US$1.1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2.9mUS$2.9m+US$21.1m+US$140.6m+> US$734.6m
Imports: 219
- United States: US$5.2bn
- Germany: US$2.3bn
- Netherlands: US$1.7bn
- France: US$777.5m
- China: US$775.6m
- Canada: US$751.8m
- United Kingdom: US$734.6m
- Japan: US$521.7m
- Italy: US$489.9m
- Spain: US$459.3m
- Singapore: US$433.8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$341.7m
- Mexico: US$315.8m
- Australia: US$297m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$279.1m
- Belgium: US$247.7m
- Malaysia: US$181.4m
- Switzerland: US$172.5m
- South Korea: US$164.9m
- Ireland: US$162.7m
- Brazil: US$152.7m
- Poland: US$140.6m
- Russia: US$136.3m
- Finland: US$136.1m
- India: US$129.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$120m
- Austria: US$105.1m
- Israel: US$101.5m
- Denmark: US$97m
- Thailand: US$92.2m
- Sweden: US$86.5m
- Czechia: US$81.6m
- Portugal: US$78.4m
- Norway: US$76m
- Kuwait: US$75.1m
- New Zealand: US$67.7m
- Türkiye: US$67.3m
- South Africa: US$65.7m
- Taiwan: US$59.7m
- Vietnam: US$45.7m
- Slovenia: US$41.2m
- Chile: US$38.8m
- Greece: US$38.5m
- Romania: US$38.2m
- Colombia: US$38.1m
- Argentina: US$33.1m
- Croatia: US$32.6m
- Dominican Republic: US$30.4m
- Indonesia: US$26.7m
- Slovakia: US$25.6m
- Philippines: US$24.6m
- Qatar: US$24.2m
- Egypt: US$22.9m
- Pakistan: US$22.6m
- Peru: US$21.1m
- Kazakhstan: US$20.9m
- Morocco: US$20m
- Iran: US$19.8m
- Hungary: US$19.6m
- Ukraine: US$19.4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$4.7bn | 24.6% |
| 2 | Germany | US$2.4bn | 12.3% |
| 3 | Ireland | US$1.5bn | 7.8% |
| 4 |  Japan | US$1.5bn | 7.6% |
| 5 | China | US$1.4bn | 7.3% |
| 6 | Mexico | US$1.4bn | 7.2% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$1.1bn | 5.7% |
| 8 | Malaysia | US$991m | 5.2% |
| 9 | Costa Rica | US$610.4m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  Dominican Republic | US$320.7m | 1.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$5.2bn | 26.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$2.3bn | 11.8% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$1.7bn | 9% |
| 4 |  France | US$777.5m | 4.1% |
| 5 | China | US$775.6m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  Canada | US$751.8m | 3.9% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$734.6m | 3.8% |
| 8 | Japan | US$521.7m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$489.9m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$459.3m | 2.4% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 30
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.
- N360598 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of insertion tubes from China
- N353937 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an incomplete SurePulse VSP Patch from China
- N353388 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Hinscope from China
- N353253 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of bending rubbers and switch junction ribbons from Hungary
- N352478 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a retinal imaging instrument from Taiwan
- N349263 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of reusable pulse oximetry soft sensors from an unidentified country.
30 rulings in total for this code
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Classification · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1873 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 9018.19 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 9018.19 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
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 Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of other electrodiagnostic apparatus into the UK came to £759m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 18% on the year before); United States supplied 55%, followed by Ireland.
In 2024, countries exported other electrodiagnostic apparatus worth US$19.1bn (+4.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$4.7bn), followed by Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for electrodiagnostic apparatus: other?
Electrodiagnostic apparatus: other fall under HS subheading 9018.19, part of heading 9018, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on electrodiagnostic apparatus: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9018.19 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 electrodiagnostic apparatus: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9018.19 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 electrodiagnostic apparatus: other?
The United States, with US$4.7bn in 2024 (24.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export other electrodiagnostic apparatus 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 electrodiagnostic apparatus?
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 electrodiagnostic apparatus from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (55%), Ireland (11%) and Malaysia (6%), out of total imports of £759m.