Subheading · Chapter 90 · Heading 9027
9027.81: Other instruments and apparatus: mass spectrometers
Mass spectrometers
Official description Mass spectrometers
9027.81 is the HS subheading for mass spectrometers, under heading 9027 in chapter 90.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9027 81 00 00 Mass spectrometers 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 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Iraq, Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £27.8m | 29.9% | +107.9% |
 Singapore | £19.5m | 20.9% | +63.3% |
 United States | £18.6m | 20% | -5.5% |
 Ireland | £7.5m | 8% | -19.3% |
 France | £6.3m | 6.8% | +622.2% |
| United Kingdom | £5.7m | 6.2% | +70.8% |
 Japan | £2.2m | 2.3% | +101.4% |
 China | £859k | 0.9% | -1.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$231kUS$231k+US$3m+US$59m+> US$238m
Exports: 110
- Singapore: US$1bn
- Germany: US$1bn
- United States: US$719m
- United Kingdom: US$238m
- Ireland: US$223m
- Japan: US$181m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$154m
- China: US$153m
- France: US$145m
- Netherlands: US$112m
- Switzerland: US$59m
- Canada: US$30m
- Austria: US$25m
- Mexico: US$19m
- Italy: US$15m
- Malaysia: US$11m
- Finland: US$10m
- Belgium: US$9m
- Hungary: US$9m
- Czechia: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$6m
- South Korea: US$5m
- Spain: US$5m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Estonia: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Thailand: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Montenegro: US$988k
- Iran: US$925k
- Romania: US$910k
- Poland: US$902k
- Türkiye: US$869k
- Russia: US$722k
- Serbia: US$644k
- Philippines: US$580k
- Saudi Arabia: US$475k
- Malta: US$402k
- United Arab Emirates: US$371k
- Brazil: US$363k
- Jordan: US$334k
- Lithuania: US$315k
- Slovakia: US$284k
- Bulgaria: US$268k
- Kuwait: US$245k
- Uzbekistan: US$231k
- Portugal: US$230k
- Luxembourg: US$191k
- Antigua & Barbuda: US$190k
- Ukraine: US$183k
- Cyprus: US$157k
- Greece: US$156k
- Argentina: US$156k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$625kUS$625k+US$5m+US$40m+> US$147m
Imports: 182
- China: US$1bn
- United States: US$746m
- Germany: US$369m
- Japan: US$192m
- Singapore: US$156m
- South Korea: US$147m
- France: US$145m
- Netherlands: US$123m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$123m
- India: US$104m
- United Kingdom: US$93m
- Italy: US$74m
- Canada: US$58m
- Belgium: US$52m
- Switzerland: US$49m
- Taiwan: US$45m
- Spain: US$44m
- Austria: US$40m
- Australia: US$36m
- Brazil: US$33m
- Russia: US$33m
- Czechia: US$22m
- Sweden: US$20m
- Poland: US$19m
- Türkiye: US$16m
- Denmark: US$16m
- Romania: US$14m
- Ireland: US$14m
- Thailand: US$13m
- Kazakhstan: US$13m
- Mexico: US$13m
- Finland: US$12m
- Saudi Arabia: US$12m
- United Arab Emirates: US$12m
- Vietnam: US$11m
- Norway: US$11m
- Malaysia: US$10m
- South Africa: US$8m
- Ukraine: US$8m
- Morocco: US$7m
- Israel: US$7m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Peru: US$5m
- Greece: US$5m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Kuwait: US$4m
- New Zealand: US$4m
- Argentina: US$4m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Uzbekistan: US$2m
- Qatar: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | US$1bn | 26.3% |
| 2 | Germany | US$1bn | 23.3% |
| 3 | United States | US$719m | 16.7% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$238m | 5.5% |
| 5 | Ireland | US$223m | 5.2% |
| 6 | Japan | US$181m | 4.2% |
| 7 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$154m | 3.6% |
| 8 | China | US$153m | 3.6% |
| 9 | France | US$145m | 3.4% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$112m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$1bn | 29.4% |
| 2 | United States | US$746m | 17.3% |
| 3 | Germany | US$369m | 8.6% |
| 4 | Japan | US$192m | 4.5% |
| 5 | Singapore | US$156m | 3.6% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$147m | 3.4% |
| 7 | France | US$145m | 3.4% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$123m | 2.9% |
| 9 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$123m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  India | US$104m | 2.4% |
Import duty on this product around the world 93
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.
- 0%median duty
- 58number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Maldives
93
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
| China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 0% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 5% | 2023 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2022–2023; 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
- 87446 Instruments & apparatus for physical/chemical analysis, n.e.s.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 712020
- CPC 2.1 product
- 48253 Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, or for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2651 Manufacture of measuring, testing, navigating and control equipment
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9027.80 | changed |
| 2012 | 9027.80 | changed |
| 2007 | 9027.80 | changed |
| 2002 | 9027.40, 9027.80 | changed |
| 1996 | 9027.40, 9027.80 | changed |
| 1992 | 9027.40, 9027.80 | 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.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 9027.80.
Subheading 9027.81 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 9027.81; 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 mass spectrometers worth £93.2m (up 37% on the year before), at an average of £221.21 per kg; Germany supplied 30%, followed by Singapore.
World trade in mass spectrometers reached US$4bn in 2024, down 1.1% on 2023.
Singapore was the largest exporter with 26.3% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other instruments and apparatus: mass spectrometers?
Other instruments and apparatus: mass spectrometers fall under HS subheading 9027.81, part of heading 9027, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other instruments and apparatus in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9027.81 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 apparatus in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9027.81 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 apparatus?
Singapore, with US$1bn in 2024 (26.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export mass spectrometers 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 mass spectrometers?
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 mass spectrometers from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (30%), Singapore (21%) and United States (20%), out of total imports of £93.2m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.