Subheading · Chapter 90 · Heading 9030
9030.90: Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments: parts and accessories
Parts of electrical measuring instruments
Official description Parts and accessories
9030.90 is the HS subheading for parts of electrical measuring instruments, under heading 9030 in chapter 90.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9030 90 00 00 Parts and accessories 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, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 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 States | £49.4m | 28.1% | -21.6% |
 Thailand | £30.5m | 17.3% | +991.2% |
 Germany | £23.4m | 13.3% | +36.8% |
 Malaysia | £16.5m | 9.4% | +16.8% |
 China | £14.6m | 8.3% | +38.7% |
| United Kingdom | £12.1m | 6.9% | -9.9% |
 Taiwan | £4m | 2.3% | +43.9% |
 Japan | £3.9m | 2.2% | +14.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$148.3kUS$148.3k+US$6.8m+US$62.8m+> US$735.6m
Exports: 166
- United States: US$2bn
- Malaysia: US$1.9bn
- Japan: US$1bn
- China: US$974.5m
- Germany: US$735.6m
- Taiwan: US$644.6m
- South Korea: US$416.4m
- Singapore: US$329.7m
- Italy: US$303.4m
- United Kingdom: US$166.5m
- Philippines: US$145.1m
- France: US$132.6m
- Thailand: US$107.7m
- Vietnam: US$89m
- Mexico: US$88m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$68.1m
- Netherlands: US$62.8m
- Canada: US$59.5m
- Switzerland: US$57.5m
- Austria: US$57.1m
- Czechia: US$48.4m
- Hungary: US$40.1m
- Israel: US$33.9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$31.3m
- Romania: US$29.6m
- Costa Rica: US$26.4m
- India: US$25.3m
- Sweden: US$22.7m
- Spain: US$18.6m
- Finland: US$18.5m
- Lithuania: US$17.5m
- Slovenia: US$15.2m
- Denmark: US$12.1m
- Norway: US$10.8m
- Australia: US$10.7m
- Belgium: US$10.6m
- Estonia: US$10.5m
- Ireland: US$9.9m
- Bulgaria: US$8.6m
- Indonesia: US$8.1m
- Poland: US$6.8m
- Lebanon: US$6.1m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$5.4m
- Kuwait: US$4.9m
- Angola: US$3.9m
- Slovakia: US$3.8m
- Türkiye: US$3.6m
- South Africa: US$3.3m
- Sri Lanka: US$3.3m
- Ukraine: US$2.3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.1m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Russia: US$1.9m
- Tunisia: US$1.8m
- Brazil: US$1.7m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$1.7m
- Croatia: US$1.3m
- Ecuador: US$1.1m
- Bahrain: US$1m
- Portugal: US$980.7k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$444.7kUS$444.7k+US$5.5m+US$66.3m+> US$525.7m
Imports: 203
- Taiwan: US$1.6bn
- United States: US$1.2bn
- China: US$946.3m
- Malaysia: US$897.8m
- South Korea: US$827.6m
- Philippines: US$663.7m
- Singapore: US$525.7m
- Japan: US$462.8m
- Germany: US$391.9m
- Vietnam: US$184.1m
- United Kingdom: US$179.2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$164.1m
- Netherlands: US$139.8m
- India: US$135.9m
- Italy: US$134m
- Mexico: US$129.8m
- Canada: US$104.1m
- France: US$98m
- Thailand: US$67.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$67.6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$66.3m
- Israel: US$57.7m
- Australia: US$52.4m
- Norway: US$45.5m
- Austria: US$42.8m
- Indonesia: US$41.1m
- Czechia: US$40.5m
- Romania: US$38.4m
- Switzerland: US$33.1m
- Sweden: US$27.3m
- Brazil: US$26.3m
- Spain: US$23.2m
- Bulgaria: US$22.9m
- Belgium: US$21.8m
- Hungary: US$20.1m
- Poland: US$18.8m
- Ireland: US$17.9m
- Türkiye: US$17.7m
- Russia: US$14m
- Lithuania: US$13.6m
- Qatar: US$11.9m
- Finland: US$10.1m
- Oman: US$9.2m
- Denmark: US$8.3m
- Iraq: US$7.8m
- Colombia: US$7.7m
- Slovakia: US$6.9m
- Costa Rica: US$6.6m
- Libya: US$6.2m
- Egypt: US$5.7m
- Morocco: US$5.5m
- Croatia: US$5.4m
- Angola: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$4.8m
- South Africa: US$4.6m
- Greece: US$4.1m
- Guyana: US$4m
- Algeria: US$3.9m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$3.8m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2bn | 20.1% |
| 2 | Malaysia | US$1.9bn | 19.7% |
| 3 | Japan | US$1bn | 10.3% |
| 4 | China | US$974.5m | 9.9% |
| 5 | Germany | US$735.6m | 7.5% |
| 6 | Taiwan | US$644.6m | 6.5% |
| 7 |  South Korea | US$416.4m | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Singapore | US$329.7m | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$303.4m | 3.1% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$166.5m | 1.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan | US$1.6bn | 16.6% |
| 2 | United States | US$1.2bn | 12.6% |
| 3 | China | US$946.3m | 9.6% |
| 4 | Malaysia | US$897.8m | 9.1% |
| 5 | South Korea | US$827.6m | 8.4% |
| 6 |  Philippines | US$663.7m | 6.7% |
| 7 | Singapore | US$525.7m | 5.3% |
| 8 | Japan | US$462.8m | 4.7% |
| 9 | Germany | US$391.9m | 4% |
| 10 |  Vietnam | US$184.1m | 1.9% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- H268513 U.S. CBP
Tariff classification of a wafer probe card, probe interface board (PIB), and load board
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.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
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Sanctions · Applies from: CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change · Applies from:
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States — 2026 HTS Revision 2
2026HTSRev2 · Source: hts.usitc.gov
Subheading 9030.90 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 9030.90; 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 parts of electrical measuring instruments worth £175.8m (up 18% on the year before), at an average of £202.22 per kg; United States supplied 28%, followed by Thailand.
World trade in parts of electrical measuring instruments reached US$9.9bn in 2024, down 4.3% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 20.1% of the total, ahead of Malaysia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments: parts and accessories?
Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments: parts and accessories fall under HS subheading 9030.90, part of heading 9030, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9030.90 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 oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9030.90 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 oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other…?
The United States, with US$2bn in 2024 (20.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export parts of electrical measuring 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 parts of electrical measuring 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 parts of electrical measuring instruments from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (28%), Thailand (17%) and Germany (13%), out of total imports of £175.8m.