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HS code for photometers, non-electrical
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “photometers, non-electrical” points to heading 9027: instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light (including exposure meters); microtomes. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
The UK Global Tariff divides 9027 into 10 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 9027 covers 10 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides 9027 into 12 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 2.5% (average 0.8%). 8 of them are duty-free.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free – 2.5% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 0.8% 
USA Free – 1.2% General (MFN) 23 tariff lines · average 0.1% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 15 tariff lines 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 12 tariff lines 
Brazil 4% – 20% Third-country duty 27 tariff lines · average 13.1% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 40 tariff lines · average 8.8% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 11 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 9 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 9 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 23 tariff lines 
GCC Free Third-country duty 15 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines See also
- heat sensor
- viscometers
- calorimeters
- gas monitors
- polarimeters
- polariscopes
- porosimeters
- smoke alarms
- breathalysers
- gas analysers
- gas detectors
- spectrographs
- spectrometers
- decibel meters
- refractometers
- exposure meters
- smoke detectors
- absorption meters
- bomb calorimeters
- mass spectrographs
- mass spectrometers
- noise level meters
- spectrophotometers
- thermocolorimeters
- optical smoke detector
- photometers, electrical
- microscopy imaging system
- expansion meters, non-electric
- spectrophotometers, photo electric
- photographic plates - exposed and developed
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for photometers, non-electrical?
Photometers, non-electrical are classified under 9027 (Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.