Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 9015.80
9015.80.80: Other instruments and appliances: other, other
Other surveying and meteorological instruments
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 9015 Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders; parts and accessories thereof:
- 9015.80 Other instruments and appliances:
- Other:
- 9015.80.80 Other
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
No additional measures recorded for this origin.
Subdivisions
- 9015.80.80 Other Free
- 9015.80.80.40 Geophysical instruments and appliances No.
- 9015.80.80.80 Other kg
Same subheading in other tariffs
9015.80 Other instruments and appliances
UK Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye 3.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Brazil 12.6% – 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 16.3% 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA lines: 9015.80
Binding rulings for similar goods
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
Legal notes
Additional notes
1. For the purposes of subheadings 90153010, 90258040, 90261021, 90261029, 90262020, 90268020, 90271010 and 90321020, the expression ‘electronic’ means instruments and apparatus which incorporate one or more articles of heading 8540, 8541 or 8542 but for the purposes of the foregoing, no account shall be taken of articles of heading 8540, 8541 or 8542 which have solely the function of rectifying current or which are included in the power pack of instruments or apparatus.
2. For the purposes of subheading 90211010, the expression "orthopaedic appliances" means appliances which are specially designed for a particular orthopaedic purpose, in distinction to products that might be used for various purposes (for example, products for overstrained joints, ligaments or tendons caused by sporting activities, type writing, and products which simply alleviate pain in the defective or disabled part of the body, for example, caused by inflammation).
The "orthopaedic appliances" must completely prevent a specific movement of the defective or disabled part of the body (for example, joints, ligaments, tendons) in order to exclude further injuries or bodily deformities or an aggravation of such injuries or deformities, as distinct from other products that cannot prevent specific movements, yet prevent reflex movements (movements carried out subconsciously) through the relative inflexibility of those products due to, for example, flexible splints, pressure pads, non-elastic textile material, restrictions through "Velcro-type" straps.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 9015.80.80 is one of 3 lines under subheading 9015.80, other instruments and appliances.
The general duty is free.
2 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 3.7%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–5%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%–20%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 9015.80 worth US$713m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada, and the United Kingdom ranked 2nd with US$108m.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 9015.80.80?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 9015.80 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$169m), followed by the United Kingdom.
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.