Heading 9027: Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters…
Every line of heading 9027 in the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, with its general (column 1) duty rate. Open a code for the landed cost calculator, trade agreement rates and email alerts if the rate changes.
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; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 90: Optical, photographic, measuring, medical and surgical instruments. Schedule checked on November 8, 2026.
Not always the total: additional chapter 99 duties (such as Section 232 or Section 301), antidumping or countervailing duties may apply depending on the country of origin. See recent chapter 99 changes →
Tariff lines
| HTS code | Official description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9027.10 | Gas or smoke analysis apparatus: | |
| 9027.10.20.00 | Electrical | Free |
| 9027.10.40.00 | Optical instruments and apparatus | Free |
| 9027.10.60.00 | Other | Free |
| 9027.20 | Chromatographs and electrophoresis instruments: | |
| 9027.20.50 | Electrical | Free |
| 9027.20.50.30 | Electrophoresis instruments | |
| 9027.20.50.50 | Gas chromatographs | |
| 9027.20.50.60 | Liquid chromatographs | |
| 9027.20.50.80 | Other | |
| 9027.20.80 | Other | Free |
| 9027.20.80.30 | Gas chromatographs | |
| 9027.20.80.60 | Liquid chromatographs | |
| 9027.20.80.90 | Other | |
| 9027.30 | Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (ultraviolet, visible, infrared): | |
| 9027.30.40 | Electrical | Free |
| 9027.30.40.40 | Spectrophotometers | |
| 9027.30.40.80 | Other | |
| 9027.30.80 | Other | Free |
| 9027.30.80.20 | Spectroscopes | |
| 9027.30.80.80 | Other | |
| 9027.50 | Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiations (ultraviolet, visible, infrared): | |
| 9027.50.10.00 | Exposure meters | 1.2% |
| 9027.50.40 | Electrical | Free |
| 9027.50.40.15 | Chemical analysis instruments and apparatus | |
| 9027.50.40.20 | Thermal analysis instruments and apparatus | |
| 9027.50.40.50 | Photometers | |
| 9027.50.40.60 | Other | |
| 9027.50.80 | Other | Free |
| 9027.50.80.15 | Chemical analysis instruments and apparatus | |
| 9027.50.80.20 | Thermal analysis instruments and apparatus | |
| 9027.50.80.60 | Other | |
| 9027.81.00.00 | Mass spectrometers | Free |
| 9027.89 | Other: | |
| 9027.89.25.00 | Nuclear magnetic resonance instruments | Free |
| 9027.89.45 | Electrical | Free |
| 9027.89.45.30 | Chemical analysis instruments and apparatus | |
| 9027.89.45.60 | Physical analysis instruments and apparatus | |
| 9027.89.45.90 | Other | |
| 9027.89.80 | Other | Free |
| 9027.89.80.30 | Chemical analysis instruments and apparatus | |
| 9027.89.80.60 | Physical analysis instruments and apparatus | |
| 9027.89.80.90 | Other | |
| 9027.90 | Microtomes; parts and accessories: | |
| 9027.90.20.00 | Microtomes | Free |
| 9027.90.45.00 | Printed circuit assemblies for the goods of subheading 9027.81 or 9027.89 | Free |
| 9027.90.54.00 | Of electrophoresis instruments not incorporating an optical or other measuring device | Free |
| 9027.90.56 | Of instruments and apparatus of subheading 9027.20, 9027.30, 9027.50, 9027.81 or 9027.89 | Free |
| 9027.90.56.25 | Of articles of subheading 9027.20.50 | |
| 9027.90.56.30 | Of articles of subheading 9027.30.40 | |
| 9027.90.56.40 | Of articles of subheading 9027.50.10 | |
| 9027.90.56.50 | Of articles of subheading 9027.50.40 | |
| 9027.90.56.95 | Other | |
| 9027.90.59 | Other | Free |
| 9027.90.59.10 | Of articles of subheading 9027.10.20 | |
| 9027.90.59.95 | Other | |
| 9027.90.64.00 | Of instruments and apparatus of subheading 9027.20, 9027.30, 9027.50, 9027.81 or 9027.89 | Free |
| 9027.90.68.00 | Other | Free |
| 9027.90.84.00 | Of instruments and apparatus of subheading 9027.20, 9027.30, 9027.50, 9027.81 or 9027.89 | Free |
| 9027.90.88.00 | Other | Free |
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- APERTURE OPTICAL SCIENCES INC.
- BIO-MED DEVICES, INC.
- DANBURY MISSION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- DEFIBTECH, L.L.C.
- ENVIRONICS INC.
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Exports are reported with Schedule B numbers. Heading 9027 has 24 of them; the first 12 are below. Schedule B lookup →
- 9027.10.0000GAS OR SMOKE ANALYSIS APPARATUS
- 9027.20.2000GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS
- 9027.20.5030ELECTRICAL ELECTROPHORESIS INSTRUMENTS
- 9027.20.6050LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHS
- 9027.20.9000CHROMATOGRAPHS AND ELECTROPHORESIS INSTRUMENTS, NESOI
- 9027.30.4040SPECTROPHOTOMETERS, ELECTRICAL
- 9027.30.4080SPECTROMETERS AND SPECTROGRAPHS, ELECTRICAL, NESOI
- 9027.30.8020SPECTROSCOPES, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL
- 9027.30.8080SPECTROMETERS AND SPECTROGRAPHS, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL
- 9027.50.1000EXPOSURE METERS
- 9027.50.2000THERMAL ANALYSIS INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS
- 9027.50.4050PHOTOMETERS
Source: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule; Schedule B: U.S. Census Bureau. Information only, not legal or customs advice; U.S. Customs and Border Protection decides the classification and the duty. Confirm with a licensed customs broker before you ship.
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