HTS heading 9005
Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor; other astronomical instruments and mountings therefor, but not including instruments for radio-astronomy; parts and accessories thereof — 13 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9005 | Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor; other astronomical instruments and mountings therefor, but not including instruments for radio-astronomy; parts and accessories thereof + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9005.10.00 | Binoculars + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 9005.10.00.20 | Prism binoculars for use with infrared light + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 9005.10.00) | No. |
| 9005.10.00.40 | Other prism binoculars + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 9005.10.00) | No. |
| 9005.10.00.80 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 9005.10.00) | No. |
| 9005.80 | Other instruments + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9005.80.40 | Optical telescopes + Ch. 99 | 8% | — |
| 9005.80.40.20 | For use with infrared light + Ch. 99 | 8% (inherited from 9005.80.40) | No. |
| 9005.80.40.40 | Other + Ch. 99 | 8% (inherited from 9005.80.40) | No. |
| 9005.80.60.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 6% | No. |
| 9005.90 | Parts and accessories (including mountings) + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9005.90.40.00 | Incorporating goods of heading 9001 or 9002 + Ch. 99 | The rate applicable to the article of which it is a part or accessory | No. |
| 9005.90.80.01 | Other + Ch. 99 | The rate applicable to the article of which it is a part or accessory | No. |
5 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.
Additional duties may apply
13 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.