HTS heading 9015
Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders; parts and accessories thereof — 27 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9015 | Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders; parts and accessories thereof + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9015.10 | Rangefinders + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9015.10.40.00 | Electrical + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9015.10.80.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9015.20 | Theodolites and tachymeters (tacheometers) + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9015.20.40.00 | Electrical + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9015.20.80.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9015.30 | Levels + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9015.30.40.00 | Electrical + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9015.30.80.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.8% | No. |
| 9015.40 | Photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9015.40.40.00 | Electrical + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9015.40.80.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9015.80 | Other instruments and appliances + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9015.80.20.00 | Optical instruments and appliances + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9015.80.60.00 | Seismographs + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9015.80.80 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 9015.80.80.40 | Geophysical instruments and appliances + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 9015.80.80) | No. |
| 9015.80.80.80 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 9015.80.80) | kg |
| 9015.90.01 | Parts and accessories + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 9015.90.01.10 | Of rangefinders + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 9015.90.01) | kg |
| 9015.90.01.20 | Of theodolites and tachymeters + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 9015.90.01) | kg |
| 9015.90.01.30 | Of levels + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 9015.90.01) | kg |
| 9015.90.01.40 | Of photogrammetrical surveying instruments and apparatus + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 9015.90.01) | kg |
| 9015.90.01.50 | Of seismographs + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 9015.90.01) | kg |
| 9015.90.01.60 | Of other geophysical instruments and appliances + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 9015.90.01) | kg |
| 9015.90.01.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 9015.90.01) | kg |
9 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
27 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.