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Code 9031 49 · Heading 9031

Non-electronic optical instruments for measuring or checking electrical quantities, without recording equipment

This code covers optical, non-electronic instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities when they have no recording device and are not otherwise specified in Chapter 90. It does not cover profile projectors or the other product classes named under neighbouring codes.

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Official tariff text

Optical instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified or included in chapter 90

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  1. XVIII
  2. 90
  3. 9031
  4. 9031 49
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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0%

2 codes below this one

This is the catch-all under 9031: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.

This is the remainder for optical measuring or checking instruments in this group that are non-electronic, have no recording device, measure or check electrical quantities, and are not profile projectors, balancing machines, test benches, semiconductor inspection equipment, non-optical instruments, or parts and accessories named under neighbouring codes.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 2.8%.

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

  • Their lines1 Norwegian line

90.31.4900 Other

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

  • Their lines2 British lines

9031 49 10 00 Profile projectors

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

From 0.0% to 10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

  • Their lines4 US lines
  • Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

9031.49.10.00 Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

  • 90.31.4900

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

  • All 2 UK lines under this code

    They all have the same duty rates shown here.

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

  • 9031.49.10.00

    Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; profile projectors; parts and accessories thereof, Other optical instruments and appliances, Other, Profile projectors

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

  • 9031.49.40.00

    Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; profile projectors; parts and accessories thereof, Other optical instruments and appliances, Other, Coordinate-measuring machines

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

  • 9031.49.70.00

    Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; profile projectors; parts and accessories thereof, Other optical instruments and appliances, Other, For inspecting masks (other than photomasks) used in manufacturing semiconductor devices; for measuring surface particulate contamination on semiconductor devices

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    0.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

  • 9031.49.90.00

    Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; profile projectors; parts and accessories thereof, Other optical instruments and appliances, Other

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.