Code 9033 00 · Heading 9033

Unspecified parts and accessories for optical, measuring, medical and precision equipment

This covers parts and accessories for the equipment in this group when they are not specified elsewhere in this group or elsewhere. One child category is reserved for specified LED backlight modules for LCD displays; other qualifying parts and accessories belong in the residual child category.

For example

An unspecified replacement part for a measuring instrument
An unspecified accessory for a medical instrument

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Official tariff text

Parts and accessories for machines, appliances, instruments or other apparatus in chapter 90, specified neither in this chapter nor elsewhere

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XVIII
90
9033
9033 00

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Step 1 · Section XVIII Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, …
Is the product an optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, control, precision, medical or surgical instrument or apparatus; a watch; or a musical instrument?
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Step 2 · Chapter 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, … 1 of 3 chapters in section XVIII
Is the product an optical or photographic article, a photographic or cinematographic apparatus, a medical or surgical instrument or apparatus, a measuring or control instrument or apparatus, another precision instrument or apparatus, or a part or accessory for one of these?
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Step 3 · Heading 9033 Dele og tilbehør til maskiner, apparater, instrumen… 32 of 32 headings under chapter 90
Is this an unspecified part or accessory for an instrument, apparatus or other equipment covered by this section?
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Step 4 · Subheading 9033 00 Parts and accessories for machines, appliances, ins… 1 of 1 subheading under heading 9033
Is the item an LED backlight module that is a light source made up of one or more LEDs and one or more connectors, mounted on a printed circuit or similar substrate, with other passive components, optionally combined with optical components or protection diodes, and used as backlighting in an LCD display—or is it another part or accessory not specified elsewhere?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0–3.7%

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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

90.33.0000 Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines2 British lines

9033 00 10 00 Light-emitting diode (LED) backlight modules, which are lighting sources that consist

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines3 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

9033.00.20.00 Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines

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.

90.33.0000

Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90.

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.

9033.00.20.00

Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of chapter 90, Light-emitting diode (LED) backlights modules, the foregoing which are lighting sources that consist of one or more LEDs and one or more connectors and are mounted on a printed circuit or other similar substrate, and other passive components, whether or not combined with optical components or protective diodes, and used as backlights illumination for liquid crystal displays (LCDs)

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
9033.00.30.00

Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of chapter 90, Touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called “touch screens”) without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area (such sensing may be obtained by means of resistance, electrostatic capacity, acoustic pulse recognition, infrared lights or other touch-sensitive technology)

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
9033.00.90.00

Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of chapter 90, Other

General rate

4.4%

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.