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CN 9018

Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electromedical apparatus and sight-testing instruments

31 lines EU TARIC, EU Combined Nomenclature (CN) & TARIC – extraction 01-10-2026

CodeDescriptionUnitThird-country dutySource
Electrodiagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters)
9018 11 00 00Electrocardiographs0%TARIC
9018 12 00 00Ultrasonic scanning apparatus0%TARIC
9018 13 00 00Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus0%TARIC
9018 14 00 00Scintigraphic apparatus0%TARIC
9018 19OtherTARIC
9018 19 10 00Monitoring apparatus for simultaneous monitoring of two or more parameters0%TARIC
9018 19 90 00Other0%TARIC
9018 20 00 00Ultraviolet or infra-red ray apparatus0%TARIC
Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like
9018 31Syringes, with or without needlesTARIC
9018 31 10 00Of plastics0%TARIC
9018 31 90 00Other0%TARIC
9018 32Tubular metal needles and needles for suturesTARIC
9018 32 10 00Tubular metal needles0%TARIC
9018 32 90 00Needles for sutures0%TARIC
9018 39 00 00Other0%TARIC
Other instruments and appliances, used in dental sciences
9018 41 00 00Dental drill engines, whether or not combined on a single base with other dental equipment0%TARIC
9018 49OtherTARIC
9018 49 10 00Burrs, discs, drills and brushes, for use in dental drills0%TARIC
9018 49 90 00Other0%TARIC
9018 50Other ophthalmic instruments and appliancesTARIC
9018 50 10 00Non-optical0%TARIC
9018 50 90 00Optical0%TARIC
9018 90Other instruments and appliancesTARIC
9018 90 10 00Instruments and apparatus for measuring blood-pressure0%TARIC
9018 90 20 00Endoscopes0%TARIC
9018 90 30 00Renal dialysis equipment (artificial kidneys, kidney machines and dialysers)0%TARIC
9018 90 40 00Diathermic apparatus0%TARIC
9018 90 50 00Transfusion and infusion apparatus0%TARIC
9018 90 60 00Anaesthetic apparatus and instruments0%TARIC
9018 90 75 00Apparatus for nerve stimulation0%TARIC
9018 90 84 00Other0%TARIC

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Source: European Commission (DG TAXUD), TARIC and Combined Nomenclature data as extracted on 1 October 2026. Heading 9018 in the TARIC consultation

Only the third-country duty is shown. Not shown: tariff preferences, quotas, suspensions, anti-dumping and other additional duties, import controls and the legal notes. The TARIC consultation lists the measures of each code.

This page is general information, not legal advice and not a classification decision. Tariff texts and rates change: check the publisher's current schedule, and ask the customs authority for a binding ruling where the answer matters.

All headings of chapter 90: OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF