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HTS 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

12 lines US HTS, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States – 2026 HTS Revision 20

CodeDescriptionUnitGeneralSpecialColumn 2Source
9005.10.00BinocularsFree60%USITC
9005.10.00.20Prism binoculars for use with infrared lightNo.Free60%USITC
9005.10.00.40Other prism binocularsNo.Free60%USITC
9005.10.00.80OtherNo.Free60%USITC
9005.80Other instrumentsUSITC
9005.80.40Optical telescopes8%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)45%USITC
9005.80.40.20For use with infrared lightNo.8%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)45%USITC
9005.80.40.40OtherNo.8%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)45%USITC
9005.80.60.00OtherNo.6%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)45%USITC
9005.90Parts and accessories (including mountings)USITC
9005.90.40.00Incorporating goods of heading 9001 or 9002No.The rate applicable to the article of which it is a part or accessoryFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)The rate applicable to the article of which it is a part or accessoryUSITC
9005.90.80.01OtherNo.The rate applicable to the article of which it is a part or accessoryFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)The rate applicable to the article of which it is a part or accessoryUSITC

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Source: USITC, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States – 2026 HTS Revision 20, effective 28 September 2026. Heading 9005 at USITC

Not shown: the additional duties of Chapter 99 (such as Section 301 and Section 232), anti-dumping and countervailing duties, quotas and the legal notes.

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