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Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof
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Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of 85...
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Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being pa..
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Frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles or the like, and parts thereof
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Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other
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Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor; other astron..
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Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus ...
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Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not incorporating sound recording ...
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Image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographi...
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Photo-copying apparatus incorporating an optical system or of the contact type and the..
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Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories (inc..
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Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrograp..
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Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus
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Liquid crystal devices not constituting articles provided for more specifically in oth..
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Direction finding compasses; other navigational instruments and appliances
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Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrol..
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Balances of a sensitivity of 5cg or better,with or without weights
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Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting ma..
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Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, i..
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Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatu..
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Other breathing appliances and gas masks, excluding protective masks having neither me..
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Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and ot..
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Apparatus based on the use of X-rays or of alpha, beta or gamma radiations, whether or..
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Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example...
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Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticit..
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Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hy..
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Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other..
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Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters..
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Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters...
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Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the...
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Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring ...
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Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included...
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Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus
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Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter) for machin..
Section notes
Chapter notes
- Chapter 90 - NOTES
1.- This Chapter does not cover :
(a) Articles of a kind used in machines, appliances or
for other technical uses, of vulcanised rubber other than
hard rubber (heading 40.16), of leather or of composition
leather (heading 42.04) or of textile material (heading
59.11);
(b) Supporting belts or other support articles of textile
material, whose intended effect on the organ to be
supported or held derives solely from their elasticity
(for example, maternity belts, thoracic support bandages,
abdominal support bandages, supports for joints or
muscles) (Section XI);
(c) Refractory goods of heading No. 69.03; ceramic wares
for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses, of
heading No. 69.09;
(d) Glass mirrors, not optically worked, of heading No.
70.09, or mirrors of base metal or of precious metal, not
being optical elements (heading No. 83.06 or Chapter 71);
(e) Goods of heading No. 70.07, 70.08, 70.11, 70.14,
70.15 or 70.17;
(f) Parts of general use, as defined in Note 2 to Section
XV, of base metal (Section XV) or similar goods of
plastics (Chapter 39);
(g) Pumps incorporating measuring devices, of heading
84.13; weight-operated counting or checking machinery, or
separately presented weights for balances (heading No.
84.23); lifting or handling machinery (headings 84.25 to
84.28); paper or paperboard cutting machines of all kinds
(heading 84.41); fittings for adjusting work or tools on
machine-tools, of heading No. 84.66, including fittings
with optical devices for reading the scale (for example,
"optical" dividing heads) but not those which are in
themselves essentially optical instruments (for example,
alignment telescopes); calculating machines (heading
84.70); valves or other appliances of heading
84.81;machines and apparatus (including apparaus for the
projection or drawing of circuit patterns on sensitized
semiconductor materials) of heading 84.83;
(h) Searchlights or spotlights of a kind used for cycles
or motor vehicles (heading 85.12); portable electric
lamps of heading 85.13; cinematographic sound recording,
reproducing or re-recording apparatus (heading 85.19 or
85.20); sound-heads (heading 85.22); still image video
cameras and other video camera recorders (heading 85.25);
radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus or radio
remote control apparatus (heading 85.26); sealed beam
lamp units of heading 85.39; optical fibre cables of
heading 85.44;
(ij) Searchlights or spotlights of heading No. 94.05;
(k) Articles of Chapter 95;
(l) Capacity measures, which are to be classified
according to their constituent material; or
(m) Spools, reels or similar supports (which are to be
classified according to their constituent material, for
example, in heading No. 39.23 or Section XV).
2.- Subject to Note 1 above, parts and accessories for
machines, apparatus, instruments or articles of this
Chapter are to be classified according to the following
rules :
(a) Parts and accessories which are goods included in any
of the headings of this Chapter or of Chapter 84, 85 or 91
(other than heading 84.85, 85.48 or 90.33) are in all
cases to be classified in their respective headings;
(b) Other parts and accessories, if suitable for use
solely or principally with a particular kind of machine,
instrument or apparatus, or with a number of machines,
instruments or apparatus of the same heading (including a
machine, instrument or apparatus of heading No. 90.10,
90.13 or 90.31) are to be classified with the machines,
instruments or apparatus of that kind;
(c) All other parts and accessories are to be classified
in heading No. 90.33.
3.- The provisions of Note 3 and 4 to Section XVI apply
also to this Chapter.
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