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90.01 Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables (excluding those of heading 85.44); sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted (excluding such elements of glass not optically worked):
9001.10 - Optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables:
9001.10.1 -- Optical fibre:
9001.10.11 8 --- Of glass kg 15% free free free
9001.10.15 0 --- Of plastic kg 15% free free free
9001.10.19 3 --- Other kg 15% free free free
9001.10.2 -- Optical fibre bundles:
9001.10.21 5 --- Of glass kg 15% free free free
9001.10.25 8 --- Of plastic kg 15% free free free
9001.10.29 0 --- Other kg 15% free free free
9001.10.3 -- Optical fibre cables:
9001.10.31 2 --- Not containing metal kg 15% free free free
9001.10.35 5 --- Containing metal casing kg 15% free free free
9001.10.39 8 --- Other kg 15% free free free
9001.20 7 - Sheets and plates of polarising material kg free free free free
9001.30 1 - Contact lenses u free free free free
9001.40 6 - Spectacle lenses of glass u free free free free
9001.50 0 - Spectacle lenses of other materials u free free free free
9001.90 9 - Other kg free free free free
90.02 Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings for instruments or apparatus (excluding such elements of glass not optically worked):
9002.1 - Objective lenses:
9002.11 2 -- For cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers kg free free free free
9002.19 3 -- Other kg free free free free
9002.20 0 - Filters kg free free free free
9002.90 2 - Other kg free free free free
90.03 Frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles or the like, and parts thereof:
9003.1 - Frames and mountings:
9003.11 6 -- Of plastics u free free free free
9003.19 7 -- Of other materials u free free free free
9003.90 6 - Parts kg free free free free
90.04 Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other:
9004.10 3 - Sunglasses u free free free free
9004.90 0 - Other u free free free free
90.05 Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor; other astronomical instruments and mountings therefor, but not including instruments for radio- astronomy:
9005.10 7 - Binoculars u free free free free
9005.80 9 - Other instruments u free free free free
9005.90 3 - Parts and accessories (including mountings) kg free free free free
90.06 Photographic (excluding cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs (excluding discharge lamps of heading 85.39):
9006.30 2 - Cameras specially designed for underwater use, for aerial survey or for medical or surgical examination of internal organs; comparison cameras for forensic or criminological purposes u free free free free
9006.40 4 - Instant print cameras u free free free free
9006.5 - Other cameras:
9006.53 8 -- For roll film of a width of 35 mm u free free free free
9006.59 6 -- Other u free free free free
9006.6 - Photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs:
9006.61 0 -- Discharge lamp ("electronic") flashlight apparatus u free free free free
9006.69 0 -- Other u free free free free
9006.9 - Parts and accessories:
9006.91 3 -- For cameras kg free free free free
9006.99 4 -- Other kg free free free free
90.07 Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus:
9007.10 4 - Cameras u free free free free
9007.20 9 - Projectors u free free free free
9007.9 - Parts and accessories:
9007.91 7 -- For cameras kg free free free free
9007.92 3 -- For projectors kg free free free free
90.08 Image projectors (excluding cinematographic); photographic (excluding cinematographic) enlargers and reducers:
9008.50 6 - Projectors, enlargers and reducers u free free free free
9008.90 4 - Parts and accessories kg free free free free
90.10 Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens:
9010.10 1 - Apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper u free free free free
9010.50 4 - Other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes u free free free free
9010.60 4 - Projection screens u free free free free
9010.90 8 - Parts and accessories kg free free free free
90.11 Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection:
9011.10 5 - Stereoscopic microscopes u free free free free
9011.20 5 - Other microscopes, for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection u free free free free
9011.80 7 - Other microscopes u free free free free
9011.90 1 - Parts and accessories kg free free free free
90.12 Microscopes (excluding optical microscopes); diffraction apparatus:
9012.10 9 - Microscopes (excluding optical microscopes); diffraction apparatus u free free free free
9012.90 5 - Parts and accessories kg free free free free
90.13 Lasers (excluding laser diodes); other optical appliances and instruments, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter:
9013.10 2 - Telescopic sights for fitting to arms; periscopes; telescopes, designed to form parts of machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of this Chapter or Section XVI u free free free free
9013.20 7 - Lasers (excluding laser diodes) u free free free free
9013.80 4 - Other devices, appliances and instruments u free free free free
9013.90 9 - Parts and accessories kg free free free free
90.14 Direction finding compasses; other navigational instruments and appliances:
9014.10 6 - Direction finding compasses u free free free free
9014.20 0 - Instruments and appliances for aeronautical or space navigation (excluding compasses) u free free free free
9014.80 8 - Other instruments and appliances u free free free free
9014.90 2 - Parts and accessories kg free free free free
90.15 Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances (excluding compasses); rangefinders:
9015.10 3 - Rangefinders u free free free free
9015.20 4 - Theodolites and tachymeters (tacheometers) u free free free free
9015.30 9 - Levels u free free free free
9015.40 3 - Photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances kg free free free free
9015.80 1 - Other instruments and appliances u free free free free
9015.90 6 - Parts and accessories kg free free free free
9016.00 9 Balances of a sensitivity of 50 mg or better, with or without masspieces kg free free free free
90.17 Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting machines, pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter:
9017.10 7 - Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic u free free free free
9017.20 1 - Other drawing, making-out or mathematical calculating instruments u free free free free
9017.30 6 - Micrometers, callipers and gauges u free free free free
9017.80 9 - Other instruments u free free free free
9017.90 3 - Parts and accessories kg free free free free
90.18 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments:
9018.1 - Electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters):
9018.11 7 -- Electro-cardiographs u free free free free
9018.12 3 -- Ultrasonic scanning apparatus u free free free free
9018.13 0 -- Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus u free free free free
9018.14 6 -- Scintigraphic apparatus u free free free free
9018.19 8 -- Other u free free free free
9018.20 5 - Ultra-violet or infra-red ray apparatus kg free free free free
9018.3 - Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like:
9018.31 -- Syringes, with or without needles:
9018.31.40 5 --- Disposable hypodermic syringes of plastics u 20% free free free
9018.31.90 1 --- Other u free free free free
9018.32 -- Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures:
9018.32.20 7 --- Hypodermic needles, including dental injection needles, with hubs kg 15% free free free
9018.32.90 8 --- Other kg free free free free
9018.39 7 -- Other u free free free free
9018.4 - Other instruments and appliances, used in dental sciences:
9018.41 0 -- Dental drill engines, whether or not combined on a single base with other dental equipment kg free free free free
9018.49 1 -- Other u free free free free
9018.50 9 - Other ophthalmic instruments and appliances kg free free free free
9018.90 7 - Other instruments and appliances u free free free free
90.19 Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus; ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus:
9019.10 4 - Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus kg free free free free
9019.20 9 - Ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus kg free free free free
9020.00 6 Other breathing appliances and gas masks (excluding protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters) kg free free free free
90.21 Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability:
9021.10 8 - Orthopaedic or fracture appliances kg free free free free
9021.2 - Artificial teeth and dental fittings:
9021.21 9 -- Artificial teeth kg free free free free
9021.29 1 -- Other kg free free free free
9021.3 - Other artificial parts of the body:
9021.31 3 -- Artificial joints kg free free free free
9021.39 4 -- Other kg free free free free
9021.40 1 - Hearing aids (excluding parts and accessories) u free free free free
9021.50 6 - Pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories) u free free free free
9021.90 4 - Other kg free free free free
90.22 Apparatus based on the use of X-rays or of alpha, beta or gamma or other ionising radiations, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, X-ray tubes and other X-ray generators, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens, examination or treatment tables, chairs and the like:
9022.1 - Apparatus based on the use of X-rays, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus:
9022.12 4 -- Computed tomography apparatus u free free free free
9022.13 0 -- Other, for dental uses u free free free free
9022.14 7 -- Other, for medical surgical or veterinary uses u free free free free
9022.19 9 -- For other uses u free free free free
9022.2 - Apparatus based on the use of alpha, beta or gamma or other ionising radiations, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus:
9022.21 2 -- For medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses u free free free free
9022.29 3 -- For other uses u free free free free
9022.30 0 - X-ray tubes u free free free free
9022.90 8 - Other, including parts and accessories kg free free free free
9023.00 0 Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses kg free free free free
90.24 Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics):
9024.10 9 - Machines and appliances for testing metals u free free free free
9024.80 0 - Other machines and appliances u free free free free
9024.90 5 - Parts and accessories kg free free free free
90.25 Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not, and any combination of these instruments:
9025.1 - Thermometers and pyrometers, not combined with other instruments:
9025.11 9 -- Liquid-filled, for direct reading u free free free free
9025.19 9 -- Other u free free free free
9025.80 4 - Other instruments u free free free free
9025.90 9 - Parts and accessories kg free free free free
90.26 Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters) (excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 90.14, 90.15, 90.28 or 90.32):
9026.10 6 - For measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids u free free free free
9026.20 0 - For measuring or checking pressure u free free free free
9026.80 8 - Other instruments and apparatus u free free free free
9026.90 2 - Parts and accessories kg free free free free
90.27 Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light (including exposure meters); microtomes:
9027.10 1 - Gas or smoke analysis apparatus u free free free free
9027.20 4 - Chromatographs and electrophoresis instruments u free free free free
9027.30 9 - Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR) u free free free free
9027.50 8 - Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR) u free free free free
9027.8 - Other instruments and apparatus:
9027.81 8 -- Mass spectrometers u free free free free
9027.89 9 -- Other u free free free free
9027.90 6 - Microtomes, parts and accessories kg free free free free
90.28 Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor:
9028.10 3 - Gas meters u free free free free
9028.20 - Liquid meters:
9028.20.10 5 -- Mechanical water supply meters, designed for use with pipes with an inside diameter not exceeding 40 mm u 10% free free free
9028.20.90 3 -- Other u free free free free
9028.30 2 - Electricity meters u free free free free
9028.90 6 - Parts and accessories kg free free free free
90.29 Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like; speed indicators and tachometers (excluding those of heading 90.14 or 90.15); stroboscopes:
9029.10 7 - Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like u free free free free
9029.20 1 - Speed indicators and tachometers; stroboscopes u free free free free
9029.90 3 - Parts and accessories kg free free free free
90.30 Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities (excluding meters of heading 90.28); instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, cosmic or other ionising radiations:
9030.10 7 - Instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting ionising radiations u free free free free
9030.20 1 - Oscilloscopes and oscillographs u free free free free
9030.3 - Other instruments and apparatus, for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power (excluding those for measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices):
9030.31 2 -- Multimeters without a recording device u free free free free
9030.32 9 -- Multimeters with a recording device kg free free free free
9030.33 5 -- Other, without a recording device u free free free free
9030.39 3 -- Other, with a recording device u free free free free
9030.40 0 - Other instruments and apparatus, special ly designed for telecommunications (for example, cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers) u free free free free
9030.8 - Other instruments and apparatus:
9030.82 1 -- For measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits) u free free free free
9030.84 4 -- Other, with a recording device u free free free free
9030.89 6 -- Other u free free free free
9030.90 3 - Parts and accessories kg free free free free
90.31 Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; profile projectors:
9031.10 0 - Machines for balancing mechanical parts u free free free free
9031.20 5 - Test benches u free free free free
9031.4 - Other optical instruments and appliances:
9031.41 0 -- For inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits) or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices (including integrated circuits) u free free free free
9031.49 1 -- Other u free free free free
9031.80 2 - Other instruments, appliances and machines u free free free free
9031.90 7 - Parts and accessories kg free free free free
90.32 Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus:
9032.10 - Thermostats:
9032.10.10 1 -- Identifiable for use solely or principally with electro-thermic domestic appliances (excluding those of which the operation depends on an electrical phenomenon which varies according to the factor to be ascertained or automatically controlled) u 10% free free free
9032.10.90 1 -- Other u free free free free
9032.20 9 - Manostats u free free free free
9032.8 - Other instruments and apparatus:
9032.81 2 -- Hydraulic or pneumatic u free free free free
9032.89 3 -- Other u free free free free
9032.90 0 - Parts and accessories kg free free free free
9033.00 3 Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90 kg free free free free
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91.01 Wrist-watches, pocket-watches and other watches, including stop-watches, with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal:
9101.1 - Wrist-watches, electrically operated, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility:
9101.11 0 -- With mechanical display only u free free free free
9101.19 1 -- Other u free free free free
9101.2 - Other wrist-watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility:
9101.21 5 -- With automatic winding u free free free free
9101.29 6 -- Other u free free free free
9101.9 - Other:
9101.91 7 -- Electrically operated u free free free free
9101.99 8 -- Other u free free free free
91.02 Wrist-watches, pocket-watches and other watches, including stop-watches (excluding those of heading 91.01):
9102.1 - Wrist-watches, electrically operated, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility:
9102.11 4 -- With mechanical display only u free free free free
9102.12 0 -- With opto-electronic display only u free free free free
9102.19 5 -- Other u free free free free
9102.2 - Other wrist-watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility:
9102.21 9 -- With automatic winding u free free free free
9102.29 1 -- Other u free free free free
9102.9 - Other:
9102.91 0 -- Electrically operated u free free free free
9102.99 1 -- Other u free free free free
91.03 Clocks with watch movements (excluding clocks of heading 91.04):
9103.10 1 - Electrically operated u free free free free
9103.90 8 - Other u free free free free
9104.00 0 Instrument panel clocks and clocks of a similar type for vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels u free free free free
91.05 Other clocks:
9105.1 - Alarm clocks:
9105.11 5 -- Electrically operated u free free free free
9105.19 6 -- Other u free free free free
9105.2 - Wall clocks:
9105.21 2 -- Electrically operated u free free free free
9105.29 0 -- Other u free free free free
9105.9 - Other:
9105.91 1 -- Electrically operated u free free free free
9105.99 2 -- Other u free free free free
91.06 Time of day recording apparatus and apparatus for measuring, recording or otherwise indicating intervals of time, with clock or watch movement or with synchronous motor (for example, time-registers, time recorders):
9106.10 2 - Time-registers; time recorders u free free free free
9106.90 9 - Other u free free free free
9107.00 1 Time switches with clock or watch movement or with synchronous motor u free free free free
91.08 Watch movements, complete and assembled:
9108.1 - Electrically operated:
9108.11 6 -- With mechanical display only or with a device to which a mechanical display can be incorporated u free free free free
9108.12 2 -- With opto-electronic display only u free free free free
9108.19 7 -- Other u free free free free
9108.20 4 - With automatic winding u free free free free
9108.90 6 - Other u free free free free
91.09 Clock movements, complete and assembled:
9109.10 3 - Electrically operated u free free free free
9109.90 6 - Other u free free free free
91.10 Complete watch or clock movements, unassembled or partly assembled (movement sets); incomplete watch or clock movements, assembled; rough watch or clock movements:
9110.1 - Of watches:
9110.11 5 -- Complete movements, unassembled or partly assembled (movement sets) u free free free free
9110.12 6 -- Incomplete movements, assembled kg free free free free
9110.19 0 -- Rough movements kg free free free free
9110.90 1 - Other kg free free free free
91.11 Watch cases and parts thereof:
9111.10 7 - Cases of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal u free free free free
9111.20 1 - Cases of base metal, whether or not gold- or silver-plated u free free free free
9111.80 9 - Other cases u free free free free
9111.90 3 - Parts kg free free free free
91.12 Clock cases and cases of a similar type for other goods of this Chapter, and parts thereof:
9112.20 5 - Cases u free free free free
9112.90 7 - Parts kg free free free free
91.13 Watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets, and parts thereof:
9113.10 4 - Of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal kg free free free free
9113.20 9 - Of base metal, whether or not gold- or silver-plated kg free free free free
9113.90 0 - Other kg free free free free
91.14 Other clock or watch parts:
9114.30 7 - Dials kg free free free free
9114.40 1 - Plates and bridges kg free free free free
9114.90 4 - Other kg free free free free
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92.01 Pianos, including automatic pianos; harpsichords and other keyboard stringed instruments:
9201.10 6 - Upright pianos u free free free free
9201.20 0 - Grand pianos u free free free free
9201.90 2 - Other u free free free free
92.02 Other string musical instruments (for example, guitars, violins, harps):
9202.10 4 - Played with a bow u free free free free
9202.90 6 - Other u free free free free
92.05 Wind musical instruments (for example, keyboard pipe organs, accordions, clarinets, trumpets, bagpipes) (excluding fairground organs and mechanical street organs):
9205.10 0 - Brass-wind instruments u free free free free
9205.90 7 - Other u free free free free
9206.00 2 Percussion musical instuments (for example drums, xylophones, cymbals, castanets, maracas) u free free free free
92.07 Musical instruments, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically (for example, organs, guitars, accordions):
9207.10 8 - Keyboard instruments (excluding accordions) u free free free free
9207.90 4 - Other u free free free free
92.08 Musical boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs, mechanical singing birds, musical saws and other musical instruments not falling within any other heading of this Chapter; decoy calls of all kinds; whistles, call horns and other mouth-blown sound signalling instruments:
9208.10 1 - Musical boxes u free free free free
9208.90 8 - Other u free free free free
92.09 Parts (for example, mechanisms for musical boxes) and accessories (for example, cards, discs and rolls for mechanical instruments) for musical instruments; metronomes, tuning forks and pitch pipes of all kinds:
9209.30 4 - Musical instrument strings kg free free free free
9209.9 - Other:
9209.91 8 -- Parts and accessories for pianos kg free free free free
9209.92 4 -- Parts and accessories for the musical instruments of heading 92.02 kg free free free free
9209.94 7 -- Parts and accessories for the musical instruments of heading 92.07 kg free free free free
9209.99 9 -- Other kg free free free free

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