HTS heading · chapter 90
9006
Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs other than discharge lamps of heading 8539; parts and accessories thereof
Analysis
Heading 9006 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs other than discharge lamps of heading 8539; parts and accessories thereof. It divides into 8 six-digit subheadings and 19 eight-digit tariff lines, with 32 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 6.8 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 6.8%, applies to 9006.40.60 (valued not over $10 each) and 9006.59.12 (valued not over $10 each).
12 of its 19 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (63%) and 7 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 6.8%. The median line pays duty-free.
The largest subheadings are 9006.59 (other, 10 lines), 9006.40 (instant print cameras, 3 lines), 9006.30 (unnamed, 1 line) and 9006.53 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 37th percentile of the headings in chapter 90.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9006.30.00 | 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 | Free |
| 9006.40.40 | Instant print cameras: fixed focus | Free |
| 9006.40.60 | Valued not over $10 each | 6.8% |
| 9006.40.90 | Valued over $10 each | Free |
| 9006.53.02 | For roll film of a width of 35 mm | Free |
| 9006.59.01 | With through-the-lens viewfinder (single lens reflex (SLR)) | Free |
| 9006.59.05 | Hand held: 110 cameras | Free |
| 9006.59.08 | Hand held: other | 4% |
| 9006.59.10 | Fixed focus: other | Free |
| 9006.59.12 | Valued not over $10 each | 6.8% |
| 9006.59.15 | Valued over $10 each | Free |
| 9006.59.20 | Cameras of a kind used for preparing printing plates or cylinders | Free |
| 9006.59.40 | Other: fixed focus | 4% |
| 9006.59.60 | Valued not over $10 each | 6.8% |
| 9006.59.91 | Valued over $10 each | Free |
| 9006.61.00 | Discharge lamp ("electronic") flashlight apparatus | Free |
| 9006.69.01 | Photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs: other | Free |
| 9006.91.00 | Parts and accessories: for cameras | 5.8% |
| 9006.99.00 | Parts and accessories: other | 3.9% |