HTS heading · chapter 90
9013
Lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter
Analysis
Heading 9013 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 11 eight-digit tariff lines, with 11 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 16 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 16%, applies to 9013.90.20 (of telescopic sights for rifles).
3 of its 11 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (27%) and 8 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 16%. The median line pays 4.5%.
Its median rate of 4.5% sits at the 92nd percentile of the headings in chapter 90.
The largest subheadings are 9013.10 (telescopic sights for fitting to arms…, 4 lines), 9013.80 (other devices, appliances and instruments, 3 lines), 9013.90 (parts and accessories, 3 lines) and 9013.20 (unnamed, 1 line).
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9013.10.10 | Not designed for use with infrared light | 14.9% |
| 9013.10.30 | Telescopic sights for rifles: other | 1.4% |
| 9013.10.45 | Telescopes designed to form parts of machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of this chapter of section XVI | Free |
| 9013.10.50 | Other: other | 5.3% |
| 9013.20.00 | Lasers, other than laser diodes | Free |
| 9013.80.20 | Hand magnifiers, magnifying glasses, loupes, thread counters and similar apparatus | 6.6% |
| 9013.80.40 | Door viewers (door eyes) | 5.8% |
| 9013.80.91 | Other devices, appliances and instruments: other | 4.5% |
| 9013.90.20 | Of telescopic sights for rifles | 16% |
| 9013.90.70 | Other: other parts and accessories, other than for telescopic sights for fitting to arms or for periscopes | Free |
| 9013.90.80 | Other: other | 4.5% |