Analysis
Subheading 9027.90 covers microtomes; parts and accessories, within heading 9027. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 9 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 9 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
Its 9 lines start with 9027.90.20 (microtomes; parts and accessories: microtomes), 9027.90.45 (printed circuit assemblies for the goods of…), 9027.90.54 (of electrophoresis instruments not incorporating…) and 9027.90.56 (of instruments and apparatus of subheading…); the full list is in the table below.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519) and Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing (334418). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9027.90.20 | Microtomes; parts and accessories: microtomes | Free |
| 9027.90.45 | Printed circuit assemblies for the goods of subheading 9027.81 or 9027.89 | Free |
| 9027.90.54 | Of electrophoresis instruments not incorporating an optical or other measuring device | Free |
| 9027.90.56 | Of instruments and apparatus of subheading 9027.20, 9027.30, 9027.50, 9027.81 or 9027.89 | Free |
| 9027.90.59 | Other: other | Free |
| 9027.90.64 | Of instruments and apparatus of subheading 9027.20, 9027.30, 9027.50, 9027.81 or 9027.89 | Free |
| 9027.90.68 | Of optical instruments and apparatus: other | Free |
| 9027.90.84 | Of instruments and apparatus of subheading 9027.20, 9027.30, 9027.50, 9027.81 or 9027.89 | Free |
| 9027.90.88 | Other: other | Free |