United States tariff line 9027.30.40.40: Spectrophotometers
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Key facts
- Tariff line
- 9027.30.40.40
- Covers
- Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (ultraviolet, visible, infrared), electrical, spectrophotometers
- Duty (MFN)
- Free
- Additional duties
- None recorded
- Restrictions
- None recorded
- Tariff
- United States
- HS subheading
- 9027.30
Summary
In the United States tariff, line 9027.30.40.40 covers spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (ultraviolet, visible, infrared), electrical, spectrophotometers. Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. It falls under HS subheading 9027.30 in heading 90.27 (chapter 90).
What this line covers
In the United States tariff, line 9027.30.40.40 covers spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (ultraviolet, visible, infrared), electrical, spectrophotometers.
Its legal text is “Spectrophotometers”, read under “Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (ultraviolet, visible, infrared)” and “Electrical”.
How it is structured
It falls under HS subheading 9027.30 in heading 90.27 (chapter 90). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff.
- Chapter 90
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
- Heading 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; parts and accessories thereof
- Subheading 9027.30
- Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (ultraviolet, visible, infrared)
- Within the subheading
- Electrical
- Line 9027.30.40.40
- Spectrophotometers
Duty
Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.
The rate is published on 9027.30.40.
Other lines under 9027.30
- 9027.30.40.80Other
- 9027.30.80.20Spectroscopes
- 9027.30.80.80Other
In other countries
No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 9027.30 yet.
Frequently asked questions
What does tariff line 9027.30.40.40 cover in the United States tariff?
In the United States tariff, line 9027.30.40.40 covers spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (ultraviolet, visible, infrared), electrical, spectrophotometers.
What is the general (MFN) duty on 9027.30.40.40 in the United States?
Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. The rate is published on 9027.30.40.
Sources and updates
The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.
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