# HS code 9008.50: Projectors, enlargers and reducers

> HS code 9008.50 covers projectors, enlargers and reducers. It sits in heading 90.08 (image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof). Other goods of heading 90.08 are classified under 9008.90 (parts or accessories). National tariff lines under 9008.50 are live on border.bot for the United States (5 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/900850
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/90) / [90.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9008) / [9008.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/900850)

## Key facts

- HS code: 9008.50
- Covers: Projectors, enlargers and reducers
- Heading: [90.08: Image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9008)
- Chapter: [90: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof](https://border.bot/hs-codes/90)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 5 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/900850)

## What this code covers

HS code 9008.50 covers projectors, enlargers and reducers.

The legal text of the subheading is “Projectors, enlargers and reducers”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 90.08 are classified under 9008.90 (parts or accessories).

- [9008.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/900890) Parts and accessories

## How it is structured

9008.50 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 90, are the chapter; the first four, 9008, are heading 90.08; the last two, 50, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 90: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
- Heading 90.08: Image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers
- Subheading 9008.50: Projectors, enlargers and reducers

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 9008.50 are live on border.bot for the United States (5 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/900850): 5 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [9007.92](https://border.bot/hs-codes/900792) Parts and accessories: For projectors
- Next subheading: [9008.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/900890) Parts and accessories

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9008.50 cover?

HS code 9008.50 covers projectors, enlargers and reducers.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9008.50 in?

HS code 9008.50 is in heading 90.08 (image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 90.08 classified when 9008.50 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 90.08 are classified under 9008.90 (parts or accessories).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 9008.50?

National tariff lines under 9008.50 are live on border.bot for the United States (5 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/900850.json