# HS code 9010.10: Apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper

> HS code 9010.10 covers apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper. It sits in heading 90.10 (apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof). Other goods of heading 90.10 are classified under 9010.50 (other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes), 9010.60 (projection screens) or 9010.90 (parts and accessories). National tariff lines under 9010.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/901010
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/90) / [90.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9010) / [9010.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901010)

## Key facts

- HS code: 9010.10
- Covers: Apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper
- Heading: [90.10: Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9010)
- 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 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/901010)

## What this code covers

HS code 9010.10 covers apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper.

The legal text of the subheading is “Apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 90.10 are classified under 9010.50 (other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes), 9010.60 (projection screens) or 9010.90 (parts and accessories).

- [9010.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901050) Other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes
- [9010.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901060) Projection screens
- [9010.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901090) Parts and accessories

## How it is structured

9010.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 90, are the chapter; the first four, 9010, are heading 90.10; the last two, 10, 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 90.10: Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens
- Subheading 9010.10: Apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 9010.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/901010): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [9008.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/900890) Parts and accessories
- Next subheading: [9010.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901050) Other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9010.10 cover?

HS code 9010.10 covers apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9010.10 in?

HS code 9010.10 is in heading 90.10 (apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 90.10 classified when 9010.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 90.10 are classified under 9010.50 (other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes), 9010.60 (projection screens) or 9010.90 (parts and accessories).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 9010.10?

National tariff lines under 9010.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, 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/901010.json