# HS code 9011.10: Stereoscopic microscopes

> HS code 9011.10 covers stereoscopic microscopes. It sits in heading 90.11 (compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof). Other goods of heading 90.11 are classified under 9011.20 (other microscopes, for photomicrography, cinephoto-micrography or microprojection), 9011.80 (other microscopes) or 9011.90 (parts and accessories). National tariff lines under 9011.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/901110
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/90) / [90.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9011) / [9011.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901110)

## Key facts

- HS code: 9011.10
- Covers: Stereoscopic microscopes
- Heading: [90.11: Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9011)
- 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 2 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/901110)

## What this code covers

HS code 9011.10 covers stereoscopic microscopes.

The legal text of the subheading is “Stereoscopic microscopes”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 90.11 are classified under 9011.20 (other microscopes, for photomicrography, cinephoto-micrography or microprojection), 9011.80 (other microscopes) or 9011.90 (parts and accessories).

- [9011.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901120) Other microscopes, for photomicrography, cinephoto-micrography or microprojection
- [9011.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901180) Other microscopes
- [9011.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901190) Parts and accessories

## How it is structured

9011.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 90, are the chapter; the first four, 9011, are heading 90.11; 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 90.11: Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection
- Subheading 9011.10: Stereoscopic microscopes

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 9011.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/901110): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [9010.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901090) Parts and accessories
- Next subheading: [9011.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901120) Other microscopes, for photomicrography, cinephoto-micrography or microprojection

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9011.10 cover?

HS code 9011.10 covers stereoscopic microscopes.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9011.10 in?

HS code 9011.10 is in heading 90.11 (compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 90.11 classified when 9011.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 90.11 are classified under 9011.20 (other microscopes, for photomicrography, cinephoto-micrography or microprojection), 9011.80 (other microscopes) or 9011.90 (parts and accessories).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 9011.10?

National tariff lines under 9011.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 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/901110.json