# HS code 9015.40: Photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances

> HS code 9015.40 covers photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances. It sits in heading 90.15 (surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof). Other goods of heading 90.15 are classified under 9015.10 (rangefinders), 9015.20 (theodolites and tachymeters (tacheometers)), 9015.30 (levels), 9015.80 (other instruments or appliances) and 1 other. National tariff lines under 9015.40 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/901540
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/90) / [90.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9015) / [9015.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901540)

## Key facts

- HS code: 9015.40
- Covers: Photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances
- Heading: [90.15: Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9015)
- 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/901540)

## What this code covers

HS code 9015.40 covers photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances.

The legal text of the subheading is “Photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 90.15 are classified under 9015.10 (rangefinders), 9015.20 (theodolites and tachymeters (tacheometers)), 9015.30 (levels), 9015.80 (other instruments or appliances) and 1 other.

- [9015.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901510) Rangefinders
- [9015.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901520) Theodolites and tachymeters (tacheometers)
- [9015.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901530) Levels
- [9015.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901580) Other instruments and appliances
- [9015.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901590) Parts and accessories

## How it is structured

9015.40 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 90, are the chapter; the first four, 9015, are heading 90.15; the last two, 40, 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 90.15: Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders
- Subheading 9015.40: Photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 9015.40 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/901540): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [9015.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901530) Levels
- Next subheading: [9015.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901580) Other instruments and appliances

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9015.40 cover?

HS code 9015.40 covers photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9015.40 in?

HS code 9015.40 is in heading 90.15 (surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 90.15 classified when 9015.40 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 90.15 are classified under 9015.10 (rangefinders), 9015.20 (theodolites and tachymeters (tacheometers)), 9015.30 (levels), 9015.80 (other instruments or appliances) and 1 other.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 9015.40?

National tariff lines under 9015.40 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/901540.json