# HS code 9017.10: Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic

> HS code 9017.10 covers drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic. It sits in heading 90.17 (drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting machines, pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof). Other goods of heading 90.17 are classified under 9017.20 (other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments), 9017.30 (micrometers, callipers and gauges), 9017.80 (other instruments) or 9017.90 (parts and accessories). National tariff lines under 9017.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/901710
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/90) / [90.17](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9017) / [9017.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901710)

## Key facts

- HS code: 9017.10
- Covers: Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic
- Heading: [90.17: Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting machines, pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9017)
- 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/901710)

## What this code covers

HS code 9017.10 covers drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic.

The legal text of the subheading is “Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 90.17 are classified under 9017.20 (other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments), 9017.30 (micrometers, callipers and gauges), 9017.80 (other instruments) or 9017.90 (parts and accessories).

- [9017.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901720) Other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments
- [9017.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901730) Micrometers, callipers and gauges
- [9017.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901780) Other instruments
- [9017.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901790) Parts and accessories

## How it is structured

9017.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 90, are the chapter; the first four, 9017, are heading 90.17; 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 90.17: Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting machines, pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter
- Subheading 9017.10: Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 9017.10 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/901710): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [9016.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901600) Balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights
- Next subheading: [9017.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/901720) Other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9017.10 cover?

HS code 9017.10 covers drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9017.10 in?

HS code 9017.10 is in heading 90.17 (drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting machines, pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 90.17 classified when 9017.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 90.17 are classified under 9017.20 (other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments), 9017.30 (micrometers, callipers and gauges), 9017.80 (other instruments) or 9017.90 (parts and accessories).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 9017.10?

National tariff lines under 9017.10 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.

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