# HS code 9024.10: Machines and appliances for testing metals

> HS code 9024.10 covers machines and appliances for testing metals. It sits in heading 90.24 (machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics)) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof). Other goods of heading 90.24 are classified under 9024.80 (other machines or appliances) and 9024.90 (parts and accessories). National tariff lines under 9024.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/902410
Last updated: 11 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 9024.10
- Covers: Machines and appliances for testing metals
- Heading: [90.24: Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics)](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9024)
- 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/902410)

## What this code covers

HS code 9024.10 covers machines and appliances for testing metals.

The legal text of the subheading is “Machines and appliances for testing metals”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 90.24 are classified under 9024.80 (other machines or appliances) and 9024.90 (parts and accessories).

- [9024.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/902480) Other machines and appliances
- [9024.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/902490) Parts and accessories

## How it is structured

9024.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 90, are the chapter; the first four, 9024, are heading 90.24; 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 90.24: Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics)
- Subheading 9024.10: Machines and appliances for testing metals

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 9024.10 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/902410): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [9023.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/902300) Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses
- Next subheading: [9024.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/902480) Other machines and appliances

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9024.10 cover?

HS code 9024.10 covers machines and appliances for testing metals.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9024.10 in?

HS code 9024.10 is in heading 90.24 (machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics)) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 90.24 classified when 9024.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 90.24 are classified under 9024.80 (other machines or appliances) and 9024.90 (parts and accessories).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 9024.10?

National tariff lines under 9024.10 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/902410.json