# HS code 9031.49: Other optical instruments and appliances

> HS code 9031.49 covers other optical instruments and appliances, other than those classified in 9031.41. It sits in heading 90.31 (measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; profile projectors) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof). Other goods of heading 90.31 are classified under 9031.10 (machines for balancing mechanical parts), 9031.20 (test benches), 9031.41 (other optical instruments and appliances, for inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits) or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices (including integrated circuits)), 9031.80 (other instruments, appliances or machines) and 1 other. National tariff lines under 9031.49 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/903149
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/90) / [90.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9031) / [9031.49](https://border.bot/hs-codes/903149)

## Key facts

- HS code: 9031.49
- Covers: Other optical instruments and appliances
- Heading: [90.31: Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; profile projectors](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9031)
- 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 4 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/903149)

## What this code covers

HS code 9031.49 covers other optical instruments and appliances, other than those classified in 9031.41.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other optical instruments and appliances: Other”, read under “Other optical instruments and appliances”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 90.31 are classified under 9031.10 (machines for balancing mechanical parts), 9031.20 (test benches), 9031.41 (other optical instruments and appliances, for inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits) or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices (including integrated circuits)), 9031.80 (other instruments, appliances or machines) and 1 other.

- [9031.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/903110) Machines for balancing mechanical parts
- [9031.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/903120) Test benches
- [9031.41](https://border.bot/hs-codes/903141) Other optical instruments and appliances: For inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits) or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices (including integrated circuits)
- [9031.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/903180) Other instruments, appliances and machines
- [9031.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/903190) Parts and accessories

## How it is structured

9031.49 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 90, are the chapter; the first four, 9031, are heading 90.31; the last two, 49, 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 90.31: Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; profile projectors
- Within the heading: Other optical instruments and appliances
- Subheading 9031.49: Other

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 9031.49 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/903149): 4 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [9031.41](https://border.bot/hs-codes/903141) Other optical instruments and appliances: For inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits) or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices (including integrated circuits)
- Next subheading: [9031.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/903180) Other instruments, appliances and machines

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9031.49 cover?

HS code 9031.49 covers other optical instruments and appliances, other than those classified in 9031.41.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9031.49 in?

HS code 9031.49 is in heading 90.31 (measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; profile projectors) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 90.31 classified when 9031.49 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 90.31 are classified under 9031.10 (machines for balancing mechanical parts), 9031.20 (test benches), 9031.41 (other optical instruments and appliances, for inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits) or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices (including integrated circuits)), 9031.80 (other instruments, appliances or machines) and 1 other.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 9031.49?

National tariff lines under 9031.49 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 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/903149.json