HS Code 9007Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus

What HS code 9007 covers

Heading 9007 is for cameras and projectors made for cinema-style work. The wording is clear.

The heading belongs to Section XVIII and sits inside Chapter 90, which groups optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments. Many buyers search for it as the cinema camera HS code or the film projector HS code. Both searches lead to this same heading.

Some countries call it the HSN code 9007 or the HTS code 9007. The name changes, but the first six digits stay the same under the Harmonized System. Each country may add more digits after that for its own tariff lines. Check your national schedule for those extra digits.

HS 9007 subheadings: 9007.10, 9007.20, 9007.91, 9007.92

Customs documents often write the codes with a dot, such as 9007.10. Data tools often drop the dot, such as 900710. They are the same code. Here is each one in plain words:

• 900710 (9007.10): cinematographic cameras, whether or not they include sound recording apparatus.
• 900720 (9007.20): cinematographic projectors, whether or not they include sound recording or reproducing apparatus.

HS code 9007.10 cameras vs 9007.20 projectors, and the parts codes

The first question is what the product does. A machine that captures moving pictures is a camera and goes under 9007.10. A machine that shows moving pictures is a projector and goes under 9007.20.

Built-in sound does not change the heading. Both descriptions say the goods may or may not include sound equipment. A camera with a microphone still counts as a camera. A projector with a speaker still counts as a projector.

The second question is whether you ship the whole machine or only a piece of it. Parts and accessories have their own codes. Do not mix them up, because the camera and projector codes sit side by side but are not interchangeable.

If a part is not named in this heading, it may fall under a general parts heading in the same chapter, such as 9033. Always match your goods to the exact customs wording before you file.

HS 9007 vs 9006, 9008 and 9010

Three nearby headings cause most mix-ups. The key word is cinematographic.

If you are asking what separates HS 9006 from 9007, the answer is the type of camera. Still cameras and flash equipment sit in 9006. Cinematographic cameras sit in 9007.

So a projector is split between 9007 and 9008 by the same test. If you wonder which code fits an image projector, read both descriptions and see which one matches your product. The HS code classifier can help you check.

Heading 9010 covers photographic and cinematographic laboratory apparatus not named elsewhere in Chapter 90. It also covers negatoscopes and projection screens. A screen is not a projector, so it does not belong in 9007.

Mounted lenses sold on their own may be a different case.

HS 9007 import and export data

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