HS Code 9017Drawing, marking-out, mathematical calculating instruments (drafting machines, protractors, drawing sets etc); instruments for measuring length (e.g. measuring rods, tapes, micrometers, callipers) n.e.c.

What HS code 9017 covers

Heading 9017 is a named heading, not a catch-all. It lists tools that people use to draw, mark out and calculate by hand. It also lists tools that measure length.

On the drawing side you find drafting machines, protractors and drawing sets. On the measuring side you find measuring rods, measuring tapes, micrometers and callipers. Callipers are often spelled calipers, so search for both.

You may also see this called HSN code 9017 or HTS code 9017. These names share the same international base as the World Customs Organization list. Each country may add its own extra digits after that base.

The heading belongs to Chapter 90 measuring instruments, a chapter that also holds optical, medical and testing equipment. Goods in this chapter are tools that look, measure, check or treat.

HS 9017 subheadings: 901710 to 901790

Each code under heading 9017 covers one group of goods. Here is what each one says in plain words.

• 901710: drafting tables and machines, whether or not they run automatically.
• 901780: other mathematical instruments and equipment not named elsewhere in heading 9017.

HS code for micrometers and callipers, and how to choose

Start with one question: what is the item? A table or machine used for drafting goes to 901710. Hand tools for drawing, marking out or calculating go to 901720.

If the item is a micrometer, a calliper or a gauge, use 901730. If it measures or calculates but no earlier code names it, check 901780. Use it last, not first.

If you are shipping only a part or an add-on for these tools, look at 901790. The word to watch is parts. A whole tool and its spare part do not share a code.

When the product is hard to place, try the HS code classifier. Then check the result against the official tariff of the country you ship to.

9017 vs related Chapter 90 headings

Several Chapter 90 headings sit close to 9017. Mixing them up is a common mistake.

Heading 9015 is for surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological and geophysical instruments. Heading 9016 is for balances that have a sensitivity of 5cg or better. Heading 9024 is for machines that test the hardness or strength of materials.

Heading 9031 is for measuring or checking instruments and machines not named elsewhere in the chapter. If your tool measures length and fits the words in 9017, stay with 9017. If it does not, 9031 may fit better.

Heading 9033 covers parts and accessories of Chapter 90 goods that no other heading names. Parts of 9017 tools have their own code, 901790, so check that one first.

HS code 9017 import and export data

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