HS Code 9018Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight testing instruments
13 six-digit codes · Heading 17 of 32 in Chapter 90 · World Customs Organization Harmonized System
No heading in Chapter 90 is cut finer than 9018. Its 13 six-digit codes, 901811 to 901890, are the most any single heading in the chapter carries — “Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight testing instruments” is where this chapter gets specific. The heading is number 17 of 32 in Chapter 90, Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories, which runs to 143 six-digit codes in all.
Six-digit codes under heading 9018
| HS Code | Import–export description |
|---|---|
| 901811 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; electro-cardiographs |
| 901812 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; ultrasonic scanning apparatus |
| 901813 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; magnetic resonance imaging apparatus |
| 901814 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; scintigraphic apparatus |
| 901819 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters), n.e.c. in item no. 9018.1 |
| 901820 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; ultra-violet or infra-red ray apparatus |
| 901831 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; syringes, with or without needles |
| 901832 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; tubular metal needles and needles for sutures |
| 901839 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; catheters, cannulae and the like |
| 901841 | Dental instruments and appliances; dental drill engines, whether or not combined on a single base with other dental equipment |
| 901849 | Dental instruments and appliances; other than dental drill engines |
| 901850 | Ophthalmic instruments and appliances |
| 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances; n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 |
Nearby headings in Chapter 90
- 9012Microscopes (excluding optical microscopes); diffraction apparatus2 codes
- 9013Lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments…4 codes
- 9014Navigational instruments and appliances; direction finding compasses4 codes
- 9015Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic…6 codes
- 9016Balances; of a sensitivity of 5cg or better, with or without weights1 code
- 9017Drawing, marking-out, mathematical calculating instruments (drafting…5 codes
- 9019Mechano-therapy, massage appliances; psychological aptitude testing…2 codes
- 9020Breathing appliances and gas masks; excluding protective masks having neither…1 code
- 9021Orthopaedic appliances; including crutches, surgical belts and trusses…8 codes
- 9022Apparatus based on the use of x-rays or of alpha, beta, gamma or other…8 codes
- 9023Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (in…1 code
- 9024Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility…3 codes
Who ships under 9018?
EximDataX tracks the live import–export records filed under this heading and the 13 codes beneath it: named buyers, suppliers, quantities and values from official customs feeds.
Section XVIII: Optical, Photographic, Medical Instruments; Clocks, chapters 90–92.
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