HS Code 9031Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, n.e.c. or included in this chapter; profile projectors
6 six-digit codes · Heading 30 of 32 in Chapter 90 · World Customs Organization Harmonized System
HS code 9031 covers profile projectors and other measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines that Chapter 90 has no sharper heading for.
The WCO writes heading 9031 as a residual bucket: goods of Chapter 90that answer to “Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, n.e.c. or included in this chapter; profile projectors” and that no more specific heading in the chapter already claims. It still carries 6 six-digit codes, 903110 through 903190, so “other” is not the end of the classification here. The heading is number 30 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 9031
| HS Code | Import–export description |
|---|---|
| 903110 | Machines; for balancing mechanical parts |
| 903120 | Test benches |
| 903141 | Optical instruments and appliances; for inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices, n.e.c. in chapter 90 |
| 903149 | Optical instruments and appliances; for measuring or checking, n.e.c. in chapter 90 |
| 903180 | Instruments, appliances and machines; for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90 |
| 903190 | Instruments, appliances and machines; parts and accessories for those measuring or checking devices of heading no. 9031 |
What HS code 9031 covers
The letters n.e.c. mean “not elsewhere classified.” A tool lands here when it measures or checks something and no other heading in Chapter 90 fits better. Profile projectors are named in the heading itself.
People search for this as the measuring instruments hs code or as HSN code 9031. The number is the same. Always check your goods against the wording before you file. Three of the six-digit codes are simple:
- 903110 is for machines that balance mechanical parts.
- 903120 is for test benches.
- 903180 is the open slot inside the heading. It takes other measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines that Chapter 90 does not name elsewhere.
Optical measuring instruments and wafer inspection: 903141 vs 903149
Both codes name optical instruments and appliances. The split is the job they do.
Pick 903141 for semiconductor wafer inspection equipment. It also takes tools that check the photomasks and reticles used to make chips. Pick 903149 for optical measuring instruments of any other kind.
If the optical tool does not measure or check at all, look at other optical headings first. A compound microscope, for example, has its own heading, 9011.
Parts and accessories under 903190
Code 903190 takes parts and accessories, but only for the measuring or checking devices of this heading. Parts for devices from other headings follow those headings. Chapter 90 parts that nothing else claims go to 9033.
How 9031 differs from nearby Chapter 90 headings
Rule out the sharper headings first. Then come back to 9031. Our HS code classifier can help you narrow the choice. The final call is yours, and customs rules in your country decide.
- 9030: electrical quantities, and detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray and cosmic radiation.
- 9024: machines that test the hardness, strength, compressibility or elasticity of materials.
- 9026: instruments for the flow, level or pressure of liquids and gases.
- 9027: instruments for physical or chemical analysis, such as spectrometers.
- 9017: length measuring tools, such as callipers and micrometers.
HS 9031 import and export data
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Related
- Chapter 90 HS codes
- HS 9030 electrical measuring instruments
- HS 9024 materials testing machines
- HS 9026 flow and pressure instruments
- HS 9027 analysis instruments
- HS 9032 regulating instruments
- HS 9033 Chapter 90 parts n.e.c.
- HS 9017 length measuring instruments
- Heading 9011
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Nearby headings in Chapter 90
- 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
- 9025Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers…4 codes
- 9026Instruments, apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure of…4 codes
- 9027Instruments and apparatus; for physical or chemical analysis (e.g.…7 codes
- 9028Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating…4 codes
- 9029Revolution counter, production counters, taximeters, mileometers, pedometers…3 codes
- 9030Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities not…11 codes
- 9032Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus; automatic type5 codes
- 9033Machines and appliances, instruments or apparatus of chapter 90; parts and…1 code
Who ships under 9031?
EximDataX tracks the live import–export records filed under this heading and the 6 codes beneath it: named buyers, suppliers, quantities and values from official customs feeds.
Section XVIII: Optical, Photographic, Medical Instruments; Clocks, chapters 90–92.
HS Code 9031: common questions
What is HS code 9031?
Use it after the sharper headings in the chapter fail to fit.
What is the HS code for parts of measuring or checking instruments?
Use 903190 when the part belongs to a device of this heading.
What is the HS code for test benches?
Test benches are 903120.
Which HS code covers semiconductor wafer inspection equipment?
Look at 903141, the semiconductor line of this heading.
What is the HS code for balancing machines?
Machines for balancing mechanical parts sit in the first code of the heading, 903110.
What is the difference between HS 9031 and 9030?
Think of 9030 as the electrical and radiation heading. 9031 takes the measuring goods left over.
Where can I find import export data for HS 9031?
Read the data section above, or open the import data and export data pages.
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