Section XVIII · Optical, photographic, measuring, medical or surgical instruments

9030.82

For measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits)

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How this code is built
90

Chapter

Optical, photographic, measuring, medical or surgical instruments

30

Heading

The product family within the chapter

82

Subheading

The specific good, identical worldwide

The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. The United States adds two more for the tariff rate and, often, two more for statistics — which is why the rates below are listed against 8- and 10-digit numbers rather than against this code.

How the schedule reaches this code

  1. 90Optical, photographic, measuring, medical or surgical instruments
  2. 9030Oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities, excluding meters of heading 9028; instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, cosmic or other ionizing radiations; parts and accessories thereof:​
  3. Other instruments and apparatus:
  4. For measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits)

Published US duty rates

Duty is set at the 8- or 10-digit line, not at this 6-digit subheading, so more than one rate can sit under this code.

  • 9030.82.00.00For measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits)No.
    General
    Free
    Special (FTA)
    —

    No preferential rate published.

    Column 2
    40%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

This is the listed rate. Antidumping and countervailing duty orders, Chapter 99 actions and preference qualification all change what is actually collected, and classification is a judgement about your goods. Verify with your licensed customs broker before you file.

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Other subheadings in heading 9030

Source: U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) — 2026 HTS Revision 20, released 2026-09-28, published at hts.usitc.gov. A U.S. Government work in the public domain.