HTSUS, United States

9010.50.40.00

Articles containing an optical lens or designed to contain such a lens / Other

Classification path

  1. Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens; parts and accessories thereof
  2. Other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes
  3. Photographic film viewers, titlers, splicers and editors, all the foregoing and combinations thereof
  4. Articles containing an optical lens or designed to contain such a lens
  5. Other

Rates of duty

General (MFN)
Free
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus
45%
Unit of quantity
kg

Related lines in heading 9010

About heading 9010

Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens; parts and accessories thereof

Heading 9010 covers photographic and cinematographic laboratory apparatus, negatoscopes, projection screens, and their parts and accessories. It is split between automatic film or paper developing and exposing equipment in 9010.10, other laboratory apparatus and negatoscopes in 9010.50, projection screens in 9010.60, and parts and accessories in 9010.90.

Full guide to heading 9010

Products in this heading

  • Automatic film developing machine for rolls of photographic film
  • Automatic photographic paper exposing machine
  • Contact printer for photographic laboratories
  • Developing tank for photographic film or paper
  • Photographic film viewer or editor
  • Film splicer or combination editor-splicer
  • Negatoscope, also called a film viewing light box
  • Projection screen

Frequently asked questions

What is the HTS code for projection screens?

Projection screens are classified in 9010.60.00.00, with a general (MFN) rate of Free.

What is the duty on an automatic film developing machine?

Automatic apparatus for developing photographic film or paper in rolls, or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper, is 9010.10.00.00, with a general (MFN) rate of 2.4%.

How do I classify a photographic film viewer?

Photographic film viewers are grouped in 9010.50. If the viewer contains an optical lens or is designed to contain one, and it is not a cinematographic film editor or combination editor-splicer, use 9010.50.40.00, with a general (MFN) rate of Free.

Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, retrieved October 22, 2026.

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