Code 9015 80 80 · Subheading 9015 80
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This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.
This code covers instruments for the listed scientific and surveying fields that are not covered by the specifically named neighbouring classes. It excludes compasses, rangefinders, theodolites, tachometers, levelling instruments and photogrammetry instruments.
Official tariff text
Instruments and appliances used in oceanography (excl. compasses, rangefinders, theodolites, tachymeters "tacheometers", levels and photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances)
Classification complete
9015 80 80
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 90158080.
This is the catch-all under 9015 80: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.
This is the remainder for instruments in the parent group that are not instruments for meteorology, hydrology or geophysics, not instruments for geodesy, topography, surveying, levelling or hydrography, and not one of the other specifically named classes.
Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.
Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; San Marino; Türkiye; European Union; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; 47 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
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Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
90.15.8000
Other instruments and appliances
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What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
9015 80 80 00
Other
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
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The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.
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Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
That code specifically names instruments for meteorology, hydrology and geophysics; this code is for the remaining instruments in the parent group.
That code specifically names instruments for geodesy, topography, surveying, levelling and hydrography; this code is for the remaining instruments in the parent group.
That code covers instruments, apparatus and machines for measuring or checking geometrical quantities; this code covers instruments for the listed geodesy, topography, surveying and related fields.
Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.
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