Classification complete
9018 12 00
Ultrasonic scanning equipment for medical use
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 90181200.
Code 9018 12 00 · Subheading 9018 12
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This code covers ultrasonic equipment used for scanning in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary applications. The key stated feature is that the equipment is ultrasonic scanning apparatus.
Official tariff text
Ultrasonic scanning apparatus
Classification complete
9018 12 00
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 90181200.
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; 37 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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What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
90.18.1200
Ultrasonic scanning apparatus
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
9018 12 00 00
Ultrasonic scanning apparatus
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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