Code 9027 89 · Heading 9027

Other instruments for physical or chemical analysis, or for measuring viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension and similar properties, or heat, sound or light

This code covers instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, or for measuring viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension and similar properties, or for calorimetric, acoustic or photometric measurements, when no more specific listed class applies. It includes instruments not covered by the separately named classes for gas or smoke analysis, chromatography or electrophoresis, optical analysis, mass spectrometry, or micrometers and parts and accessories.

For example

Photometric light meter, not a spectrometer, spectrophotometer or spectrograph
pH meter for measuring acidity, not an instrument for chromatography or electrophoresis

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Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, or for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, or for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light, n.e.s.

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Step 1 · Section XVIII Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, …
Is the product an optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, control, precision, medical or surgical instrument or apparatus; a watch; or a musical instrument?
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Step 2 · Chapter 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, … 1 of 3 chapters in section XVIII
Is the product an optical or photographic article, a photographic or cinematographic apparatus, a medical or surgical instrument or apparatus, a measuring or control instrument or apparatus, another precision instrument or apparatus, or a part or accessory for one of these?
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Step 3 · Heading 9027 Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical … 26 of 32 headings under chapter 90
Is it a gas or smoke analyser; a chromatography or electrophoresis instrument; an optical spectrometer, spectrophotometer or spectrograph; another optical instrument for physical or chemical analysis; a mass spectrometer; another listed analysis or related measurement instrument; or a microtome, part or accessory?
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Step 4 · Subheading 9027 89 Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical … 6 of 7 subheadings under heading 9027
Is it a light meter, a pH meter, rH meter or other conductivity-measuring apparatus, or another instrument for physical or chemical analysis, surface tension and similar properties, or heat or sound?

This is the catch-all under 9027: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.

This is the remainder for the parent group: instruments and apparatus in that group that are not named by the sibling classes for gas or smoke analysis, chromatography or electrophoresis, optical analysis, mass spectrometry, or micrometers and parts and accessories.

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9027 10 Gas or smoke analysis apparatus No rate on file
9027 20 Chromatographs and electrophoresis instruments 0.0%
9027 30 Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations, such as UV, visible, IR 0.0%
9027 50 Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, using UV, visible or IR optical radiations (excl. spectrometers, spectrophotometers, spectrographs, and gas or smoke analysis apparatus) 0.0%
9027 81 Mass spectrometers 0.0%
9027 89 Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, or for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, or for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light, n.e.s. you are here 0.0%
9027 90 Microtomes; parts and accessories of instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light, and of microtomes, n.e.s. 0.0%

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

90.27.8900

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

All 3 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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