Ohaus Explorer Digital Bench Scale 30kg

A digital electronic bench scale with a maximum capacity of 30kg, featuring high-precision load cells and touchscreen interface for laboratory and industrial weighing. Classified under HTS 8423.81.0040 as digital electronic weighing machinery with capacity not exceeding 30kg, excluding high-sensitivity balances. Ideal for accurate mass measurements in quality control.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

8423.81.00Same rate: 35%

If maximum capacity exceeds 30kg but ≤300kg

Statistical suffix changes based on capacity threshold; 0040 limited to ≤30kg.

8423.82.00Same rate: 35%

If non-digital (e.g., mechanical dial type)

Excludes digital electronic types; mechanical weighing machinery falls under separate subheading.

9016.00.20.00Higher: 38.9% vs 35%

If designed as high-precision balance with sensitivity ≤5cg

Balances of sensitivity 5cg or better excluded from Chapter 84, reclassified to Chapter 90 as measuring instruments.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Verify maximum weighing capacity ≤30kg and digital electronic type via manufacturer specs to confirm HTS 8423.81.0040; capacities over 30kg shift to 8423.81.0045

Include calibration certificates and accuracy class documentation (e.g

OIML Class II/III) for customs validation

Label as 'weighing machinery' not 'balance' to avoid Chapter 90; common pitfall is classifying lab scales as instruments