Portable Field Microscope 400x from China
A battery-powered, rugged portable microscope with 400x magnification for outdoor biological and environmental sample analysis. It qualifies under HTS 9011.80.00.00 as an 'other microscope' featuring compound optics in a compact, non-laboratory design. Used by field researchers for water quality and insect studies.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Document battery compartment and weatherproofing as integral features, not accessories, for proper optical instrument classification
• Avoid describing as 'toy' or 'novelty' in marketing materials imported with unit to prevent Chapter 95 exclusion
• Certify optical system uses multiple lenses for compound magnification >10x to distinguish from heading 9013 simple microscopes