Specially designed for telecommunications

Oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities, excluding meters of heading 9028; instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, cosmic or other ionizing radiations; parts and accessories thereof:​ > Oscilloscopes and oscillographs: > Specially designed for telecommunications

Duty Rate (from China)

35%
MFN Base RateFree

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

Except as provided in headings 9903.88.05, 9903.88.06, 9903.88.07, 9903.88.08, 9903.88.10, 9903.88.11, 9903.88.14, 9903.88.19, 9903.88.50, 9903.88.52, 9903.88.58, 9903.88.60, 9903.88.62, 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(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(b) [to this subchapter]

Total Effective Rate35%

Products classified under HTS 9030.20.05.00

Telecom Network Oscilloscope

A high-bandwidth oscilloscope specifically engineered for analyzing electrical signals in telecommunications networks, such as signal integrity in fiber optic systems. It falls under HTS 9030.20.0500 because it is an oscilloscope specially designed for telecommunications applications, measuring voltage waveforms in telecom equipment. Excludes general-purpose oscilloscopes not tailored for telecom use.

5G Signal Integrity Oscilloscope

Precision oscilloscope optimized for eye diagram analysis and jitter measurement in 5G base stations and network equipment. Classified under HTS 9030.20.0500 as an oscilloscope specially designed for high-speed telecommunications signal testing. Captures transient behaviors in mmWave and sub-6GHz telecom signals.

Fiber Optic BERT Oscilloscope

Bit Error Rate Testing (BERT) oscilloscope for characterizing optical transceivers in telecom fiber networks, measuring eye patterns and Q-factor. HTS 9030.20.0500 applies due to its specialized design for telecommunications optical signal analysis. Essential for 100G+ coherent optics testing.

DOCSIS Cable Modem Oscilloscope

Oscilloscope for testing DOCSIS 3.1/4.0 cable modem signals, upstream/downstream waveform analysis in HFC networks. Falls under HTS 9030.20.0500 as specially designed for telecommunications, specifically cable broadband infrastructure. Measures RF modulation errors and constellation diagrams.

Satellite Telemetry Oscilloscope

High-resolution oscilloscope for ground station analysis of satellite telemetry downlinks, capturing PSK/QPSK modulated signals. HTS 9030.20.0500 classification for telecommunications-specific oscilloscope design excluding general satellite equipment. Triggers on specific telemetry protocols.

VoIP Protocol Analyzer Oscilloscope

Mixed-signal oscilloscope with protocol decoding for VoIP RTP/RTCP packet analysis over Ethernet telecom networks. Specially designed for telecommunications under HTS 9030.20.0500, focusing on digital voice signal integrity. Correlates analog waveforms with protocol layers.

PON Network Oscilloscope

Oscilloscope for Passive Optical Network (PON) OLT/ONU testing, GPON/EPON burst mode analysis and upstream signal capture. HTS 9030.20.0500 as telecommunications-specific oscilloscope for FTTH deployments. Measures TDMA burst timing and power levels.

Base Station RF Oscilloscope

Portable oscilloscope for cellular base station RF signal troubleshooting, LTE/5G envelope tracking analysis. Designed for telecommunications field maintenance under HTS 9030.20.0500. Captures pulsed RF waveforms and modulation quality.