Articles provided for in chapter 90
Products of the United States when returned after having been exported, or any other products when returned within 3 years after having been exported, without having been advanced in value or improved in condition by any process of manufacture or other means while abroad > Other: > Articles provided for in chapter 90
Duty Rate (from China)
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
Products classified under HTS 9801.00.10.90
Leica DMi8 Inverted Microscope
A high-end inverted fluorescence microscope exported from the US for temporary research use abroad and returned unchanged within 3 years. Classified under HTS 9801.00.10.90 as a US product from Chapter 90 returned without advancement in value or condition, qualifying for duty-free reimportation.
Zeiss Axio Observer Scanning Electron Microscope
Advanced scanning electron microscope system manufactured in the US, sent abroad for demonstration and returned unchanged. Qualifies under 9801.00.10.90 as Chapter 90 optical apparatus returned without improvement within 3 years.
Nikon Eclipse Ti2 Confocal Microscope
US-assembled confocal laser scanning microscope exported for international conference display and returned in original condition. Falls under 9801.00.10.90 for Chapter 90 instruments returned without value advancement.
Thermo Fisher Orion pH Meter
Portable pH measurement instrument exported from US for field testing abroad and returned unchanged. Classified as Chapter 90 measuring instrument qualifying for 9801.00.10.90 duty-free reimportation.
Keysight 34465A Digital Multimeter
Precision 6½-digit digital multimeter exported for laboratory calibration abroad and returned in original condition. Qualifies under 9801.00.10.90 as US Chapter 90 measuring instrument reimport.
Olympus BX53 Clinical Microscope
US-built clinical microscope system sent abroad for medical training program and returned unchanged. Chapter 90 optical instrument qualifies for duty-free entry under 9801.00.10.90 reimport provisions.
PerkinElmer Lambda 950 Spectrophotometer
UV/Vis/NIR spectrophotometer exported for research collaboration and returned without modification. As US Chapter 90 measuring instrument, qualifies for 9801.00.10.90 duty-free reimportation.
Agilent 1290 Infinity HPLC System
High-performance liquid chromatography system exported for method validation abroad and returned unchanged. Chapter 90 analytical instrument qualifies under 9801.00.10.90 reimport provisions.
Beckman Coulter LS 13 320 Particle Analyzer
Laser diffraction particle size analyzer exported for industrial testing and returned in original condition. US Chapter 90 measuring instrument qualifies for 9801.00.10.90 duty-free entry.
Waters Acquity UPLC System
Ultra-performance liquid chromatography system sent abroad for customer demonstration and returned. As US-made Chapter 90 instrument, qualifies under 9801.00.10.90 for duty-free reimportation.
Mettler Toledo F50 Moisture Analyzer
Precision moisture determination balance exported for quality control validation and returned unchanged. Chapter 90 measuring instrument qualifies for 9801.00.10.90 duty-free reimport.
Shimadzu IRSpirit FTIR Spectrometer
Fourier transform infrared spectrometer exported for spectral library development abroad and returned. US Chapter 90 instrument qualifies under 9801.00.10.90 reimport provisions.
Hitachi SU3500 Scanning Electron Microscope
Compact variable pressure SEM exported for materials analysis training and returned unchanged. Chapter 90 electron microscope qualifies for 9801.00.10.90 duty-free reimportation.
Bruker D8 Advance X-Ray Diffractometer
X-ray powder diffractometer system exported for crystallographic database expansion and returned. US Chapter 90 analytical instrument qualifies under 9801.00.10.90 provisions.
Malvern Zetasizer Nano Particle Analyzer
Dynamic light scattering/zeta potential analyzer exported for nanoparticle characterization and returned. Chapter 90 measuring instrument qualifies for 9801.00.10.90 duty-free entry.