# HS code 9010.50: Other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes

> HS code 9010.50 covers other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes. It sits in heading 90.10 (apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof). Other goods of heading 90.10 are classified under 9010.10 (apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper), 9010.60 (projection screens) or 9010.90 (parts and accessories).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901050
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 9010.50
- Covers: Other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes
- Heading: [90.10: Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/9010)
- Chapter: [90: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/90)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 9010.50 covers other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 90.10 are classified under 9010.10 (apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper), 9010.60 (projection screens) or 9010.90 (parts and accessories).

- [9010.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901010) Apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper
- [9010.60](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901060) Projection screens
- [9010.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901090) Parts and accessories

## How it is structured

9010.50 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 90, are the chapter; the first four, 9010, are heading 90.10; the last two, 50, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 90: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
- Heading 90.10: Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens
- Subheading 9010.50: Other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 9010.50 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 9010.50 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [9010.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901010) Apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper
- Next subheading: [9010.60](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901060) Projection screens

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9010.50 cover?

HS code 9010.50 covers other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9010.50 in?

HS code 9010.50 is in heading 90.10 (apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 90.10 classified when 9010.50 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 90.10 are classified under 9010.10 (apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper), 9010.60 (projection screens) or 9010.90 (parts and accessories).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

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