# HS code 9012.10: Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus

> HS code 9012.10 covers microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus. It sits in heading 90.12 (microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof). Other goods of heading 90.12 are classified under 9012.90 (parts or accessories).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901210
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 9012.10
- Covers: Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus
- Heading: [90.12: Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/9012)
- 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 9012.10 covers microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus.

The legal text of the subheading is “Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 90.12 are classified under 9012.90 (parts or accessories).

- [9012.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901290) Parts and accessories

## How it is structured

9012.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 90, are the chapter; the first four, 9012, are heading 90.12; the last two, 10, 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 90.12: Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus
- Subheading 9012.10: Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 9012.10 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 9012.10 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [9011.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901190) Parts and accessories
- Next subheading: [9012.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901290) Parts and accessories

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9012.10 cover?

HS code 9012.10 covers microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9012.10 in?

HS code 9012.10 is in heading 90.12 (microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 90.12 classified when 9012.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 90.12 are classified under 9012.90 (parts or 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.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901210.json