# HS code 9017.10: Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic

> HS code 9017.10 covers drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic. It sits in heading 90.17 (drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting machines, pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof). Other goods of heading 90.17 are classified under 9017.20 (other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments), 9017.30 (micrometers, callipers and gauges), 9017.80 (other instruments) or 9017.90 (parts and accessories).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901710
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 9017.10
- Covers: Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic
- Heading: [90.17: Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting machines, pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/9017)
- 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 9017.10 covers drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic.

The legal text of the subheading is “Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 90.17 are classified under 9017.20 (other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments), 9017.30 (micrometers, callipers and gauges), 9017.80 (other instruments) or 9017.90 (parts and accessories).

- [9017.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901720) Other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments
- [9017.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901730) Micrometers, callipers and gauges
- [9017.80](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901780) Other instruments
- [9017.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901790) Parts and accessories

## How it is structured

9017.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 90, are the chapter; the first four, 9017, are heading 90.17; 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 90.17: Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting machines, pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter
- Subheading 9017.10: Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 9017.10 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 9017.10 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [9016.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901600) Balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights
- Next subheading: [9017.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901720) Other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9017.10 cover?

HS code 9017.10 covers drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9017.10 in?

HS code 9017.10 is in heading 90.17 (drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting machines, pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 90.17 classified when 9017.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 90.17 are classified under 9017.20 (other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments), 9017.30 (micrometers, callipers and gauges), 9017.80 (other instruments) or 9017.90 (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.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/901710.json