# HS code 9021.40: Hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories > HS code 9021.40 covers hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories. It sits in heading 90.21 (orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof). Other goods of heading 90.21 are classified under 9021.10 (orthopaedic or fracture appliances), 9021.21 (artificial teeth and dental fittings, artificial teeth), 9021.29 (artificial teeth and dental fittings, other), 9021.31 (other artificial parts of the body, artificial joints) or 3 others. Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/902140 Last updated: 13 October 2026 [HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/90) / [90.21](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/9021) / [9021.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/902140) ## Key facts - HS code: 9021.40 - Covers: Hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories - Heading: [90.21: Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/9021) - 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 9021.40 covers hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories. The legal text of the subheading is “Hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories”, in HS2022. ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of heading 90.21 are classified under 9021.10 (orthopaedic or fracture appliances), 9021.21 (artificial teeth and dental fittings, artificial teeth), 9021.29 (artificial teeth and dental fittings, other), 9021.31 (other artificial parts of the body, artificial joints) or 3 others. - [9021.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/902110) Orthopaedic or fracture appliances - [9021.21](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/902121) Artificial teeth and dental fittings: Artificial teeth - [9021.29](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/902129) Artificial teeth and dental fittings: Other - [9021.31](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/902131) Other artificial parts of the body: Artificial joints - [9021.39](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/902139) Other artificial parts of the body: Other - [9021.50](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/902150) Pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles, excluding parts and accessories - [9021.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/902190) Other ## How it is structured 9021.40 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 90, are the chapter; the first four, 9021, are heading 90.21; the last two, 40, 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 90.21: Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability - Subheading 9021.40: Hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories ## In other countries No national tariff lines under 9021.40 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 9021.40 at six digits and add their own digits after it. - Previous subheading: [9021.39](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/902139) Other artificial parts of the body: Other - Next subheading: [9021.50](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/902150) Pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles, excluding parts and accessories ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS code 9021.40 cover? HS code 9021.40 covers hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories. ### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9021.40 in? HS code 9021.40 is in heading 90.21 (orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof). ### Where are goods of heading 90.21 classified when 9021.40 doesn’t fit? Other goods of heading 90.21 are classified under 9021.10 (orthopaedic or fracture appliances), 9021.21 (artificial teeth and dental fittings, artificial teeth), 9021.29 (artificial teeth and dental fittings, other), 9021.31 (other artificial parts of the body, artificial joints) or 3 others. ## 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/902140.json