HS code 9023.00: Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses
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Key facts
- HS code
- 9023.00
- Covers
- Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 9023.00 covers instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses. It sits in heading 90.23 (instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof). It is the only subheading of heading 90.23, so every good of the heading is classified here.
What this code covers
HS code 9023.00 covers instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses.
The legal text of the subheading is “Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
It is the only subheading of heading 90.23, so every good of the heading is classified here.
How it is structured
9023.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 90, are the chapter; the first four, 9023, are heading 90.23; the last two, 00, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 9023.00
- Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 9023.00 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 9023.00 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 9023.00 cover?
HS code 9023.00 covers instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 9023.00 in?
HS code 9023.00 is in heading 90.23 (instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof).
Where are goods of heading 90.23 classified when 9023.00 doesn’t fit?
9023.00 is the only subheading of heading 90.23, so every good of the heading is classified there.
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.