# HS code 9026.20: Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032, for measuring or checking pressure

> HS code 9026.20 covers instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032, for measuring or checking pressure. It sits in heading 90.26 (instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof). Other goods of heading 90.26 are classified under 9026.10 (for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids), 9026.80 (other instruments or apparatus) or 9026.90 (parts and accessories).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/902620
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 9026.20
- Covers: Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032, for measuring or checking pressure
- Heading: [90.26: Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/9026)
- 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 9026.20 covers instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032, for measuring or checking pressure.

The legal text of the subheading is “For measuring or checking pressure”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 90.26 are classified under 9026.10 (for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids), 9026.80 (other instruments or apparatus) or 9026.90 (parts and accessories).

- [9026.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/902610) For measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids
- [9026.80](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/902680) Other instruments or apparatus
- [9026.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/902690) Parts and accessories

## How it is structured

9026.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 90, are the chapter; the first four, 9026, are heading 90.26; the last two, 20, 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 90.26: Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032
- Subheading 9026.20: For measuring or checking pressure

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 9026.20 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 9026.20 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [9026.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/902610) For measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids
- Next subheading: [9026.80](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/902680) Other instruments or apparatus

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9026.20 cover?

HS code 9026.20 covers instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032, for measuring or checking pressure.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9026.20 in?

HS code 9026.20 is in heading 90.26 (instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032) in chapter 90 (optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 90.26 classified when 9026.20 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 90.26 are classified under 9026.10 (for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids), 9026.80 (other instruments or apparatus) or 9026.90 (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/902620.json