EU tariff 90278990 Other
Import duty 0% · 2 border controls
EU import result
90278990Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light (including exposure meters); microtomesImport duty0%of customs value · Regulation 1832/212 conditional charges may also apply · see Reporting & relief
Border controls2see Border controls
Border controls
Import check
- A general checkpoint. Customs wants a document before the goods are released, and the code's other footnotes say which one.
- If the goods declared are described in footnote "DU" linked to the measure a prior import authorisation must be presented for the import, purchase or transport from Iran of the goods and technology listed in Annex I, whether or not originating in Iran (R267/2012).
- Goods 0B001g from the dual use list.
- Goods 0B005 from the dual use list.
- Goods 3A233 from the dual use list.
- Goods 6A203 from the dual use list.
- Goods 0B002g from the dual use list.
Refrigerant gases (F-gas)
- Refrigerant gases, the kind in fridges, air conditioning and heat pumps. It only matters if your product contains or runs on them, which most don't.
- By virtue of Article 4(6) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573, the placing on the market of fluorinated greenhouse gases shall be prohibited, unless importers provide evidence that any trifluoromethane, produced as a by-product during the production process of the fluorinated greenhouse gases has been destroyed or recovered for subsequent use, using best available techniques. By virtue of Article 11.1. of Regulation (EU) 2024/573, the placing on the market of products and equipment, including parts thereof, listed in Annex IV, with an exemption for military equipment, shall be prohibited from the date specified in that Annex. By virtue of Article 11.1 sub paragraph 2 (a)(b), (c) of Regulation (I) 2024/573, the placing on the market of parts of products and equipment required for repair and servicing of existing equipment listed in Annex IV shall be allowed. By virtue of Article 11.3. of Regulation (EU) 2024/573, the placing on the market of non-refillable containers for fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and in Section 1 of Annex II, empty, or fully or partially filled, shall be prohibited. By virtue of Article 11.4 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573, undertakings which place on the market refillable containers for fluorinated greenhouse gases shall produce a declaration of conformity that includes evidence confirming that there are binding arrangements in place for the return of those containers for the purpose of refilling, in particular identifying the relevant actors, their obligatory commitments and the relevant logistical arrangements. By virtue of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573, the following products and equipment that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases or whose functioning relies upon those gases shall only be placed on the market if they are labelled as: (a) refrigeration equipment ; (b) air-conditioning equipment ; (c) heat pumps ; (d) fire protection equipment ; (e) electrical switchgear ; (f) aerosol dispenser that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases, including metered dose inhalers; (g) all fluorinated greenhouse gas containers ; (h) fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents ; or (i) organic Rankine cycles. By virtue of Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573, the placing on the market of hydrofluorocarbons shall be allowed only to the extent that importers have been allocated quota by the Commission as set out in Article 17. By virtue of Article 19.1 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573, refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment, heat pumps and metered dose inhalers pre-charged with substances listed in Section 1 of Annex I shall not be placed on the market unless those substances with which the products or equipment have been pre-charged are accounted for within the quota system. By virtue of Article 19.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573, the placing on the market of goods falling under the provisions of Article 19.1 shall be subject to the presentation of a declaration of conformity. By virtue of Article 19.6 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573, undertakings that placed on the market less than 10 tonnes of CO2 equivalent of hydrofluorocarbons, per year, contained in the products or equipment referred to in Article 19.1 shall be exempted from the provisions of Article 19. By virtue of Article 20.4 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573, the undertakings shall have a valid registration in the F-gas Portal prior to carrying out any of the activities listed in points (a) to (g). By virtue of Article 23.3 (a) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573, the F-gas Portal registration identification number shall be declared. The information listed in Article 23.3(a) to (d) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 shall be provided to customs authorities, where relevant, in the customs declaration.
- By virtue of Article 11.5 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 the following goods are exempted from the prohibitions as defined in Article 11.1 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573: -Commission implementing regulation (EU) 2024/2729: By way of derogation from Annex IV, point 4, to Regulation (EU) 2024/573, the placing on the market of the following equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 150 or more is authorised from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2028, provided they are labelled pursuant to Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573: (a) environmental simulation devices consisting of a test chamber used to reproduce a variety of environmental conditions e.g. time-dependent temperature and humidity, for applications below – 50 °C; (b) laboratory drying equipment used for the drying of liquid samples, by spray-drying or by freeze-drying; (c) laboratory centrifuges used for separating fluids of different densities or liquids from solids in a rapidly rotating container. -Commission implementing regulation (EU) 2024/3122: By way of derogation from Annex IV, point 4, to Regulation (EU) 2024/573, the placing on the market of blood transport boxes and blood plasma contact shock freezers containing fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 150 or more is authorised from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2026, provided they are labelled pursuant to Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573. -Commission implementing regulation (EU) 2024/3120: By way of derogation from Annex IV, point 4, to Regulation (EU) 2024/573, the placing on the market of mechanical cryogenic freezers (– 150°C) containing fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 150 or more is authorised from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2028, provided they are labelled pursuant to Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573. -Commission implementing regulation 2025/33: By way of derogation from Annex IV, point 4, to Regulation (EU) 2024/573, the placing on the market of the following types of self-contained refrigeration equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 150 or more is authorised from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2026, provided they are labelled pursuant to Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573: (a) blast cabinets with a full load capacity from 25 kg to 100 kg of foodstuff; (b )artisanal gelato ice cream makers with a cooling capacity higher than 2 kW; (c) ice makers with an ice production capacity from 200 kg to 2 000 kg per 24 hours; (d) trolleys for preserving and regenerating food with rated power input from 1,5 kW to 10,5 kW; (e) retarder prover cabinets with an absorbed power from 1 kW to 2 kW; (f) frozen drinks dispensers and cold cream dispensers with a chilled full load capacity greater than 3 litres.
Reporting and relief rows on this code
Duty suspension
0%Conditional: applies only in the cases the measure text sets out
- The normal duty is suspended to 0% for a specific use. If your goods qualify you pay nothing; if not, the normal duty applies. The condition says who qualifies.
- The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 for parts, components and other goods of a kind to be incorporated in or used for aircraft and parts thereof in the course of their manufacture, repair, maintenance, rebuilding, modification or conversion is suspended. In order to benefit from the suspension, the declarant shall present to the customs authorities an Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1, as set out in Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012, or an equivalent certificate. The certificates which are deemed to be equivalent to Authorised Release Certificates are listed in Annex II to the Regulation (EU) 2018/1517.
Customs measure
€3.00Conditional: applies only in the cases the measure text sets out
- From 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, a customs duty of EUR 3 per item in a consignment the intrinsic value of which does not exceed a total of EUR 150 shall apply instead of the relief eliminated pursuant to Article 1 of this Regulation, where: (a) the importation of the goods is exempt from VAT in accordance with Article 143(1), point (ca), of Directive 2006/112/EC; or (b) the goods are in a postal consignment as defined in Article 1, point (24), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446.
Not applicable to this code
Country preference and anti-dumping
- Resolved per shipment in Bindu, once an origin and destination are set. GSP/FTA preferences and anti-dumping duties depend on the trading pair.
Country-group preferences
- Preference rates for country groups exist on this code, but the local TARIC data can't confirm whether your origin belongs to those groups, so they stay unresolved.
Out of scope
- Excise duties
- Which certificates your customs broker files
Selected from the EU TARIC snapshot 2026-07-06.