Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight testing instruments
HS heading 90.18 covers Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight testing instruments. Within Chapter 90 it splits into 13 six-digit subheadings spanning medical, surgical instruments and appliances to ophthalmic instruments and appliances, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $1.42B
- Share of Chapter 90
- 28.6%
- Rank in its chapter
- #1 of 32
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 90.18 covers Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight testing instruments. At the six-digit line it separates medical, surgical instruments and appliances, dental instruments and appliances and ophthalmic instruments and appliances, among others — each a distinct duty line shown below. India exports surgical and medical instruments, notably from Jalandhar, alongside optical and measuring equipment. India exported $1.42B under this code worldwide in 2024, about 28.6% of all Chapter 90 exports, ranking #1 of 32 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
90.18 is the four-digit HS heading for instruments and appliances used in medical, surgic. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many instruments, clocks & musical instruments lines — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 90.18
The Harmonised System breaks Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight testing instruments into these 13 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; electro-cardiographs
Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; ultrasonic scanning apparatus
Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; scintigraphic apparatus
Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters), n.e.c. in item no. 9018.1
Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; ultra-violet or infra-red ray apparatus
Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; syringes, with or without needles
Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; tubular metal needles and needles for sutures
Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; catheters, cannulae and the like
Dental instruments and appliances; dental drill engines, whether or not combined on a single base with other dental equipment
Dental instruments and appliances; other than dental drill engines
Ophthalmic instruments and appliances
Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances; n.e.c. in heading no. 9018
Top destinations for Chapter 90 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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