EU tariff 901890 Other instruments and appliances
EU import result
901890Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electromedical apparatus and sight-testing instrumentsBorder controls3see Border controls
Border controls
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.
Evidence
TARIC duty field:
Cond: Y cert: Y-152 (29):; Y cert: Y-986 (29):; Y cert: Y-160 (29):; Y cert: Y-169 (29):; Y (09):; YA cert: Y-123 (29):; YA cert: Y-160 (29):; YA (09):; YB cert: C-057 (29):; YB cert: C-079 (29):; YB cert: C-082 (29):; YB cert: Y-120 (29):; YB cert: Y-160 (29):; YB cert: Y-179 (29):; YB (09):; YC cert: Y-054 (29):; YC cert: Y-160 (29):; YC (09):; YD cert: Y-163 (29):; YD cert: Y-160 (29):; YD (09):; YE cert: Y-121 (29):; YE cert: Y-160 (29):; YE (09):source row:
9018903000 · All countries (ERGA OMNES / 1011) · Import control of fluorinated greenhouse gases · Regulation 0573/24CD917— 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.
Torture-goods ban
- Equipment that could be used for torture or execution. Banned.
Evidence
TARIC duty field:
Cond: Y cert: C-064 (29):; Y cert: Y-904 (29):; Y (09):source row:
9018905000 · All countries (ERGA OMNES / 1011) · Import prohibition on goods for torture and repression · Regulation 0125/19CD990— If the declared goods are described in the "TR" footnotes linked to the measure and they are not medical technical goods and they won't be used for the exclusive purpose of public display in a museum in view of their historic significance,export/import is prohibited (Regulation (EU) 2019/125 (OJ L 30).TR005— Automatic drug injection systems designed for the purpose of execution of human beings by the administration of a lethal chemical substance
Import check
- A general checkpoint. Customs wants a document before the goods are released, and the code's other footnotes say which one.
Evidence
TARIC duty field:
Cond: Y cert: Y-949 (29):; Y cert: C-067 (29):; Y cert: Y-069 (29):; Y (09):CD989— 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).DU247— Goods 6A005 from the dual use list.
Reporting and relief — no extra duty
Duty suspension
0%condition / certificate rows present
- 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.
Evidence
TARIC duty field:
0.000 %source row:
9018000000 · All countries (ERGA OMNES / 1011) · Suspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms · Regulation 2658/87- cond B · cert C990 · action 27
- cond B · action 07
EU003— According to The Special Provisions of Section II (A) (3) of the Preliminary Provisions of the Combined Nomenclature the suspension of customs duties for goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms shall be subject to conditions laid down in the relevant provisions of the European Union with a view to customs control of the use of such goods.TM510— 1. Customs duties shall be suspended in respect of goods intended for incorporation in the ships, boats or other vessels classified at the following CN codes 8901 10 10; 8901 20 10; 8901 30 10; 8901 90 10; 8902 00 10; 8903 91 10; 8903 92 10; 8904 00 10; 8904 00 91; 8905 10 10; 8905 90 10; 8906 10 00; 8906 90 10 for the purposes of their construction, repair, maintenance or conversion, and in respect of goods intended for fitting to or equipping such ships, boats or other vessels. 2. Customs duties shall be suspended in respect of: (a) goods intended for incorporation in drilling or production platforms: (1) fixed, of subheading ex 8430 49, operating in or outside the territorial sea of Member States, or (2) floating or submersible, of subheading 8905 20, for the purposes of their construction, repair, maintenance or conversion, and in respect of goods intended for equipping the said platforms. (b) tubes, pipes, cables and their connection pieces, linking these drilling or production platforms to the mainland.
3.000 EURcondition / certificate rows present
- 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:<br>(a) the importation of the goods is exempt from VAT in accordance with Article 143(1), point (ca), of Directive 2006/112/EC; or<br>(b) the goods are in a postal consignment as defined in Article 1, point (24), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446.<br>
Evidence
- cond C · cert C128 · action 27
- cond B · cert C127 · action 27
- cond H · cert C129 · action 27
- cond H · cert Y081 · action 27
- cond C · action 06
- cond B · action 06
- cond H · action 06
TM01066— 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:<br>(a) the importation of the goods is exempt from VAT in accordance with Article 143(1), point (ca), of Directive 2006/112/EC; or<br>(b) the goods are in a postal consignment as defined in Article 1, point (24), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446.<br>TM01066— 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:<br>(a) the importation of the goods is exempt from VAT in accordance with Article 143(1), point (ca), of Directive 2006/112/EC; or<br>(b) the goods are in a postal consignment as defined in Article 1, point (24), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446.<br>
Not covered by this lookup
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.
group tariff preferences
- Group/agreement preference rows exist for this code, but local TARIC data has no country-to-group membership map to resolve them.
Out of scope
- Excise
- Broker certificate path
Selected from the EU TARIC snapshot 2026-07-06.