HS code 9011: Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography
Heading 9011 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 90, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.
Official description
9011Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection
Place in the nomenclature: 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof > 9011
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Optical microscopes, incl. those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection (excl. binocular microscopes for ophthalmology and instruments, appliances and machines of heading 9031)
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 4
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 5
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 9011
- 9011 10Stereoscopic microscopes
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Stereoscopic optical microscopes
- 9011 10 00 Stereoscopic microscopes
- 9011 20Other microscopes, for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Optical microscopes, for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection (excl. stereoscopic microscopes)
- 9011 20 10 Photomicrographic microscopes fitted with equipment specifically designed for the handling and transport of semiconductor wafers or reticles
- 9011 20 90 Other
- 9011 80Other microscopes
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Optical microscopes (excl. for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection, stereoscopic microscopes, binocular microscopes for ophthalmology and instruments, appliances and machines of heading 9031)
- 9011 80 00 Other microscopes
- 9011 90Parts and accessories
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Parts and accessories for compound optical microscopes, n.e.s.
- 9011 90 00 Parts and accessories
The first 6 digits are the Harmonized System, shared worldwide: a US HTS code that starts with the same 6 digits sits under the same subheading. The last 2 digits are the EU's own CN split.
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Source
Source: EU Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926), © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/. Reformatted by WISEPIM: indent dashes removed and parent lines joined. Only the Official Journal is authentic.