HS code 9012: Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus
Heading 9012 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
9012Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus
Place in the nomenclature: 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof > 9012
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Electron microscopes, proton microscopes and diffraction apparatus
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 2
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 2
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 9012
- 9012 10Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Electron microscopes, proton microscopes and diffraction apparatus
- 9012 10 00 Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus
- 9012 90Parts and accessories
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Parts and accessories for electron microscopes, proton microscopes and diffraction apparatus, n.e.s.
- 9012 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.