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EU Combined Nomenclature CN2026

HS code 9018: Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical

Heading 9018 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

9018Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electromedical apparatus and sight-testing instruments

Place in the nomenclature: 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof > 9018

Explanatory note (Eurostat)

Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, incl. scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments, n.e.s.

Subheadings (6 digits)
13
CN codes (8 digits)
25

Subheadings and CN codes in heading 9018

  • 9018 11Electrodiagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters) | Electrocardiographs

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Electro-cardiographs

    • 9018 11 00 Electrocardiographs
  • 9018 12Electrodiagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters) | Ultrasonic scanning apparatus

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Ultrasonic scanning apparatus

    • 9018 12 00 Ultrasonic scanning apparatus
  • 9018 13Electrodiagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters) | Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus

    • 9018 13 00 Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
  • 9018 14Electrodiagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters) | Scintigraphic apparatus

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Scintigraphic apparatus

    • 9018 14 00 Scintigraphic apparatus
  • 9018 19Electrodiagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters) | Other

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Electro-diagnostic apparatus, incl. apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters (excl. electro-cardiographs, ultrasonic scanning apparatus, magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and scintigraphic apparatus)

    • 9018 19 10 Monitoring apparatus for simultaneous monitoring of two or more parameters
    • 9018 19 90 Other
  • 9018 20Ultraviolet or infra-red ray apparatus

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Ultraviolet or infra-red ray apparatus used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences

    • 9018 20 00 Ultraviolet or infra-red ray apparatus
  • 9018 31Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like | Syringes, with or without needles

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Syringes, with or without needles, used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences

    • 9018 31 10 Of plastics
    • 9018 31 90 Other
  • 9018 32Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like | Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures, used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences

    • 9018 32 10 Tubular metal needles
    • 9018 32 90 Needles for sutures
  • 9018 39Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like | Other

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Needles, catheters, cannulae and the like, used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences (excl. syringes, tubular metal needles and needles for sutures)

    • 9018 39 00 Other
  • 9018 41Other instruments and appliances, used in dental sciences | Dental drill engines, whether or not combined on a single base with other dental equipment

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Dental drill engines, whether or not combined on a single base with other dental equipment

    • 9018 41 00 Dental drill engines, whether or not combined on a single base with other dental equipment
  • 9018 49Other instruments and appliances, used in dental sciences | Other

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Instruments and appliances used in dental sciences, n.e.s.

    • 9018 49 10 Burrs, discs, drills and brushes, for use in dental drills
    • 9018 49 90 Other
  • 9018 50Other ophthalmic instruments and appliances

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Ophthalmic instruments and appliances, n.e.s.

    • 9018 50 10 Non-optical
    • 9018 50 90 Optical
  • 9018 90Other instruments and appliances

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.

    • 9018 90 10 Instruments and apparatus for measuring blood-pressure
    • 9018 90 20 Endoscopes
    • 9018 90 30 Renal dialysis equipment (artificial kidneys, kidney machines and dialysers)
    • 9018 90 40 Diathermic apparatus
    • 9018 90 50 Transfusion and infusion apparatus
    • 9018 90 60 Anaesthetic apparatus and instruments
    • 9018 90 75 Apparatus for nerve stimulation
    • 9018 90 84 Other

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.