Import duty / Chapter 90 / Heading 9030
Heading 9030 covers 11 tariff lines in LoadLoom's table; 8 of them clear duty-free under USMCA for goods made in Canada, the US or Mexico. Published US and Canadian rates below, verified October 2026. Pick the line that matches your goods for the worked example and border steps.
| HS code | Goods | US duty | Canada duty | USMCA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9030.10 | Instruments and apparatus; for measuring or detecting ionising radiations | Free | Free | Free with certificate |
| 9030.20 | Oscilloscopes and oscillographs | Free | Free | Not eligible |
| 9030.31 | Multimeters; for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power (other than those for measuring or checking semiconductor wafer or devices), without a recording device | Free | Free | Free with certificate |
| 9030.32 | Multimeters; for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power, with a recording device | Free | Free | Free with certificate |
| 9030.33 | Instruments and apparatus; for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power, without a recording device (excluding multimeters) | 1.7% | Free | Not eligible |
| 9030.39 | Instruments and apparatus; for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power, with a recording device (excluding multimeters) | Free | Free | Free with certificate |
| 9030.40 | Instruments and apparatus; specially designed for telecommunications (e.g. cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers) | Free | Free | Free with certificate |
| 9030.82 | Instruments and apparatus; for measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits) | Free | Free | Free with certificate |
| 9030.84 | Instruments and apparatus; n.e.c. in heading no. 9030, with a recording device | Free | Free | Free with certificate |
| 9030.89 | Instruments and apparatus; n.e.c. in heading no. 9030, without a recording device | Free | Free | Free with certificate |
| 9030.90 | Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities, not meters of heading no. 9028; parts and accessories, for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, cosmic and other radiations | Free | Free | Not eligible |
This page is a free reference for shippers, not a customs ruling. Final classification and duty are determined by the licensed customs broker at entry, and government amounts are always billed at actual. Rates change with each tariff edition and trade action.
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