Australia HS Code

HS Code 901580: Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders : Other instruments and appliances in Australia

Q: Is HS code 901580 the same across all countries?

Yes — up to the 6-digit level, HS code 901580 is the same in every WCO member country. Beyond 6 digits, each country extends the code for national tariff and statistical use. Australia extends it under HS-AU / AHECC.

Q: What system does Australia use to classify HS code 901580?

Australia classifies products under the Australian Customs Tariff Working Pages / AHECC (HS-AU / AHECC; locally Working Tariff), which extends HS codes to 10 digits. The first 6 digits align with the WCO Harmonized System, and the rest cover national tariff and statistical needs.

Q: Where can I officially look up HS code 901580 in Australia?

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What is HS Code 901580 in Australia

Under Australia's Australian Customs Tariff Working Pages / AHECC (Working Tariff), HS Code 901580 is the WCO Harmonized System subheading for Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders : Other instruments and appliances. This is the most detailed internationally standardized level; Australia extends classifications to 10 digits under its national tariff system. 901580 belongs to Section XVIII: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof, Chapter 90: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof, Heading 9015: Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders.

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Classification Path of HS Code 901580 in Australia

Section XVIII

Chapters (90-92) Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof

Chapter 90

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof

HS Code 9015

Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders

HS Code 901580

Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders : Other instruments and appliances

HS Code 90158000

"Instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, hydrography, oceanography, hydrology, meteorology or geophysics (excl. compasses, rangefinders, theodolites, tachymeters ""tacheometers"", levels and photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances)"

Australia Tariff Classification: Australian Customs Tariff Working Pages / AHECC (HS-AU / AHECC)

In Australia, HS 901580 is classified under the Australian Customs Tariff Working Pages / AHECC (Working Tariff) — a 10-digit national extension of the WCO 6-digit Harmonized System.

Tariff schedule Australian Customs Tariff Working Pages / AHECC (HS-AU / AHECC)

Local name Working Tariff

Digits 10

Official source https://www.abf.gov.au/

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Top Trading Product of HS Code 9015

Top Australia import Product Under HS Code 9015

1 901580: Other instruments and appliances $244.5M 2 901590: Parts and accessories $60.0M 3 901510: Rangefinders $20.8M

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Top Australia export Product Under HS Code 9015

1 901580: Other instruments and appliances $124.9M 2 901590: Parts and accessories $56.6M 3 901540: Photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances $12.1M

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Related HS Code to Australia Other Surveying Instruments (901580)

Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders : Levels

HS Code 901540

HS Code 901590

HS Code 900110

Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 8544; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked : Optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables

HS Code 900120

HS Code 900130

HS Code 900140

Frequently Asked Questions

What is HS code 901580 in Australia?

HS code 901580 covers Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders : Other instruments and appliances in Australia. It sits in Chapter 90 (Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof), Heading 9015 of the Harmonized System, and is classified under HS-AU / AHECC.

Is HS code 901580 the same across all countries?

What system does Australia use to classify HS code 901580?

Where can I officially look up HS code 901580 in Australia?