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

HS heading 9018 (Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments) spans 13 products in U.S. import records, with 142,438 bill-of-lading shipments. The most imported are Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like, other, Other instruments and appliances and parts and accessories thereof, and Electrocardiographs, and parts and accessories thereof.

Part of Chapter 90: Optical, photographic, measuring, medical or surgical instruments

Sourced from U.S. Customs bill of lading data · Updated monthly · Data through August 2026Cite as: ImportDoor, U.S. Customs bill of lading data (data through August 2026), https://www.importdoor.com/products/heading/9018

Products under this heading

HS	Product	Shipments
901839	Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like, other	41,420
901890	Other instruments and appliances and parts and accessories thereof	30,622
901811	Electrocardiographs, and parts and accessories thereof	21,424
901831	Syringes, with or without needles	13,725
901819	Electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters), other	11,842
901850	Other ophthalmic instruments and appliances and parts and accessories thereof	6,267
901812	Ultrasonic scanning apparatus	4,177
901832	Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures and parts and accessories thereof	3,939
901841	Dental drill engines, whether or not combined on a single base with other dental equipment, and parts and accessories thereof	3,025
901849	Other instruments and appliances, used in dental sciences, and parts and accessories thereof, other	2,738
901813	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus	2,463
901814	Scintigraphic apparatus	488
901820	Ultraviolet or infrared ray apparatus, and parts and accessories thereof	308

Frequently asked questions about HS 9018

What is HS code 9018?

HS 9018 covers instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical. It is a 4-digit heading in chapter 90 (Optical, photographic, measuring, medical or surgical instruments) of the Harmonized System, with 13 six-digit subheadings that appear in U.S. import records.

How many U.S. import shipments fall under HS 9018?

ImportDoor has 142,438 U.S. Customs bill-of-lading shipment records under HS heading 9018, updated monthly.

What is the most imported product under HS 9018?

Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like (HS 901839) leads with 41,420 shipments, followed by Other instruments and appliances and parts and accessories thereof (HS 901890) and Electrocardiographs (HS 901811).