AHECC item code

90178000 Other instruments

Other instruments

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
Edition: AHECC 2022
Unit: NO

About this item code

AHECC item pages represent the end point of the export commodity hierarchy. They are the level used when a commodity has been identified precisely enough for final export coding.

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Item code facts

Code: 90178000
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: 9017 Drawing, Marking-Out or Mathematical Calculating Instruments (For Example, Drafting Machines, Pantographs, Protractors, Drawing Sets, Slide Rules, Disc Calculators); Instruments for Measuring Length, for Use in the Hand (For Example, Measuring Rods and Tapes, Micrometers, Callipers), Not Specified or Included Elsewhere in This Chapter
HS code: 901780 Other instruments
UQ: NO

Description

Other instruments

How to read AHECC code 90178000

Read the code from broad to specific. Each verified prefix below narrows the commodity until the final Australian export statistical item is reached.

Code level	Code	Classification
Chapter	90	Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision, Medical or Surgical Instruments and Apparatus; Parts and Accessories Thereof
Heading	9017	Drawing, Marking-Out or Mathematical Calculating Instruments (For Example, Drafting Machines, Pantographs, Protractors, Drawing Sets, Slide Rules, Disc Calculators); Instruments for Measuring Length, for Use in the Hand (For Example, Measuring Rods and Tapes, Micrometers, Callipers), Not Specified or Included Elsewhere in This Chapter
HS subheading	901780	Other instruments
AHECC item	90178000	Other instruments

The reported unit of quantity for this item is NO. Confirm the commodity description and reporting unit in the official ABS workbook before lodging an export declaration.

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Official AHECC source: ABS 123318.xlsx
Last reviewed: 2026-04-18

This page is based on the official ABS AHECC section table. Use the ABS file and customs guidance for formal export coding decisions.

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