Sub-Chapter20052006200720082009
Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles$1,158 $979  
Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material   $133 
Frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles or the like, and parts thereof ...  $1,157  
Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other.$8,554 $6,021$28,905$8,253
Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor   $22,268 
Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras$1,710 $22,342$1,018$5,122
Cinematographic cameras and projectors$14,820  $6,576 
Image projectors, other than cinematographic$14,251  $1,407$16,086
Photocopying apparatus incorporating an optical system$99,291 $74,026$136,739$105,360
Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) labora ...$4,059 $4,303$11,823 
Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography$11,092 $17,529$242,299$13,964
Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus.   $460,687 
Liquid crystal devices  $952  
Direction finding compasses; other navigational instruments and appliances. ...$1,249 $195 $5,582
Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanograp ...$39,875 $27,889$195,347$404,691
Balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights.   $5,890$5,159
Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments$12,133 $219,854$23,356$10,963
Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary ...$785,743 $929,995$2,518,627$2,615,496
Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus;   $3,138 
Other breathing appliances and gas masks, excluding protective masks$8,415 $252$1,410$1,387
Apparatus based on the use of X-rays or of alpha, beta or gamma radiations  $39,638$79,286 
Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes  $412$15,079 
Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility ...  $13,307  
Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, bar ...$6,811 $27,360$90,748$75,196
Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressu ...$60,731 $39,892$39,186$220,793
Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis$27,207 $60,790$36,086$109,227
Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters$153,437 $448,441$32,209$20,770
Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, mileometers  $2,497  
Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers$6,837 $79,873$33,804$63,752
Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines$12,520 $55,987$10,961$34,784
Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus.$118,151$1,966$56,082$125,384$27,427
Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter) ...   $97,585$152,263
Total$1,388,044$1,966$2,129,773$4,219,951$3,896,275