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

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90.18 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
9018.11.00	Electro-cardiographs	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
9018.12.00	Ultrasonic scanning apparatus	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
9018.13.00	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
9018.14.00	Scintigraphic apparatus	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
9018.19.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
9018.20.00	Ultra-violet or infra-red ray apparatus	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
9018.31.00	Syringes, with or without needles	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
9018.32.00	Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
9018.39.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
9018.41.00	Dental drill engines, whether or not combined on a single base with other dental equipment	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
9018.49.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
9018.50.00	Other ophthalmic instruments and appliances	0.05%	0%	1%	4.5%	4.5%	0%
9018.90.00	Other instruments and appliances	0.05%	0%	1%	4.5%	4.5%	0%

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HS 9018.39.00

Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like, other

Section XVIII · Optical, medical & precision instruments; clocks; musical instruments › Ch 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof › 90.18 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments

Applied duty rates

0% MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
0% ZMB-ERI preferential rate
0% ZMB-ETH preferential rate
0% ZMB-ZAF preferential rate
0% SADC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 5 10

2020 2020 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $6 To the world $5 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $6 To the world $6 Within the Commonwealth

$8 $2 2025 2025 $8 To the world $2 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$6	$5
2022	$0	$0
2023	$0	$0
2024	$6	$6
2025	$8	$2

Imports | US$ thousand

0 2k 4k 6k

2020 2020 $2,684 From the world $658 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $4,247 From the world $1,616 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $1,719 From the world $438 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $5,540 From the world $4,261 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $4,973 From the world $3,365 Within the Commonwealth

$3,860 $2,175 2025 2025 $3,860 From the world $2,175 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

Show data

Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$2,684	$658
2021	$4,247	$1,616
2022	$1,719	$438
2023	$5,540	$4,261
2024	$4,973	$3,365
2025	$3,860	$2,175

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