Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not

HS v2017 Code: 9025

About hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not

hs code 9025 covers a diverse range of scientific and industrial instruments used for measuring various environmental conditions. These devices play a crucial role in fields such as meteorology, climate research, manufacturing, and building management, providing essential data for monitoring, analysis, and decision-making. The global market for these instruments is driven by the increasing demand for accurate and reliable environmental monitoring, as well as the growing emphasis on energy efficiency and sustainability across various industries.

Production process

The production of instruments under hs code 9025 typically involves a combination of precision engineering, advanced electronics, and specialized manufacturing processes. Manufacturers often utilize computer-aided design (CAD) software to model and engineer the components, followed by the use of computer numerical control (CNC) machines for the fabrication of intricate parts. Assembly of the final products may involve the integration of electronic sensors, microprocessors, and display units, ensuring the accurate and reliable functioning of these instruments.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of hs code 9025 instruments include a variety of raw materials such as metals, plastics, and electronic components. Manufacturers may also rely on specialized machinery, including CNC machines, assembly lines, and calibration equipment. Additionally, the industry requires a skilled workforce with expertise in fields such as mechanical engineering, electronics, and software development to design, engineer, and assemble these sophisticated instruments.

Production outputs

The instruments covered under hs code 9025 are primarily used for measuring and monitoring various environmental conditions, such as temperature, pressure, humidity, and air quality. These outputs are then consumed by a wide range of industries, including 8415 Air conditioning machines, 8421 Centrifuges, filtering or purifying machinery, 8424 Mechanical appliances for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, and 9015 Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, among others. The data collected by these instruments is essential for applications such as weather forecasting, building automation, industrial process control, and scientific research.

Family tree for hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/90'>90: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9025'>9025: Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9001'>9001: Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables not of heading no. 8544; sheets, plates of polarising material; lenses, prisms, mirrors, of any material; unmounted; not non optical glass</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9002'>9002: Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, other than such elements of glass not optically worked</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9003'>9003: Frames and mountings; for spectacles, goggles or the like, and parts</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9004'>9004: Spectacles, goggles and the like; corrective, protective or other</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9005'>9005: Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, mountings therefore; other astronomical instruments, mountings therefore, but not including instruments for radio-astronomy</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9006'>9006: Cameras, photographic (excluding cinematographic); photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs other than discharge lamps of heading no. 8539</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9007'>9007: Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9008'>9008: Image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9010'>9010: Photographic (including cinematographic) laboratory apparatus and equipment, n.e.c. in chapter 90; negatoscopes; projection screens</a>"]
A --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9011'>9011: Microscopes, compound optical; including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection</a>"]
A --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9012'>9012: Microscopes (excluding optical microscopes); diffraction apparatus</a>"]
A --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9013'>9013: Liquid crystal devices not constituting articles provided for more specifically in other headings; lasers, not laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments n.e.c. in this chapter</a>"]
A --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9014'>9014: Navigational instruments and appliances; direction finding compasses</a>"]
A --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9015'>9015: Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses, rangefinders</a>"]
A --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9016'>9016: Balances; of a sensitivity of 5cg or better, with or without weights</a>"]
A --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9017'>9017: Drawing, marking-out, mathematical calculating instruments (drafting machines, protractors, drawing sets etc); instruments for measuring length (e.g. measuring rods, tapes, micrometers, callipers) n.e.c.</a>"]
A --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9018'>9018: Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight testing instruments</a>"]
A --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9019'>9019: Mechano-therapy, massage appliances; psychological aptitude testing apparatus; ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus</a>"]
A --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9020'>9020: Breathing appliances and gas masks; excluding protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters and excluding apparatus of item no. 9019.20</a>"]
A --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9021'>9021: Orthopaedic appliances; including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other which are worn, carried or implanted in the body to compensate for a defect or disability</a>"]
A --> W["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9022'>9022: X-ray, alpha, beta, gamma radiation apparatus; x-ray tubes, x-ray generators, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens, examination or treatment tables, chairs and the like</a>"]
A --> X["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9023'>9023: Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses</a>"]
A --> Y["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9024'>9024: Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity of other mechanical properties of materials (e.g. metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics)</a>"]
A --> Z["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9026'>9026: Instruments, apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure of liquids, gases (e.g. flow meters, heat meters etc), not instruments and apparatus of heading no. 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032</a>"]
A --> BA["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9027'>9027: Instruments and apparatus; for physical or chemical analysis (e.g. polarimeters, spectrometers), for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, etc, for measuring quantities of heat, sound or light</a>"]
A --> BB["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9028'>9028: Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor</a>"]
A --> BC["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9029'>9029: Revolution counter, production counters, taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like, speed indicators and tachometers, other than those of heading no. 9015, stroboscopes</a>"]
A --> BD["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9030'>9030: Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities not meters of heading no. 9028; instruments, apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, cosmic and other radiations</a>"]
A --> BE["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9031'>9031: Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, n.e.c. or included in this chapter; profile projectors</a>"]
A --> BF["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9032'>9032: Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus; automatic type</a>"]
A --> BG["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9033'>9033: Machines and appliances, instruments or apparatus of chapter 90; parts and accessories n.e.c. in chapter 90</a>"]

    B --> BH["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/902511'>902511: Thermometers and pyrometers; liquid filled, for direct reading, not combined with other instruments</a>"]
B --> BI["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/902519'>902519: Thermometers and pyrometers; (other than liquid filled, for direct reading), not combined with other instruments</a>"]
B --> BJ["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/902580'>902580: Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, barometers, hygrometers, psychrometers, thermometers, pyrometers; recording or not, any combination of these instruments (excluding thermometers and barometers not combined with other instruments)</a>"]
B --> BK["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/902590'>902590: Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, barometers, hygrometers, psychrometers, thermometers, pyrometers; recording or not, any combination of these instruments, parts and accessories</a>"]


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