U.S. imports of Parts and Accessories for Photographic Flashlight Apparatus and Flashbulbs (HS 900699) totaled $858K in August 2026, imported from 30 countries.
Importers of Parts and Accessories for Photographic Flashlight Apparatus and Flashbulbs paid $132K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 15.41% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Parts and Accessories for Photographic Flashlight Apparatus and Flashbulbs imports of $858K in August 2026 ran 19% below the year-to-date monthly average of $1.1M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataReplacement and component parts for photographic flash equipment — excluding lamps and bulbs covered by heading 8539 — are consolidated under the single US tariff line 9006990000. China is the dominant supplier, with Italy and South Korea also contributing meaningfully to US import flows. The explicit carve-out for heading 8539 articles means that bare flash tubes or discharge lamps must be assessed separately; only the mechanical housings, capacitor assemblies, sync cables, and similar non-lamp components belong here. Importers dealing in mixed shipments of flash units and spare parts should ensure each line item is individually classified to avoid misclassification.
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Flash tubes and similar discharge lamps are classified under heading 8539 as electrical filament or discharge lamps. Heading 900699 is explicitly limited to parts and accessories other than those covered by 8539, so bare replacement flash tubes must be entered under the appropriate 8539 subheading rather than here.
Complete flash units are classified under heading 900669, while the capacitor boards and other component parts fall under 900699 (tariff line 9006990000). Each article should be declared on a separate line with its own HTS code; combining them under a single line risks misclassification and potential CBP examination.
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Imports
$858KYoY · free account
Exports
$778KYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $13.7M of Parts and Accessories for Photographic Flashlight Apparatus and Flashbulbs and exported $8.1M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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Subheading 7 of 8 in heading 9006
Subheading 900699 · $858K of $26.6M
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Imports for consumption | Average duty rate | Dutiable Share | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9006990000 | Pts, Photographic Flashlight Exc of Heading 8539, | $858K | 15.41% | 98.92% | $132K |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 9006990000 | Pts, Photographic Flashlight Exc of Heading 8539 | $778K |
Import lines come from the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and export lines from Schedule B. The two are numbered by different agencies, so the same 10-digit code can appear in both tables describing a different product.
Imports · August 2026
origin
China and Italy together supply 58% of it. China pays 23.9% duty; Italy 10.0%.
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rate provision · imports
1.1% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 15.41% of imports for consumption.