9007.10.00.00 - Cameras

This category, HTS Code 9007.10.00.00, specifically covers cameras. This includes a broad range of photographic and cinematographic devices designed for capturing images, whether still or moving. The classification encompasses cameras used for various purposes, from consumer-level point-and-shoot models and digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras to professional movie cameras and specialized scientific imaging equipment. The defining characteristic is their primary function of image capture.

Distinguishing this category from its siblings, HTS 9007.20 covers projectors, which are devices designed to display images or film onto a screen, rather than capture them. The other sibling category, "Parts and accessories," encompasses components and supplementary items intended for use with cameras and projectors, but not the complete functional units themselves. Therefore, 9007.10.00.00 is exclusively for the standalone camera apparatus.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories for cameras themselves. Classification within this heading relies on the determination that an item is indeed a camera whose principal function is image capture. This may involve considering factors such as the presence of a lens, shutter mechanism, image sensor or film plane, and controls for exposure and focus.