9015.10.40.00 - Electrical

This HTS category, 9015.10.40.00, specifically covers electrical rangefinders. These instruments are designed for measuring distances, often for surveying, navigation, or military applications, and are characterized by their use of electrical principles or components to perform this function. Examples include laser rangefinders that emit a laser beam and calculate distance based on the time taken for the beam to return, or ultrasonic rangefinders that utilize sound waves.

This classification is distinguished from its sibling category, 9015.10.80.00 "Other," by the fundamental operational mechanism. While both fall under the broader heading of rangefinders within the surveying instruments chapter, 9015.10.40.00 is reserved for those that are explicitly electrical in their primary functioning. Sibling categories without an "electrical" designation would encompass rangefinders that operate on purely optical, mechanical, or other non-electrical principles.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS database, there are no further subcategories under 9015.10.40.00. Therefore, classification within this specific code is determined by the presence of electrical operational principles in the rangefinding apparatus, differentiating it from any other non-electrical rangefinding devices that might exist at the same level of detail.