9025.11.40.00 - Other

This HTS subcategory, 9025.11.40.00, covers "Other" liquid-filled thermometers and pyrometers designed for direct reading, excluding those specifically classified as clinical instruments. These instruments are designed to measure temperature and utilize a liquid column, such as mercury or alcohol, whose expansion or contraction is directly observed against a calibrated scale to indicate the temperature. Their applications are broad, encompassing general-purpose thermometers used in industrial processes, laboratories, environmental monitoring, and household settings.

Unlike the sibling category 9025.11.20.00, which is reserved for clinical thermometers specifically designed for measuring body temperature, this category encompasses all other liquid-filled, direct-reading thermometers and pyrometers. The distinction lies in the intended use and calibration. Clinical thermometers adhere to specific accuracy standards and design features for medical diagnostics, whereas the instruments classified here are for more general or industrial temperature measurement purposes.

As a leaf node within the HTS structure, 9025.11.40.00 does not have further subdivisions. Therefore, the classification of an instrument under this code relies on its physical characteristics as a liquid-filled, direct-reading thermometer or pyrometer, and its exclusion from more specific categories like clinical thermometers. Key classification criteria include the presence of a liquid-filled measuring element, a direct visual scale for reading temperature, and a purpose other than medical diagnosis.