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HS 9021 · Optical, medical and measuring instruments

Orthopaedic appliances and implants

Data last updated 18 October 2026 · schedule data 2026.10.2

In short

The EU charges no duty on Mercosur orthopaedic appliances and implants, with or without the agreement; Brazil's duty on EU orthopaedic appliances and implants is up to 13.4% today and reaches zero by 2041 (1 of 28 lines is excluded).

Rates at a glance

Into the EU from Mercosur

12 tariff lines

Preferential duty 2026

0%

Duty-free on all phased lines by

No phase-out

Agreement base rate

0%

Applied MFN rate today

0%

Into Brazil from the EU

28 tariff lines

Preferential duty 2026

0–13.4%

Duty-free on all phased lines by

2041

Agreement base rate

0–16%

Applied MFN rate today

0–14.4%

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About this product

Implants, hearing aids, pacemakers and orthopaedic devices already enter the EU duty-free, with or without the agreement. About half of Mercosur's lines already have a zero applied rate, and the rest fall to zero over long schedules, with one line excluded. Hospital tenders often decide who supplies these products.

How the duty falls, year by year

Highest and lowest ad valorem duty each year over the lines on a path to zero. Excluded and quota-only lines keep their duty and aren't included.

Highest preferential ad valorem duty by year, 9021EU → Mercosur: 13.4% in 2026 to 0% in 2041. The table below has the same figures.0%7.5%15%20262028203020322034203620382040
EU → Mercosur

Into the EU from Mercosur

Nothing to phase out in this direction: every line is already duty-free, excluded or only covered by a quota.

Into Brazil from the EU

Into Brazil from the EU
YearAd valorem dutyLines duty-free
20260–13.4%15 / 28
20270–12.6%15 / 28
20280–11.6%15 / 28
20290–10.8%15 / 28
20300–9.8%15 / 28
20310–9%15 / 28
20320–8%15 / 28
20330–7.2%15 / 28
20340–6.2%15 / 28
20350–5.4%15 / 28
20360–4.4%23 / 28
20370–3.6%23 / 28
20380–2.6%23 / 28
20390–1.8%23 / 28
20400–0.8%23 / 28
20410%27 / 28

Lines by staging category

The staging category sets the speed of the cut: 0 is duty-free from entry into force, 4 to 15 are the years to zero, E is excluded and letter codes are quotas or special treatments.

Mercosur → EU

  • 0× 12

EU → Mercosur

  • 0× 14
  • 10× 9
  • 15× 4
  • E× 1

Tariff-rate quotas

No tariff-rate quota applies to this heading.

Rates in each Mercosur country

Each member has its own base rate and applied MFN rate. The preference is cut from the base rate, or from the applied rate where that's lower (Art. 2.4(7) of the agreement), so the current rate can differ by country.

Rates in each Mercosur country
CountryBase rateApplied MFNPreferential 2026Zero byApplied-rate source
Brazil0–16%0–14.4%3 lines have no single published rate0–13.4%2041Brazil applied import duty, Res. Gecex 272/2021 Annexes II, V, VI, IX (MDIC), as of 5 October 2026
Argentina0–16%0–16%3 lines have no single published rate0–14.9%2041Argentina applied import duty (DIE), ARCA Arancel Integrado, as of 18 October 2026
Uruguay0–16%0–14.4%5 lines have no single published rate0–13.4%2041Uruguay applied import duty (Arancel Nacional, MEF), as of 10 February 2025Manual snapshotOlder than 180 days
Paraguay0–16%0–14.4%3 lines have no single published rate0–13.4%2041Paraguay applied import duty (Arancel Nacional Vigente, MEF), as of 4 November 2025Manual snapshotOlder than 180 days

All tariff lines

Line descriptions are the English text of the schedules (CN 2013 for the EU, NCM 2012 for Mercosur).

Into the EU from Mercosur: 12 lines
Into the EU from Mercosur
CodeDescriptionStagingBaseApplied MFN2026Final
9021 10 10Orthopaedic appliances0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 10 90Splints and other fracture appliances0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 21 10Artificial teeth of plastics0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 21 90Artificial teeth of materials other than plastics0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 29 00Dental fittings (excl. artificial teeth)0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 31 00Artificial joints for orthopaedic purposes0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 39 10Ocular protheses0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 39 90Artificial parts of the body (excl. artificial teeth and dental fittings, artificial joints and ocular protheses)0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 40 00Hearing aids (excl. parts and accessories)0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 50 00Pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles (excl. parts and accessories)0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 90 10Parts and accessories of hearing aids, n.e.s.0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 90 90Articles and appliances, which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability (excl. artificial parts of the body, hearing aids, incl. parts and accessories, and complete pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles)0FreeFreeFreeFree
Into Brazil from the EU: 28 lines
Into Brazil from the EU
CodeDescriptionStagingBaseApplied MFN2026Final
9021 10 10Articles and orthopaedic appliances1514%12.6%11.8%Freefrom 2041
9021 10 20Articles and fracture appliances104%4%3.6%Freefrom 2036
9021 10 91Parts/accessories for orthopaedic joint articles/devices0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 10 99Other parts/accessories orthopaedic/fracture devices1014%12.6%11.4%Freefrom 2036
9021 21 10Acrylic artificial teeth1516%14.4%13.4%Freefrom 2041
9021 21 90Other artificial teeth, except of acrylic1516%14.4%13.4%Freefrom 2041
9021 29 00Other dental prosthetics articles and appliances1516%14.4%13.4%Freefrom 2041
9021 31 10Femoral joint, prostheses104%4%3.6%Freefrom 2036
9021 31 20Myoelectric joint prostheses0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 31 90Other artificial parts of the body104%4%3.6%Freefrom 2036
9021 39 11Mechanical heart valves0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 39 19Other heart valves1014%12.6%11.4%Freefrom 2036
9021 39 20Intra-ocular lenses0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 39 30Coated artificial vascular arteries0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 39 40Non-implantable artificial breasts0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 39 80Other prosthetic articles and appliances1014%12.6%11.4%Freefrom 2036
9021 39 91Parts of modular prostheses that replace upper or lower limbs0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 39 99Other parts/accessories for prosthetic articles and appliances1014%12.6%11.4%Freefrom 2036
9021 40 00Hearing aids, except their parts and accessories0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 50 00Pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles, except their parts/accessoriesEFree12.6%12.6%12.6%
9021 90 11Automatic cardiac defibrillators0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 90 19Other apparatus organic implantable device for compensating defect/disability0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 90 81Stainless steel stents, for dilating arteries0Free–FreeFree
9021 90 82Interarticular occludes, mesh of nickel and titanium wires, polyester fabric etc., even presented with their respective catheter0Free–FreeFree
9021 90 89Other apparatus for compensating deficiencies/illnesses1014%–12.7%Freefrom 2036
9021 90 91Parts/accessories of pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 90 92Parts and accessories of hearing aids apparatus0FreeFreeFreeFree
9021 90 99Parts and accessories of articles/apparatus for compensating deficiency1014%FreeFreeFreefrom 2036

Related products

All headings in chapter 90: Optical, medical and measuring instruments

Data and method

Worked out with the calculator's engine from the agreement schedules (Annex 2-A) and the applied-rate files, for agreement year 2026. Mercosur → EU figures assume Brazilian origin, which only matters for the few origin-specific quotas; EU → Mercosur figures are for Brazil unless the country table says otherwise.

Methodology and data sources

Estimates only, not legal or customs advice. Check the official schedules before relying on a rate.