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| Sub-Chapter | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles | $18,505,728 | $30,964,520 | $47,802,766 |
| Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material | $12,676,660 | $23,755,092 | $23,020,402 |
| Frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles or the like, and parts thereof ... | $11,339,513 | $14,887,059 | $14,732,650 |
| Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other. | $44,971,826 | $82,975,696 | $101,423,467 |
| Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor | $2,906,835 | $24,119,969 | $6,760,319 |
| Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras | $36,867,213 | $49,609,525 | $63,215,570 |
| Cinematographic cameras and projectors | $861,482 | $4,526,078 | $9,452,901 |
| Image projectors, other than cinematographic | $3,549,426 | $6,105,711 | $5,764,975 |
| Photocopying apparatus incorporating an optical system | $35,625,883 | $33,469,452 | |
| Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) labora ... | $15,251,246 | $11,316,139 | $31,333,119 |
| Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography | $2,833,795 | $4,149,568 | $3,634,369 |
| Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus. | $1,125,039 | $1,499,276 | $2,806,595 |
| Liquid crystal devices | $3,796,150 | $13,496,025 | $7,328,442 |
| Direction finding compasses; other navigational instruments and appliances. ... | $23,251,596 | $23,336,163 | $45,809,632 |
| Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanograp ... | $90,260,917 | $78,093,079 | $97,267,957 |
| Balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights. | $1,552,739 | $1,382,760 | $1,516,749 |
| Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments | $10,882,997 | $18,256,100 | $14,627,188 |
| Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary ... | $185,180,138 | $288,004,415 | $304,383,232 |
| Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; | $14,534,169 | $13,913,670 | $18,907,736 |
| Other breathing appliances and gas masks, excluding protective masks | $8,458,900 | $15,087,036 | $16,049,103 |
| Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses | $11,090,203 | $17,368,790 | $22,314,044 |
| Apparatus based on the use of X-rays or of alpha, beta or gamma radiations | $19,204,028 | $43,929,073 | $81,646,818 |
| Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes | $11,348,885 | $35,355,966 | $32,402,310 |
| Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility ... | $7,083,187 | $14,357,586 | $17,647,348 |
| Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, bar ... | $8,792,122 | $16,115,685 | $30,423,281 |
| Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressu ... | $43,735,693 | $77,581,947 | $88,634,655 |
| Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis | $60,394,232 | $93,681,556 | $105,290,765 |
| Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters | $14,510,317 | $35,999,362 | $47,357,847 |
| Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, mileometers | $2,874,900 | $5,195,433 | $9,320,548 |
| Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers | $66,961,536 | $145,951,860 | $105,962,356 |
| Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines | $27,744,848 | $66,006,857 | $66,447,771 |
| Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus. | $59,823,409 | $90,503,919 | $128,060,547 |
| Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter) ... | $6,220,955 | $11,219,292 | $5,067,975 |
| Total | $864,216,567 | $1,392,214,659 | $1,556,413,437 |
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