HTS heading 9001
Optical fibers and optical fiber bundles; optical fiber cables other than those of heading 8544; sheets and plates of polarizing material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked — 17 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9001 | Optical fibers and optical fiber bundles; optical fiber cables other than those of heading 8544; sheets and plates of polarizing material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9001.10.00 | Optical fibers, optical fiber bundles and cables + Ch. 99 | 6.7% | — |
| 9001.10.00.30 | For transmission of voice, data or video communications + Ch. 99 | 6.7% (inherited from 9001.10.00) | m |
| 9001.10.00.50 | Plastic optical fibers + Ch. 99 | 6.7% (inherited from 9001.10.00) | m |
| 9001.10.00.70 | Other + Ch. 99 | 6.7% (inherited from 9001.10.00) | m |
| 9001.10.00.75 | Plastic optical fiber bundles and cables + Ch. 99 | 6.7% (inherited from 9001.10.00) | Fiber m |
| 9001.10.00.85 | Other + Ch. 99 | 6.7% (inherited from 9001.10.00) | Fiber m |
| 9001.20.00.00 | Sheets and plates of polarizing material + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 9001.30.00.00 | Contact lenses + Ch. 99 | 2% | No. |
| 9001.40.00.00 | Spectacle lenses of glass + Ch. 99 | 2% | prs. |
| 9001.50.00.00 | Spectacle lenses of other materials + Ch. 99 | 2% | prs. |
| 9001.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9001.90.40.00 | Lenses + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9001.90.50.00 | Prisms + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9001.90.60.00 | Mirrors + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9001.90.80.00 | Halftone screens designed for use in engraving or photographic processes + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9001.90.90.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
5 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.
Additional duties may apply
17 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.