Optical Glass Balls 5mm Unworked from Germany
Specialty optical crown glass spheres at 5 mm, unworked for preforms in lens manufacturing. HTS 7002.10.10.00 covers these as unworked balls under 6 mm, prior to any grinding or polishing.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
13.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Specify refractive index in docs if relevant, but it doesn't affect base classification
• Segregate from worked optical elements to prevent erroneous 7015 duties
• Comply with ITAR if for defense optics, separate from tariff classification