Quartz Glass Balls Unworked from China
Fused quartz glass balls, unworked, for optical and semiconductor applications prior to further processing. HTS 7002.10.20.00 covers these as 'other' balls, including fused silica per tariff schedule definition of glass.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Supply purity certificates (e.g
• >99.9% SiO2) as fused quartz qualifies as glass throughout the schedule
• Document lack of coatings or layers; chapter notes exclude absorbent/reflecting treatments that could shift to 7006