Fused Quartz Optical Fiber Drawing Tubes
Precision unworked tubes of fused silica used in optical fiber preform collapse and drawing towers. Their clarity and low impurity levels are critical for single-mode fiber production. HTS 7002.31.00.00 applies to these unworked fused quartz tubes.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If preforms containing dopants for optical properties
Doped fused silica preforms are optical fibers, not plain tubes.
If for unworked balls/rods of fused quartz used in fiber process
Same material but different forms (not tubes) classify separately.
If after furnace processing into jacketing tubes
Jacketing tubes for fiber drawing with specific optical coatings become labware.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide OH-content and defect specifications proving suitability only for fiber optics
• Outer diameter tolerances listed but emphasize no precision machining performed
• Customs may challenge large-diameter tubes (200mm+ OD) as 'articles' vs raw material
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