Quartz Glass Tubing for Fiber Optics from China
High-purity fused quartz glass tubes supplied unworked for manufacturing fiber optic cables and components. Classified in HTS 7002.39.00 as unworked tubes, including fused silica per chapter notes, prior to any drawing or fabrication. Ideal for high-temperature and optical applications.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41%
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
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)
Import Tips
• Include fused silica purity certificates (SiO2 content) to confirm classification under glass definitions in Chapter 70
• Avoid common error of importing with protective coatings, which could classify as 'worked' under 7002.39 with absorbent layers
• Document end-use as industrial raw material to prevent misclassification as finished optical fiber under 9001