Wired Safety Glass Sheets from Japan
These are cast or rolled glass sheets reinforced with an internal wire mesh grid, classified under HTS 7003.20.00.00 as wired sheets not otherwise worked. The wire prevents shattering into large dangerous pieces during breakage, ideal for fire-resistant applications. They may include an absorbent, reflecting, or non-reflecting layer per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
11.1%
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
• Verify the glass is cast or rolled with embedded wire mesh and lacks further working like edging to stay in 7003.20; document production process
• Check for any thin absorbent, reflecting, or non-reflecting layers, which are allowed but must be microscopically thin per chapter notes