Fused Silica Lens Blank for UV Optics from China
A precision-machined fused silica blank used for fabricating lenses in ultraviolet optical systems, such as lithography machines. It falls under HTS 7014.00.10.00 as a lens blank that is not optically worked and excludes spectacle lenses, per chapter notes including fused silica as glass.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.1%
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
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
• Verify the blank is not optically worked (e.g
• no polishing or coating) to avoid reclassification under 7015
• Provide manufacturer specs confirming it's a lens blank for non-spectacle use, like industrial optics