Precision Ground Lens Blank for Microscope Objectives from China
High-precision borosilicate glass blank for microscope objective lenses, pre-cut but not surfaced optically. Fits HTS 7014.00.10.00 for signaling/optical glass elements that are lens blanks excluding spectacles.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.6%
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
• Document intended end-use in laboratory microscopes to distinguish from consumer eyewear
• Ensure no annealing post-shaping per chapter note (a), or it may still qualify as unworked