Quartz Lens Blank for Laser Systems from China
Synthetic quartz glass blank designed for high-power laser focusing lenses, not yet optically figured. Covered by 7014.00.10.00 as fused silica (per chapter note) optical element blanks.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Certify quartz purity and fusion process to leverage 'fused silica' inclusion in glass definition
• Declare as industrial optical blank; avoid spectacle references to prevent 9001 misclassification
• Watch for vacuum packaging that might imply completion stage