Bent Glass for Corrective Lens Blanks from China
Hollowed, bent glass forms for prescription corrective spectacle lenses, pre-ground state without optical surfacing. HTS 7015.90.20.00 includes these 'corrective spectacles' glasses not worked optically. Ground into Rx specs post-import.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Rx lab end-use declaration; no prescription on blanks
• Pitfall: finished Rx lenses different class
• Optical engineer certs