Hollow Glass Sphere for Spectacle Blanks
Precision hollow glass spheres segmented for grinding into noncorrective sunglass or safety spectacle lenses, curved but not optically worked. Falls under HTS 7015.90.20.00 as segments for manufacture of such glasses, retaining chapter 70 status. Used in eyewear production lines.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If contact lenses or frames, not glass spheres
Spectacle frames/contact lenses are separate in 9001, excluding raw glass spheres.
If un-drawn hollow profiles before segmenting
Cast/rolled glass in blocks/profiles prior to hollowing stays in heading 7003.
If finished drinking glasses mistakenly
Stemware/table glassware shifts to 7013; function determines heading.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Specify end-use in commercial invoice as 'for spectacle manufacture'; test for lead content if crystal grade
• Common error: classifying as finished eyewear parts
• Ensure no post-annealing working beyond hollowing
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