Bent Reading Glass Blanks from China
Curved glass blanks for noncorrective reading magnifiers, hollowed but not optically worked, suitable for simple vision aids. Falls under 7015.90.50.00 as similar glasses for spectacles, noncorrective type.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
9903.88.157.5%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)
Import Tips
• Label clearly as noncorrective to avoid confusion with prescription lens codes
• Confirm no reflecting layers post-annealing; chapter notes allow pre-annealing coatings
• Use invoices specifying 'blanks' to prevent classification as finished products