Hollow Glass Spheres for Spectacle Segments from Japan
Precision hollow glass spheres and their segments designed for manufacturing corrective spectacle glasses, unworked optically. HTS 7015.90.50.00 covers these specifically for such production, in unfinished form.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Include technical drawings showing use in spectacle manufacture to support 'for the manufacture of such glasses' criterion
• Test for fused silica inclusion; schedule notes treat it as glass throughout