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Duty Rate (from China)
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
Except as provided in headings 9903.88.12, 9903.88.17, 9903.88.20, 9903.88.54, 9903.88.59, 9903.88.61, 9903.88.63, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, 9903.88.69, or 9903.88.70, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(d)
Products classified under HTS 9001.10.00.70
Singlemode Silica Optical Fiber
High-purity silica-based optical fiber designed for singlemode light transmission in telecommunications networks. It features a core diameter of approximately 9 microns optimized for 1310-1550nm wavelengths. Classified under HTS 9001.10.0070 as 'other' optical fibers, excluding cable assemblies of heading 8544.
Polarization Maintaining Panda Fiber
Specialty singlemode optical fiber with panda-style stress rods to maintain light polarization states for sensor and coherent communication systems. Core-cladding offset design ensures high birefringence. Falls under HTS 9001.10.0070 as specialized 'other' optical fiber.
Erbium Doped Fiber for Amplifiers
Rare-earth doped singlemode optical fiber containing erbium ions for optical amplification at 1550nm C-band. Used in EDFAs for long-haul telecom systems. HTS 9001.10.0070 classification for doped 'other' optical fibers.
Photonic Crystal Fiber
Microstructured optical fiber with air-hole lattice in cladding creating photonic bandgap guidance. Enables unique properties like zero dispersion or supercontinuum generation. HTS 9001.10.0070 for advanced 'other' optical fiber designs.
Bend-Insensitive Optical Fiber
G.657 series singlemode fiber with trench-assisted or segmented core design enabling tight bends without high loss. Critical for FTTH installations and high-density data centers. HTS 9001.10.0070 for enhanced performance fibers.
Radiation-Hardened Optical Fiber
Pure silica core fiber doped for minimal radiation-induced attenuation, used in space, nuclear, and high-energy physics environments. Maintains transmission under gamma/neutron exposure. HTS 9001.10.0070 for environmentally specialized fibers.
Multimode OM3 Optical Fiber
50/125μm multimode optical fiber compliant with OM3 laser-optimized standards for 10G Ethernet applications up to 300m. Wound on standard 2km spools for network installation. HTS 9001.10.0070 covers 'other' optical fibers beyond basic singlemode types.
Dispersion Compensating Fiber
High negative dispersion optical fiber designed to compensate chromatic dispersion in standard singlemode systems. Typically deployed in coiled DCF modules for DWDM networks. Classifies under HTS 9001.10.0070 as specialty transmission fiber.