Acrylic Contact Lens Blank from Japan
Unfinished hydrogel or acrylic contact lens blanks, lathe-cuttable for prescription lenses. Classifies under HTS 9001.90.90.00 as unmounted optical elements for vision correction. Supplied to opticians for final surfacing.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Dk/t oxygen permeability and water content specs required for FDA medical device compliance
• Distinguish blanks from finished Rx lenses; unfinished status keeps in 9001
• Class I medical device registration needed alongside customs entry