HTS Heading 9001

Optical fibers and optical fiber bundles; optical fiber cables other than those of heading 8544; sheets and plates of polarizing material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked

All 14 HTS codes under heading 9001 (optical fibers and optical fiber bundles), with their duty rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 23. General duty Free to 6.7%.

Every line of heading 9001

  • 9001 Optical fibers and optical fiber bundles; optical fiber cables other than those of heading 8544; sheets and plates of polarizing material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked.
  • 9001.10.00 Optical fibers, optical fiber bundles and cables: General 6.7%; Special Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 65%.
  • 9001.10.00.30 For transmission of voice, data or video communications (m).
  • 9001.10.00.50 Plastic optical fibers (under: Other) (m).
  • 9001.10.00.70 Other (under: Other) (m).
  • 9001.10.00.75 Plastic optical fiber bundles and cables (Fiber m).
  • 9001.10.00.85 Other (under: Optical fiber bundles and cables) (Fiber m).
  • 9001.20.00.00 Sheets and plates of polarizing material (kg): General Free; Special none; Column 2 50%.
  • 9001.30.00.00 Contact lenses (under: Optical fibers and optical fiber bundles; optical fiber cables other than those of heading 8544; sheets and plates of polarizing material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked) (No.): General 2%; Special Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 40%.
  • 9001.40.00.00 Spectacle lenses of glass (under: Optical fibers and optical fiber bundles; optical fiber cables other than those of heading 8544; sheets and plates of polarizing material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked) (prs.): General 2%; Special Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 40%.
  • 9001.50.00.00 Spectacle lenses of other materials (prs.): General 2%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 40%.
  • 9001.90 Other (under: Optical fibers and optical fiber bundles; optical fiber cables other than those of heading 8544; sheets and plates of polarizing material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked).
  • 9001.90.40.00 Lenses (under: Other) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 45%.
  • 9001.90.50.00 Prisms (under: Other) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 65%.
  • 9001.90.60.00 Mirrors (under: Other) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 45%.
  • 9001.90.80.00 Halftone screens designed for use in engraving or photographic processes (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 25%.
  • 9001.90.90.00 Other (under: Other) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 85%.

From MFG Calcs data: Optical elements and lenses

U.S. imports of optical elements and lenses (headings 9001, 9002) came to $4.36B in 2025, with $566M in calculated duty: an effective duty of 13.0%, every duty included.

Effective duty in Sep 2026: 13.7%, against 18.0% in Sep 2025.

Largest sources in 2025: Japan $729M at 9.8% effective duty; Mexico $534M at 3.7% effective duty; Germany $515M at 9.8% effective duty; China $372M at 48.0% effective duty; Ireland $367M at 9.9% effective duty.

These are family totals from U.S. import statistics published through USITC DataWeb, not this heading's rate alone; effective duty is calculated duty as a share of customs value, an estimate, not a ruling.

About these rates

The rates are those printed in the 2026 HTS Revision 23, published by the U.S. International Trade Commission. A 10-digit statistical line takes the rates printed on the 8-digit line above it. Chapter 99 duties (Section 232, Section 301, IEEPA) depend on the product, the origin and the date, are charged on top, and are not included. A code here is a strong lead, not a ruling: confirm it with a customs broker or a CBP binding ruling.

Last reviewed 2026-11-12.