Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings for instruments or apparatus, other than such elements of glass not optically worked; parts and accessories thereof

Every line of heading 9002

• 9002 Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings for instruments or apparatus, other than such elements of glass not optically worked; parts and accessories thereof.
• 9002.11 For cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers.
• 9002.11.40.00 Projection (under: For cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers) (No.): General 2.45%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 45%.
• 9002.11.60.00 Mounted lenses suitable for use in, and entered separately from, closed-circuit television cameras, with or without attached electrical or non-electrical closed-circuit television camera connectors, and with or without attached motors (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 45%.
• 9002.11.90.00 Other (under: Other) (No.): General 2.3%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 45%.
• 9002.19.00.00 Other (under: Objective lenses and parts and accessories thereof) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 45%.
• 9002.20 Filters and parts and accessories thereof.
• 9002.20.40.00 Photographic (under: Filters and parts and accessories thereof) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 20%.
• 9002.20.80.00 Other (under: Filters and parts and accessories thereof) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 65%.
• 9002.90 Other (under: Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings for instruments or apparatus, other than such elements of glass not optically worked; parts and accessories thereof).
• 9002.90.20.00 Prisms (under: Other) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 65%.
• 9002.90.40.00 Mirrors (under: Other) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 45%.
• 9002.90.70.00 Halftone screens designed for use in engraving or photographic processes (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 25%.
• 9002.90.85.00 Mounted lenses suitable for use in, and entered separately from, closed-circuit television cameras, with or without attached electrical or non-electrical closed-circuit television camera connectors, and with or without attached motors (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 65%.
• 9002.90.95.00 Other (under: Other) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 65%.

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.

• Optical elements and lenses: tariffs and imports
• Optical elements and lenses: landed cost by country
• Optical elements and lenses: reshoring outlook

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.