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HTS CODE

9001.50.0000

Spectacle lenses of other materials

Current Rate BreakdownNo rate change since July 7, 2026
Stacked duty rate composition — CN origin
ComponentRate
MFN BASE RATE2.0%
SECTION 3019903.88.15
7.5%
TOTAL EFFECTIVE RATE
9.5%
Source:USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule ↗· as of the daily check on October 4, 2026
Overlays resolved from Chapter 99 U.S. Notes — Chapter 99 trade-action overlays resolved from the U.S. Notes to Chapter 99 (parsed 2026-10-02). The USITC schedule no longer publishes per-code references, so coverage comes from the note lists directly; USTR product exclusions at the statistical-suffix level may still apply — verify before filing.

Where this code sits in the schedule

  • 9001Optical 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
  • 9001.50.00.00Spectacle lenses of other materials

Next to this line in heading 9001

Each line’s own MFN general rate.

  • 9001.30.00.00Contact lenses2%
  • 9001.40.00.00Spectacle lenses of glass2%
  • 9001.50.00.00Spectacle lenses of other materials2%
  • 9001.90.40.00LensesFree
  • 9001.90.50.00PrismsFree

OTHER USITC RATE COLUMNS

Special (FTA/preference): "Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)" — preference programs only; not the rate for an ordinary shipment.

Column 2 (non-MFN): "40%" — for countries without normal trade relations; not the rate for an ordinary shipment.

ABOUT THIS CODE

HTS 9001.50.0000, filed for CN-origin shipments under "Spectacle lenses of other materials", sits in Chapter 90 (Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus). The schedule reaches this line starting from 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", narrowing to 9001.50.00.00 ("Spectacle lenses of other materials"). Within heading 9001, the schedule files 9001.50.00.00 after 9001.30.00.00 ("Contact lenses", 2%) and 9001.40.00.00 ("Spectacle lenses of glass", 2%) and before 9001.90.40.00 ("Lenses", Free) and 9001.90.50.00 ("Prisms", Free). Stacked for 9001.50.0000: 2% MFN general duty plus 7.5% under Section 301 (9903.88.15) = 9.5%. Rate history for 9001.50.0000: no change detected since HTSAlert began monitoring this Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus line.

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