Electrical Machinery and Equipment · 15 pending regulations · 15 court cases · $277.5M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$277.5M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
HIGH
0 rulings — · 15 reg · 10 CIT, 5 CAFC (4 recent)
Global Rates
🇺🇸 Free
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: N/A
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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, Federal Register, CourtListener, Regulations.gov · As of 2026-04-29 · Updates monthly
This code has elevated regulatory activity — 0 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 15 pending Federal Register actions, and 15 CIT/CAFC cases.
100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.
This is a high-volume import code — $277M in monthly US imports. Duty rate changes or trade remedy actions on this code have significant economic impact.
List 1 — ~$34B of Chinese goods (machinery, electronics, industrial components)
Active — 7.5%–25% additional duties on Chinese-origin goods across four tranches (Lists 1–4A), with higher 2024/2025 increases on targeted product categories.
Effective 2018-07-06
These additional tariffs apply on top of the general duty rate. View full trade remedy tracker →
| Code | Description | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9001.10.00 | Optical fibers, optical fiber bundles and cables | 6.7% |
| 9001.10.00.30 | For transmission of voice, data or video communications | — |
| 9001.10.00.50 | Plastic optical fibers | — |
| 9001.10.00.70 | Other | — |
| 9001.10.00.75 | Plastic optical fiber bundles and cables | — |
| 9001.10.00.85 | Other | — |
| 9001.20.00.00 | Sheets and plates of polarizing material | Free |
| 9001.30.00.00 | Contact lenses | 2% |
| 9001.40.00.00 | Spectacle lenses of glass | 2% |
| 9001.50.00.00 | Spectacle lenses of other materials | 2% |
| 9001.90 | Other: | — |
| 9001.90.40.00 | Lenses | Free |
| 9001.90.50.00 | Prisms | Free |
| 9001.90.60.00 | Mirrors | Free |
| 9001.90.80.00 | Halftone screens designed for use in engraving or photographic processes | Free |
| 9001.90.90.00 | Other | Free |
Guidance for Grants and Agreements
Final rule; notification of final guidance.·Effective 2023-10-23
Final rule.·Effective 2021-11-04
Proposed rule.
Proposed rule.
USTR regulatory documents related to this tariff code from Regulations.gov.
Comment from _ Positec Tool Corporation, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Comment from Pawel Gorka ,Wise Plastics Tech,
Comment from Michael Sutter, Airtech Group LLC
Comment from Michael Sutter, Airtech Group LLC
Comment from Michael Sutter, Airtech Group LLC
Source: Regulations.gov
OPTICAL FIBERS, OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLES AND CABLES EXCEPT HEADING 8544
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
