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HTS 9001.10.00Chapter 90

HTS 9001.10.00Optical fibers, optical fiber bundles and cables Duty Rate & Import Guide

Optical, Photographic, Medical Instruments · $40.3M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

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%

Preferential Rates Available

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Notes

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Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$40.3M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

LOW

10 rulings — · 0 reg · 0 cases

Global Rates

🇺🇸 6.7%

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 3 NCM codes

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, HMRC / DG TAXUD / CBSA / SISCOMEX · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly

Supply Chain Risk

100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.

Trade Remedy

Additional Tariffs Apply

Section 301 — China Tariffs+25%

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 →

Subheadings (6)

CodeDescriptionRate
9001.10.00Optical fibers, optical fiber bundles and cables6.7%
9001.10.00.30For transmission of voice, data or video communications
9001.10.00.50Plastic optical fibers
9001.10.00.70Other
9001.10.00.75Plastic optical fiber bundles and cables
9001.10.00.85Other

CBP Rulings (10)

966631Classification

Optical fiber harness made in Slovakia; NY J86366 Affirmed

966619Classification

Protest 3196-02-100014; Optical Fiber Cable Assemblies; Individually Sheathed Optical Fibers With and Without Outer Jackets or Strength Members

960948Classification

NY B85983 revoked; glass rods; unworked; other articles of glass; optical fiber; preforms; incomplete or unfinished; essential character; Note 2(a), Chapter 70; GRI 2(a); ENs Rule 2(a)(II); 70.02; 90.01; Blakley Corp. v. United States; Ugg International, Inc. v. United States; Winter-Wolff, Inc., v. United States; Sharp Microelectronics Technology, Inc. v. United States; Superior Wire v. United States

964996Classification

Optical Fiber Cable; Patchcords with connectors; Individually sheathed fibers.

087868Classification

Plastic Optical Fiber Printer Cable Fitted With Connectors And Signal Converters; Electrical Signals; Optical Signals

964883Classification

Protest 3196-00-100009; Optical fiber cable; Individually sheathed fibers; Single fiber.

H025849Classification

Application for further review of protest number 1704-07-100361; Classification of Single Mode Optical Fibers

H098958Classification

Revocation of Headquarters Ruling Letter (HQ) 962445 concerning the tariff classification of fiber optic ribbon

967291Classification

Umbilicals for Controlling Subsea Oil and Gas Well Production Apparatus

W968251Classification

Revocation of Treatment; Single Mode (SM) Optical Fibers

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

9001100000Schedule B

OPTICAL FIBERS, OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLES AND CABLES EXCEPT HEADING 8544

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

90019001.10.00.30