Import duty on Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables not of heading no. 8544; sheets, plates of polarising material; lenses, prisms, mirrors, of any material; unmounted; not non optical glass (HS 9001)

Heading 9001 covers 6 tariff lines in LoadLoom's table; 5 of them clear duty-free under USMCA for goods made in Canada, the US or Mexico. Published US and Canadian rates below, verified October 2026. Pick the line that matches your goods for the worked example and border steps.

HS code	Goods	US duty	Canada duty	USMCA
9001.10	Optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables; excluding those of heading no. 8544	6.7%	Free	Free with certificate
9001.20	Optical elements; polarising material, sheets and plates thereof	Free	Free	Free with certificate
9001.30	Lenses, contact; unmounted, of any material, excluding elements of glass not optically worked	2%	Free	Free with certificate
9001.40	Lenses, spectacle; unmounted, of glass, excluding elements of glass not optically worked	2%	2%	Free with certificate
9001.50	Lenses, spectacle; unmounted, of materials other than glass	2%	2%	Free with certificate
9001.90	Optical elements; lenses n.e.c. in heading no. 9001, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, unmounted, of any material (excluding elements of glass not optically worked)	Free	Free	Not eligible

This page is a free reference for shippers, not a customs ruling. Final classification and duty are determined by the licensed customs broker at entry, and government amounts are always billed at actual. Rates change with each tariff edition and trade action.

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