Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 9001.50
9001.50.10.10: Spectacle lenses (non-glass): Designed for use by workers employed in hazardous work
Spectacle lenses (non-glass)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 9001 Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 85.44; 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 Spectacle lenses of other materials
- 9001.50.10 Designed for use by workers employed in hazardous work; Unfinished, light polarizing, for use in the manufacture of spectacles
- 9001.50.10.10 Designed for use by workers employed in hazardous work
What you pay
Importing into Canada
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
9001.50 Spectacle lenses of other materials
UK 2% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
EU 2.9% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Türkiye 2.9% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
USA 2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 142 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 3% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free – 15% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
Nigeria 5% – 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% Canada lines: 9001.50
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N294388 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of smartglasses lenses, nose-piece, and remote control from Israel
Legal notes
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, 9001.50.10.10 is one of 4 lines under subheading 9001.50, spectacle lenses of other materials.
The MFN tariff rate is free, and quantities are declared in NMB.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 2%, the EU duty is 2.9%, the Türkiye duty is 2.9%, the US duty is 2%, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 3%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–15% and the Nigeria duty is 5%–10%.
Canada imported goods of subheading 9001.50 worth US$133m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 9001.50.10.10?
The MFN tariff rate in the Customs Tariff of Canada is free; the supplementary unit is NMB. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Canada import these goods from?
For subheading 9001.50 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$32m), followed by Thailand.