9001.90: Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles: other

1. 9001 90 00 00 Other
2. 9001 90 00 10 For use in civil aircraft
3. 9001 90 00 90 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£116.5m+15.7% · previous 12 months

Average import price£161.21 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
United States	£32.1m	27.6%	+2%
China	£31.5m	27%	+36.9%
Germany	£12.5m	10.7%	+12.4%
Switzerland	£8.8m	7.6%	+72.6%
Singapore	£4.4m	3.8%	+7.2%
United Kingdom	£3m	2.6%	-15.5%
Israel	£2.6m	2.2%	-1.7%
France	£2.2m	1.9%	-12.5%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye Free – 2.9% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.4% USA Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 16.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Argentina 18% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$3bn	33.4%
2	United States	US$1bn	12.1%
3	Japan	US$945m	11.3%
4	South Korea	US$661m	7.9%
5	Germany	US$604m	7.2%
6	Taiwan	US$446m	5.3%
7	Switzerland	US$245m	2.9%
8	Hong Kong SAR China	US$238m	2.8%
9	Thailand	US$226m	2.7%
10	Singapore	US$168m	2%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$1bn	14.2%
2	Vietnam	US$925m	11.1%
3	Japan	US$698m	8.3%
4	Hong Kong SAR China	US$679m	8.1%
5	United States	US$657m	7.9%
6	Germany	US$653m	7.8%
7	South Korea	US$496m	5.9%
8	Taiwan	US$412m	4.9%
9	Thailand	US$274m	3.3%
10	Mexico	US$211m	2.5%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

• 5%median duty
• 51number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Algeria, Ethiopia

165

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	10%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	30%		2023
Angola	2%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	13%	5% – 20%	2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	18%		2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	6.3%	5% – 7.5%	2023
Aruba	12%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	0%		2023
Azerbaijan	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	7.5%	5% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	13%	5% – 20%	2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	6.3%	5% – 7.5%	2021 · HS 2017
Belize	13%	5% – 20%	2023
Benin	10%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	0%		2022
Bolivia	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	2.5%	0% – 5%	2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Brazil	18%		2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	10%		2023
Burundi	0%		2023
Cambodia	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon	10%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Cape Verde	5%	0% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands	0%		2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic	10%		2023
Chad	10%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	2%		2023
Colombia	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Comoros	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville	10%		2023
Cook Islands	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica	5%		2023
Côte d’Ivoire	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	13%	5% – 20%	2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	8%		2023
Ecuador	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	10%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	5%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
Ethiopia	30%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	0%		2023
Fiji	0%		2023
French Polynesia	13%		2023
Gabon	10%		2023
Gambia	10%		2023
Georgia	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	10%		2023
Gibraltar	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	13%	5% – 20%	2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	5%		2023
Guinea	10%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	10%		2023
Guyana	13%	5% – 20%	2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	10%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	5%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	10%		2023
Indonesia	5%		2023
Iran	10%		2020 · HS 2017
Israel	3%	0% – 6%	2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	10%	0% – 20%	2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	5%		2023
Kazakhstan	3.8%	0% – 7.5%	2023
Kenya	0%		2023
Kiribati	0%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	6.3%	5% – 7.5%	2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	3.3%	0% – 5%	2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	0%		2023
Liberia	10%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	20%		2023
Malawi	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	0%		2023
Maldives	20%		2023
Mali	10%		2023
Mauritania	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	23%	20% – 25%	2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	2.5%		2023
Mozambique	7.5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	3%		2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	0%		2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	5%		2023
New Zealand	0%		2023
Nicaragua	5%		2023
Niger	10%		2023
Nigeria	10%		2023
North Macedonia	0%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	20%		2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	3%	0% – 6%	2017 · HS 2017
Panama	5%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	18%		2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	0%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	6.3%	5% – 7.5%	2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	0%		2023
Samoa	20%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	20%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	5%		2023
Senegal	10%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	10%		2023
Singapore	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Somalia	5%		2023 · HS 2017
South Africa	0%		2023
South Korea	0%		2023
Sri Lanka	0%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	15%	5% – 25%	2023
St Lucia	10%	0% – 20%	2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon	6%		2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines	13%	5% – 20%	2023
Sudan	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	13%	5% – 20%	2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	0%		2023
Syria	5%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	2.5%	0% – 5%	2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	0%		2023
Thailand	7%		2023
Togo	10%		2023
Tonga	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	10%	0% – 20%	2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	1.4%	0% – 2.9%	2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	0%		2023
Ukraine	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	0%		2023
United States	0%		2023
Uruguay	18%		2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	0%		2023
Venezuela	18%		2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	0%		2023
Wallis & Futuna	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	15%		2023
Zimbabwe	0.1%		2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4

88419 Optical fibres & optical fibre bundles & cables; sheets & plates of polarizing material; unmounted optical elements, n.e.s.

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 711220

CPC 2.1 product

48311 Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables (except those made up of individually sheathed fibres); sheets and plates of polarizing material; lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements (except of glass not optically worked), whether or not mounted, other than for cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2670 Manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment

2731 Manufacture of fibre optic cables

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 2

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

1. Import and export controls 20 July 2026

   Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

2. Tariff change 4 June 2026

   Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

Rule changes →

Products classified here

• proof planes
• optical flats
• polarising elements
• diffraction gratings
• interference filters
• prisms, optical elements
• halftone printing screens

Questions and answers

Typical products

• diffraction gratings
• halftone printing screens
• interference filters
• optical flats
• polarising elements
• prisms, optical elements
• proof planes

Everyday names, not part of the legal text.