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HS code for protective eye glasses
9004 Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “protective eye glasses” points to heading 9004: spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
In the UK Global Tariff, 9004 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 9004 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is 2.9%.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 9004 covers 9 tariff lines and the duty is 2.9%.
Duty rates compared
UK 2% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
EU 2.9% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Türkiye 2.9% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines 
USA 2% – 2.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.3% 
Canada Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
Mexico 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 16.2% – 18% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 16.6% 
Argentina 18% – 20% Third-country duty 29 tariff lines · average 19.1% 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 4.2% 
Japan 5.3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 5% – 10% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 6.8% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 15% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% – 10% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 8.3% See also
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for protective eye glasses?
Protective eye glasses are classified under 9004 (Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.