Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 9001.10

9001.10.00

9001.10.00: Optical fibers, optical fiber bundles and cables

Optical fibres and bundles

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 5 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 9001 Optical fibers and optical fiber bundles; optical fiber cables other than those of heading 8544; 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:
  2. 9001.10.00 Optical fibers, optical fiber bundles and cables

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 6.7% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

Additional duties and import rules

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

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 23 August 2018
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.02

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—6.7%
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus65%

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Subdivisions

  1. 9001.10.00 Optical fibers, optical fiber bundles and cables 6.7%
  2. 9001.10.00.30 For transmission of voice, data or video communications m
  3. 9001.10.00.50 Plastic optical fibers m
  4. 9001.10.00.70 Other m
  5. 9001.10.00.75 Plastic optical fiber bundles and cables Fiber m
  6. 9001.10.00.85 Other Fiber m

Same subheading in other tariffs

9001.10 Optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables

UK 2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines EU 2.9% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye 2.9% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Brazil 12.6% – 20% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 15.1% Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 26 tariff lines · average 12.1% Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Japan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line GCC 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

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.

  • H098958 U.S. CBP 27 September 2017 · 9001.10.00

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

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 90 →

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 9001.10.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 9001.10, optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables.

The general duty is 6.7%.

5 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 2%, the EU duty is 2.9%, the Türkiye duty is 2.9%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 12.6%–20%, the Argentina duty is 0%–12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 9001.10 worth US$228m in 2024; the largest supplier was Denmark, and the United Kingdom ranked 4th with US$21m.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 9001.10.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 6.7%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 9001.10.00 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A*,AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 9001.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Denmark (US$45m), followed by Japan.

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