HTS heading · chapter 70
7014
Signaling glassware and optical elements of glass (other than those of heading 7015), not optically worked
Analysis
Heading 7014 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers signaling glassware and optical elements of glass (other than those of heading 7015), not optically worked. It has 4 tariff lines.
None of its 4 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 3.3% to 5% with a median of 3.75%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
Its lines are 7014.00.10 for lens blanks (other than for spectacles) (4.1%), 7014.00.20 for optical elements: other (5%), 7014.00.30 for lenses and filters, and parts thereof (3.4%) and 7014.00.50 for other: other (3.3%).
Its median rate of 3.75% sits at the 34th percentile of the headings in chapter 70.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing (327212). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7014.00.10 | Lens blanks (other than for spectacles) | 4.1% |
| 7014.00.20 | Optical elements: other | 5% |
| 7014.00.30 | Lenses and filters, and parts thereof | 3.4% |
| 7014.00.50 | Other: other | 3.3% |