Harmonized System
U.S. exports of Signalling Glassware & Unworked Glass Optical Elements (HS 701400) totaled $16.6M in August 2026.
Importers of Signalling Glassware & Unworked Glass Optical Elements paid $323K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 16.30% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataClassified by the absence of optical working rather than by end-use sector, this heading covers glass lens blanks (7014001000), other optical glass elements (7014002000), lenses and filters not optically worked (7014003000), and signalling glassware such as traffic and railway lenses (7014005000) — a technically specialized set of articles that feeds both the optics manufacturing and transportation infrastructure industries. Malaysia leads US supply, reflecting the concentration of precision glass and optics manufacturing in Southeast Asia, with Japan second — consistent with Japan's deep integration into global optical supply chains. Importers should note that optically worked glass elements are excluded and classified elsewhere in Chapter 90.
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141 import shipments a month
Glass optical elements that have been ground, polished, or otherwise optically worked to precise specifications — such as finished lenses for cameras, microscopes, or eyeglasses — are classified in Chapter 90 (e.g., heading 9001). Heading 7014 captures only blanks and preforms that have not yet undergone optical working. The distinction is critical because Chapter 90 rates and any applicable trade remedies differ from Chapter 70.
Glass lens blanks for non-spectacle applications are industrial articles and do not trigger mandatory admissibility review by FDA, FSIS, or APHIS. However, if the blanks are destined for use in defense or dual-use optical systems, exporters and importers should assess whether Export Administration Regulations (EAR) or International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) apply on the export side, and whether any Commerce Department licensing conditions affect the import transaction.
ImportsExports
Imports
$2.0MYoY · free account
Exports
$16.6MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $25.6M of Signalling Glassware & Unworked Glass Optical Elements and exported $101.8M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Subheading 1 of 1 in heading 7014
Subheading 701400 · $16.6M of $16.6M
Exports · August 2026
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Germany and Japan together take 86% of it.
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rate provision · imports
0.2% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 16.30% of imports for consumption.
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Imports for consumption | Average duty rate | Dutiable Share | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7014001000 | Glass Lens Blanks (Oth Thn Fr Spectcls) Nt Opt Wkd | $949K | 18.07% | 100.00% | $172K |
| 7014002000 | Other Optcl Elmnts Glss Nt Lns Blnks Nt Opt Wrkd | $709K | 15.39% | 100.00% | $109K |
| 7014005000 | Signalling Glassware, Not Optically Worked, NESOI | $202K | 13.31% | 100.00% | $27K |
| 7014003000 | Lenses, Filters A Prts, Glass, Nt Optic Elem N Wkd | $124K | 12.75% | 97.26% | $16K |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
Import lines come from the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and export lines from Schedule B. The two are numbered by different agencies, so the same 10-digit code can appear in both tables describing a different product.
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