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        "Use 9004.10 when they are sunglasses.",
        "Some similar goods are classified elsewhere: 9004.90 applies when they are other spectacles or goggles, such as reading glasses or swimming goggles."
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        "Each code is listed with its legal text from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, quoted as published, and the condition under which it applies to sunglasses."
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      "id": "similar",
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        "Products in the same category as sunglasses, or classified under the same headings."
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      "title": "Duty rates by country",
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        "National tariff lines for sunglasses are live for the United States. Each page lists the lines under the codes above, with their duty rates where they are live."
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      "id": "note",
      "title": "Classification depends on the exact product",
      "text": [
        "The right code depends on what the product is made of, how it is made and what it is for, so two products sold as sunglasses can fall under different codes.",
        "Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling."
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      "text": [
        "The legal texts are from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, live on border.bot since 11 October 2026.",
        "The conditions and questions on this page were written for sunglasses by border.bot and checked against those legal texts; the page changes when a new release goes live or the topic is reviewed again."
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