Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC) · NCM code · HS 7019.80
7019.80.00: Glass wool and articles: Lã de vidro e suas obras
Glass wool and articles
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
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- 7019 Fibras de vidro (incluindo a lã de vidro) e suas obras (por exemplo, fios, mechas ligeiramente torcidas (<i>rovings</i>), tecidos).
- 7019.80.00 Lã de vidro e suas obras
What you pay
Importing into Brazil
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
7019.80 Glass wool and articles of glass wool
UK 4% – 6% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
EU 5% – 7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 6% 
Türkiye 5% – 7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 6% 
USA 4.3% – 4.9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4.6% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 10.8% General (MFN) 36 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 6% – 7.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 6.8% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 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.
- N338506 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of glass wool from Germany
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) goods of heading 3207 (for example, vitrifiable enamels and glazes, glass frit, other glass in the form of powder, granules or flakes);
(b) articles of Chapter 71 (for example, imitation jewellery);
(c) optical fibre cables of heading 8544, electrical insulators (heading 8546) or fittings of insulating material of heading 8547;
(d) front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, framed, for vehicles of Chapters 86 to 88;
(e) front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, whether or not framed, incorporating heating devices or other electrical or electronic devices, for vehicles of Chapters 86 to 88;
(f) optical fibres, optically worked optical elements, hypodermic syringes, artificial eyes, thermometers, barometers, hydrometers or other articles of Chapter 90;
(g) luminaires and lighting fittings, illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates or the like, having a permanently fixed light source, or parts thereof of heading 9405;
(h) toys, games, sports requisites, Christmas tree ornaments or other articles of Chapter 95 (excluding glass eyes without mechanisms for dolls or for other articles of Chapter 95); or
(ij) buttons, fitted vacuum flasks, scent or similar sprays or other articles of Chapter 96.
2. For the purposes of headings 7003, 7004 and 7005:
(a) glass is not regarded as ‘worked’ by reason of any process it has undergone before annealing;
(b) cutting to shape does not affect the classification of glass in sheets;
(c) the expression ‘absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer’ means a microscopically thin coating of metal or of a chemical compound (for example, metal oxide) which absorbs, for example, infra-red light or improves the reflecting qualities of the glass while still allowing it to retain a degree of transparency or translucency; or which prevents light from being reflected on the surface of the glass.
3. The products referred to in heading 7006 remain classified in that heading, whether or not they have the character of articles.
4. For the purposes of heading 7019, the expression ‘glass wool’ means:
(a) mineral wools with a silica (SiO2) content not less than 60 % by weight;
(b) mineral wools with a silica (SiO2) content less than 60 % but with an alkaline oxide (K2O or Na2O) content exceeding 5 % by weight or a boric oxide (B2O3) content exceeding 2 % by weight.
Mineral wools which do not comply with the above specifications fall in heading 6806.
5. Throughout the nomenclature, the expression ‘glass’ includes fused quartz and other fused silica.
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 7019.39, 7019.90.
In the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), 7019.80.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 7019.80, glass wool and articles of glass wool.
The TEC rate is 10.8%.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 4%–6%, the EU duty is 5%–7%, the Türkiye duty is 5%–7%, the US duty is 4.3%–4.9%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Argentina duty is 10.8%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 6%–7.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
Brazil imported goods of subheading 7019.80 worth US$10m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the Brazil import duty for NCM code 7019.80.00?
The TEC rate in the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC) is 10.8%. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Brazil import these goods from?
For subheading 7019.80 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$3m), followed by China.