Chapter
Chapter 70: Glass and glassware
19 headings make up chapter 70, part of section XIII, articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware.
Duty rates compared
UK Free – 10% Third-country duty 287 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
EU Free – 11% Third-country duty 139 tariff lines · average 5.1% · 7× specific or compound duty 
Türkiye Free – 11% Third-country duty 199 tariff lines · average 4.7% · 17× specific or compound duty 
USA Free – 38% General (MFN) 198 tariff lines · average 5.9% · 6× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 107 tariff lines · average 0.1% 
Mexico Free – 36% Third-country duty 146 tariff lines · average 14.5% 
Brazil Free – 25% Third-country duty 90 tariff lines · average 11.5% 
Argentina Free – 18% Third-country duty 251 tariff lines · average 10.9% 
Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 86 tariff lines · average 1.9% 
New Zealand Free – 10% Third-country duty 215 tariff lines · average 1.4% 
Japan Free – 8% Third-country duty 80 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Taiwan Free – 12.5% Third-country duty 117 tariff lines · average 5.8% 
GCC Free – 5% Third-country duty 120 tariff lines · average 4.9% 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 71 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 81 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free – 15% Third-country duty 147 tariff lines · average 7.8% 
Nigeria 5% – 20% Third-country duty 84 tariff lines · average 16.2% Headings 19
- 7001Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass, excluding glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass of heading 8549; glass in the mass
- 7002Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading 7018), rods or tubes, unworked
- 7003Cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked
- 7004Drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked
- 7005Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked
- 7006Glass of heading 7003, 7004 or 7005, bent, edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with other materials
- 7007Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or laminated glass
- 7008Multiple-walled insulating units of glass
- 7009Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including rear-view mirrors
- 7010Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass; stoppers, lids and other closures, of glass
- 7011Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes), open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, for electric lamps and light sources, cathode-ray tubes or the like
- 7013Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than that of heading 7010 or 7018)
- 7014Signalling glassware and optical elements of glass (other than those of heading 7015), not optically worked
- 7015Clock or watch glasses and similar glasses, glasses for non-corrective or corrective spectacles, curved, bent, hollowed or the like, not optically worked; hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses
- 7016Paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or moulded glass, whether or not wired, of a kind used for building or construction purposes; glass cubes and other glass smallwares, whether or not on a backing, for mosaics or similar decorative purposes; leaded lights and the like; multicellular or foam glass in blocks, panels, plates, shells or similar forms
- 7017Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated
- 7018Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semi-precious stones and similar glass smallwares, and articles thereof other than imitation jewellery; glass eyes other than prosthetic articles; statuettes and other ornaments of lamp-worked glass, other than imitation jewellery; glass microspheres not exceeding 1 mm in diameter
- 7019Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, rovings, woven fabrics)
- 7020Other articles of glass
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$126m+US$849m+> US$3bn
Exports: 219
- China: US$24bn
- Germany: US$7bn
- United States: US$6bn
- France: US$3bn
- Japan: US$3bn
- Poland: US$3bn
- Italy: US$3bn
- Belgium: US$2bn
- South Korea: US$2bn
- Mexico: US$2bn
- Czechia: US$2bn
- Spain: US$2bn
- Taiwan: US$2bn
- Türkiye: US$2bn
- Malaysia: US$2bn
- Vietnam: US$1bn
- India: US$1bn
- United Kingdom: US$1bn
- Netherlands: US$1bn
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$944m
- Austria: US$901m
- Bulgaria: US$849m
- Portugal: US$769m
- Hungary: US$769m
- Thailand: US$764m
- Egypt: US$751m
- Slovakia: US$692m
- Canada: US$685m
- Singapore: US$426m
- Croatia: US$410m
- Sweden: US$386m
- Switzerland: US$383m
- Indonesia: US$382m
- Slovenia: US$364m
- Romania: US$353m
- United Arab Emirates: US$337m
- Denmark: US$334m
- Saudi Arabia: US$324m
- Finland: US$288m
- Russia: US$273m
- Brazil: US$241m
- Latvia: US$220m
- Luxembourg: US$209m
- Lithuania: US$197m
- Serbia: US$186m
- South Africa: US$186m
- Ukraine: US$164m
- Morocco: US$162m
- Estonia: US$161m
- Peru: US$144m
- Ireland: US$144m
- Bahrain: US$140m
- Colombia: US$135m
- Costa Rica: US$126m
- Philippines: US$125m
- Norway: US$112m
- Moldova: US$103m
- Australia: US$97m
- Iran: US$97m
- Belarus: US$91m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$46mUS$46m+US$231m+US$1bn+> US$3bn
Imports: 224
- United States: US$10bn
- Germany: US$6bn
- China: US$5bn
- France: US$4bn
- Italy: US$3bn
- Canada: US$3bn
- South Korea: US$3bn
- United Kingdom: US$2bn
- Spain: US$2bn
- India: US$2bn
- Netherlands: US$2bn
- Japan: US$2bn
- Belgium: US$2bn
- Poland: US$2bn
- Mexico: US$2bn
- Vietnam: US$2bn
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1bn
- Taiwan: US$1bn
- Singapore: US$1bn
- Türkiye: US$1bn
- Czechia: US$1bn
- United Arab Emirates: US$1bn
- Thailand: US$1bn
- Switzerland: US$1bn
- Austria: US$1bn
- Brazil: US$975m
- Australia: US$899m
- Saudi Arabia: US$850m
- Romania: US$831m
- Sweden: US$796m
- Malaysia: US$774m
- Portugal: US$732m
- Hungary: US$702m
- Slovakia: US$677m
- Denmark: US$636m
- Russia: US$612m
- Indonesia: US$583m
- Morocco: US$502m
- Ireland: US$473m
- Greece: US$461m
- Philippines: US$439m
- Israel: US$430m
- Norway: US$426m
- Croatia: US$409m
- Slovenia: US$395m
- Finland: US$336m
- Algeria: US$336m
- Kazakhstan: US$320m
- Serbia: US$317m
- Ukraine: US$306m
- South Africa: US$298m
- Iraq: US$275m
- Egypt: US$258m
- Colombia: US$255m
- New Zealand: US$244m
- Peru: US$231m
- Lithuania: US$228m
- Bulgaria: US$221m
- Argentina: US$207m
- Chile: US$204m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$24bn | 27.3% |
| 2 |  Germany | US$7bn | 8.7% |
| 3 | United States | US$6bn | 7.3% |
| 4 |  France | US$3bn | 4% |
| 5 | Japan | US$3bn | 3.6% |
| 6 |  Poland | US$3bn | 3.5% |
| 7 |  Italy | US$3bn | 3.3% |
| 8 |  Belgium | US$2bn | 2.7% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$2bn | 2.7% |
| 10 | Mexico | US$2bn | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$10bn | 11.5% |
| 2 | Germany | US$6bn | 7.2% |
| 3 | China | US$5bn | 6% |
| 4 | France | US$4bn | 5.1% |
| 5 | Italy | US$3bn | 3.2% |
| 6 | Canada | US$3bn | 2.9% |
| 7 | South Korea | US$3bn | 2.9% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$2bn | 2.8% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$2bn | 2.8% |
| 10 |  India | US$2bn | 2.4% |
In the UK Global Tariff, chapter 70 covers 287 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 10%. 116 of them are duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides chapter 70 into 139 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 11% (average 5.1%). 6 of them are duty-free. 7 lines have a specific or compound duty.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, chapter 70 covers 199 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 11%. 7 of them are duty-free. 17 lines have a specific or compound duty.
World trade in chapter 70 goods reached US$86bn in 2024, down 2.1% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 27.3% of the total, ahead of Germany.
The United States imported the most (US$10bn).
Chapter 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.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for glass and glassware?
Glass and glassware make up HS chapter 70, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on glass and glassware in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 70 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 10%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on glass and glassware in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 70 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 11%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most glass and glassware?
China, with US$24bn in 2024 (27.3% of world exports).