Subheading · Chapter 70 · Heading 7003

7003.12

7003.12: Coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer

7003.12 is a six-digit subheading of heading 7003, cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, chapter 70.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 3 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 1
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 7003 12 00 00 Coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer m²
  2. 7003 12 10 00 Of optical glass Freem²
  3. Other m²
  4. 7003 12 91 00 Having a non-reflecting layer Freem²
  5. 7003 12 99 00 Other Freem²

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 2

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 376
    Documents
    • 9008
  • Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1431
    Documents
    • C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)

Import requirements 1

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
European Union (including code "EU")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago

Free
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia Free
UK–Andorra agreement Andorra Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreement Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland Free
UK–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
UK–Peru agreement Peru Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
UK–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
UK–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
UK–San Marino agreement San Marino Free
UK–Tunisia agreement Tunisia Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£2.5m+3.9% · previous 12 months
Average import price£5.70 per kg
Jan 2024: £421kFeb 2024: £179kMar 2024: £117kApr 2024: £259kMay 2024: £88kJun 2024: £259kJul 2024: £253kAug 2024: £123kSept 2024: £193kOct 2024: £232kNov 2024: £184kDec 2024: £326kJan 2025: £261kFeb 2025: £182kMar 2025: £37kApr 2025: £93kMay 2025: £349kJun 2025: £137kJul 2025: £150kAug 2025: £223kSept 2025: £295kOct 2025: £180kNov 2025: £63kDec 2025: £54kJan 2026: £311kFeb 2026: £262kMar 2026: £230kApr 2026: £116kMay 2026: £281kJun 2026: £318kJul 2026: £116kAug 2026: £234k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
United States £1.4m 58.1% +8.6%
Mexico £480k 19.5% +46%
China £165k 6.7% -34.9%
Poland £113k 4.6% -12.1%
Belgium £102k 4.2% +42.4%
Ireland £64k 2.6% +28.3%
Italy £56k 2.3% +98.5%
India £18k 0.7% -19.9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

7003.12 · US$305m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$62kUS$62k+US$505k+US$2m+> US$36m

Exports: 84
  1. South Korea: US$137m
  2. Japan: US$71m
  3. China: US$36m
  4. France: US$10m
  5. United States: US$9m
  6. Mexico: US$8m
  7. Germany: US$6m
  8. Taiwan: US$4m
  9. United Kingdom: US$2m
  10. Thailand: US$2m
  11. Spain: US$2m
  12. Poland: US$2m
  13. Italy: US$1m
  14. Greece: US$1m
  15. Colombia: US$1m
  16. Iran: US$1m
  17. Slovakia: US$1m
  18. India: US$929k
  19. Portugal: US$682k
  20. Egypt: US$645k
  21. Uzbekistan: US$505k
  22. Türkiye: US$476k
  23. Hungary: US$448k
  24. Bulgaria: US$447k
  25. Austria: US$407k
  26. Indonesia: US$394k
  27. Belgium: US$364k
  28. Netherlands: US$342k
  29. Tanzania: US$293k
  30. Argentina: US$261k
  31. Ireland: US$249k
  32. Pakistan: US$211k
  33. Malaysia: US$211k
  34. Ecuador: US$124k
  35. Singapore: US$123k
  36. Saudi Arabia: US$113k
  37. Canada: US$109k
  38. Hong Kong SAR China: US$84k
  39. Norway: US$78k
  40. United Arab Emirates: US$77k
  41. Kuwait: US$62k
  42. South Africa: US$61k
  43. Czechia: US$60k
  44. Lithuania: US$51k
  45. Sweden: US$47k
  46. Chile: US$47k
  47. Guatemala: US$41k
  48. Romania: US$37k
  49. Slovenia: US$29k
  50. Estonia: US$26k
  51. Serbia: US$25k
  52. Honduras: US$22k
  53. Finland: US$21k
  54. Latvia: US$21k
  55. Vietnam: US$20k
  56. Switzerland: US$20k
  57. Brazil: US$18k
  58. El Salvador: US$16k
  59. Russia: US$14k
  60. Denmark: US$12k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 South Korea US$137m 45%
2 Japan US$71m 23.3%
3 China US$36m 11.7%
4 France US$10m 3.4%
5 United States US$9m 3.1%
6 Mexico US$8m 2.6%
7 Germany US$6m 2%
8 Taiwan US$4m 1.3%
9 United Kingdom US$2m 0.8%
10 Thailand US$2m 0.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$215m 70.6%
2 Hong Kong SAR China US$12m 3.8%
3 United States US$8m 2.7%
4 Thailand US$5m 1.8%
5 Japan US$5m 1.6%
6 Germany US$5m 1.5%
7 Netherlands US$4m 1.4%
8 Türkiye US$4m 1.3%
9 United Kingdom US$3m 1.1%
10 Saudi Arabia US$3m 1%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

  • 8%median duty
  • 28number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Sudan, Ethiopia

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 2% 2023
Algeria 15% 2023
Angola 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 5% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 15% 14% – 15% 2023
Aruba 10% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 15% 14% – 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 5% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 3.3% 0% – 10% 2023
Brazil 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 10% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 15% 2023
Colombia 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 0% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 5% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 20% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 3.3% 0% – 10% 2023
Ethiopia 35% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 3% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 13% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 20% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 5% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 10% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 13% 8% – 15% 2023
Kenya 10% 2023
Kiribati 0% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 15% 14% – 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 3.3% 0% – 10% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 2.7%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 20% 0% – 30% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 7.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 3.3% 0% – 10% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 30% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 4.3% 3% – 5% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 12% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 7.5% 0% – 10% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 7.7% 3% – 10% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 15% 14% – 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 10% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 3.3% 0% – 10% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 15% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 5% 2023
St Lucia 0% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 5% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 5% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 1.8%* 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 10% 2023
Thailand 3.3% 0% – 5% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 9.7% 3% – 13% 2023
Tuvalu 15% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 10% 2023
Ukraine 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 1.4% 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 10% 2023
Venezuela 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 28% 5% – 40% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 15% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.1% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4
66451 Cast glass & rolled glass, in non-wired sheets
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 311210
CPC 2.1 product
37112 Unworked cast, rolled, drawn or blown glass, in sheets
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2310 Manufacture of glass and glass products

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20177003.12unchanged
20127003.12unchanged
20077003.12unchanged
20027003.12unchanged
19967003.12unchanged
19927003.11, 7006.00changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

  1. EU Sanctions · Applies from:

    Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1846 of 23 July 2026 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine

    CELEX 32026R1846 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  2. EU Sanctions · Applies from:

    Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1848 of 23 July 2026 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

    CELEX 32026R1848 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  3. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 433 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  4. GB Sanctions · Applies from:

    The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7003.12 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7003.12 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is 3%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £2.5m (up 4% on the year before), at an average of £5.70 per kg; United States supplied 58%, followed by Mexico.

World trade in these goods reached US$305m in 2024, up 96.6% on 2023.

South Korea was the largest exporter with 45% of the total, ahead of Japan.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer?

Coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer fall under HS subheading 7003.12, part of heading 7003, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on coloured throughout the mass in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7003.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on coloured throughout the mass in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7003.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most coloured throughout the mass?

South Korea, with US$137m in 2024 (45% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (58%), Mexico (20%) and China (7%), out of total imports of £2.5m.

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