Subheading · Chapter 70 · Heading 7005
7005.29: Float glass and surface ground or polished glass: other non-wired glass, other
Float glass (non-wired, other)
Official description Other
7005.29 is the HS subheading for float glass (non-wired, other), under heading 7005 in chapter 70.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7005 29 00 00 Other m²
- 7005 29 25 00 Of a thickness not exceeding 3.5 mm Freem²
- 7005 29 35 00 Of a thickness exceeding 3.5 mm but not exceeding 4.5 mm Freem²
- 7005 29 80 00 Of a thickness exceeding 4.5 mm 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
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No.998, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9015
- 9016
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, 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") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 moreAntigua & 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 moreAnguilla, 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £4.8m | 17.5% | -29.1% |
 China | £4.7m | 17% | +27.5% |
 Italy | £3.8m | 13.8% | +91.6% |
 Belgium | £3.8m | 13.6% | -18.8% |
 Luxembourg | £3m | 10.9% | +30.4% |
 France | £3m | 10.8% | +29% |
 Ireland | £1.4m | 5.2% | -2.5% |
 Türkiye | £854k | 3.1% | +110% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Türkiye 2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
USA Free – 4.9% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 1.6% · 2× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Mexico 35% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Brazil 25% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Japan 3.1% – 4.2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
Taiwan 6.8% – 7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 6.9% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 4% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$18m+US$84m+> US$213m
Exports: 108
- Malaysia: US$364m
- Germany: US$337m
- China: US$242m
- Japan: US$213m
- Belgium: US$192m
- South Korea: US$161m
- Taiwan: US$139m
- United States: US$126m
- Poland: US$105m
- France: US$92m
- Thailand: US$84m
- Spain: US$82m
- Bulgaria: US$69m
- Egypt: US$69m
- Türkiye: US$66m
- Italy: US$60m
- Algeria: US$43m
- South Africa: US$39m
- Mexico: US$38m
- Indonesia: US$34m
- Saudi Arabia: US$31m
- United Arab Emirates: US$29m
- Portugal: US$29m
- Tanzania: US$27m
- Romania: US$24m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$19m
- Iran: US$18m
- Belarus: US$18m
- Argentina: US$17m
- Azerbaijan: US$17m
- Czechia: US$16m
- Luxembourg: US$15m
- Russia: US$15m
- Kazakhstan: US$14m
- Pakistan: US$12m
- United Kingdom: US$9m
- Brazil: US$8m
- Nigeria: US$6m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- India: US$4m
- Austria: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Turkmenistan: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Canada: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Albania: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Greece: US$926k
- Uzbekistan: US$851k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3mUS$3m+US$14m+US$45m+> US$80m
Imports: 203
- China: US$392m
- United States: US$136m
- Canada: US$116m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$116m
- Vietnam: US$99m
- India: US$91m
- South Korea: US$80m
- Poland: US$79m
- Netherlands: US$71m
- Morocco: US$64m
- Spain: US$62m
- Portugal: US$57m
- Belgium: US$56m
- Germany: US$56m
- France: US$56m
- Mexico: US$52m
- Czechia: US$52m
- Brazil: US$47m
- Türkiye: US$46m
- Taiwan: US$46m
- Ukraine: US$45m
- Romania: US$43m
- Austria: US$38m
- Japan: US$36m
- Italy: US$35m
- Australia: US$34m
- Switzerland: US$33m
- Peru: US$30m
- United Kingdom: US$30m
- New Zealand: US$29m
- Saudi Arabia: US$29m
- Hungary: US$27m
- Indonesia: US$23m
- Philippines: US$23m
- Luxembourg: US$22m
- Finland: US$20m
- Serbia: US$19m
- Greece: US$18m
- Lithuania: US$18m
- Kazakhstan: US$17m
- Cambodia: US$16m
- United Arab Emirates: US$16m
- Israel: US$16m
- Colombia: US$16m
- Egypt: US$16m
- Kenya: US$16m
- Dominican Republic: US$15m
- Guatemala: US$15m
- Sweden: US$15m
- Ireland: US$15m
- Lebanon: US$14m
- Estonia: US$14m
- Croatia: US$14m
- Sri Lanka: US$14m
- Uzbekistan: US$14m
- Bulgaria: US$14m
- Bolivia: US$13m
- Algeria: US$13m
- Russia: US$13m
- Ecuador: US$12m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Malaysia | US$364m | 12.4% |
| 2 | Germany | US$337m | 11.5% |
| 3 | China | US$242m | 8.3% |
| 4 | Japan | US$213m | 7.3% |
| 5 | Belgium | US$192m | 6.5% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$161m | 5.5% |
| 7 | Taiwan | US$139m | 4.7% |
| 8 | United States | US$126m | 4.3% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$105m | 3.6% |
| 10 | France | US$92m | 3.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$392m | 13.4% |
| 2 | United States | US$136m | 4.6% |
| 3 | Canada | US$116m | 4% |
| 4 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$116m | 4% |
| 5 |  Vietnam | US$99m | 3.4% |
| 6 |  India | US$91m | 3.1% |
| 7 | South Korea | US$80m | 2.7% |
| 8 | Poland | US$79m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$71m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Morocco | US$64m | 2.2% |
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.
- 10%median duty
- 28number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Sudan, Ethiopia
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data 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 | 13% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 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 | 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 10% | 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 | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2% | 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 | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 21% | 5% – 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 3% | 0% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3.8% | 3.1% – 4.2% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 12% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 10% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 14%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 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 | 7.5% | 0% – 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 | 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% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 3% | 0% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 7.7% | 3% – 10% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 12% | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 7.2% | 3% – 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 | 3.6%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 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 | 2% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 1.6% | 0% – 4.9% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 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
- 66441 Non-wired float glass & surface ground/polished glass
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 37113 Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2310 Manufacture of glass and glass products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7005.29 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7005.29 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7005.29 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7005.29 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7005.29 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7005.29 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N266830 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of glass sheets from Colombia.
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.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1846 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1848 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
- Anti-dumping
Float Glass Products From the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order
FR Doc. 2026-06647 · 91 FR 17250 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Countervailing duty
Float Glass Products From the People's Republic of China and Malaysia: Countervailing Duty Orders
FR Doc. 2026-06649 · 91 FR 17253 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-02490 · 91 FR 5723 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Countervailing duty
Float Glass Products From Malaysia: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination
FR Doc. 2026-02491 · 91 FR 5720 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-02492 · 91 FR 5713 · Source: federalregister.gov
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7005.29 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7005.29 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.
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 float glass (non-wired, other) worth £27.6m (up 3% on the year before), at an average of £0.57 per kg; Germany supplied 18%, followed by China.
World trade in float glass (non-wired, other) reached US$3bn in 2024, down 14.5% on 2023.
Malaysia was the largest exporter with 12.4% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for float glass and surface ground or polished glass: other non-wired glass, other?
Float glass and surface ground or polished glass: other non-wired glass, other fall under HS subheading 7005.29, part of heading 7005, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on float glass and surface ground or polished glass in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7005.29 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 float glass and surface ground or polished glass in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7005.29 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most float glass and surface ground or polished glass?
Malaysia, with US$364m in 2024 (12.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export float glass (non-wired, other) 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 float glass (non-wired, other)?
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 float glass (non-wired, other) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (18%), China (17%) and Italy (14%), out of total imports of £27.6m.