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 Free+3m²
- 7005 29 35 00 Of a thickness exceeding 3.5 mm but not exceeding 4.5 mm Free+3m²
- 7005 29 80 00 Of a thickness exceeding 4.5 mm Free+3m²
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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | 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 75% Statutory rate (Law 474) 3 tariff lines 
USA Free – 4.9% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 1.6% · 2× specific or compound duty The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.6mUS$1.6m+US$17.7m+US$84m+> US$212.9m
Exports: 108
- Malaysia: US$364.3m
- Germany: US$337.2m
- China: US$242.3m
- Japan: US$212.9m
- Belgium: US$191.6m
- South Korea: US$160.9m
- Taiwan: US$138.7m
- United States: US$125.8m
- Poland: US$104.6m
- France: US$92.2m
- Thailand: US$84m
- Spain: US$82.3m
- Bulgaria: US$69.2m
- Egypt: US$68.7m
- Türkiye: US$65.6m
- Italy: US$59.6m
- Algeria: US$42.6m
- South Africa: US$39.4m
- Mexico: US$38.1m
- Indonesia: US$33.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$30.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$29.3m
- Portugal: US$28.8m
- Tanzania: US$27.2m
- Romania: US$24.4m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$18.5m
- Iran: US$17.7m
- Belarus: US$17.7m
- Argentina: US$17.5m
- Azerbaijan: US$17m
- Czechia: US$16.2m
- Luxembourg: US$15.4m
- Russia: US$15.2m
- Kazakhstan: US$14m
- Pakistan: US$11.9m
- United Kingdom: US$9.2m
- Brazil: US$8m
- Nigeria: US$6.3m
- Singapore: US$4.9m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- India: US$3.7m
- Austria: US$3.2m
- Chile: US$3m
- Peru: US$2.8m
- Turkmenistan: US$2.7m
- Vietnam: US$2.7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.7m
- Ireland: US$2.6m
- Estonia: US$2.6m
- Canada: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$1.7m
- Colombia: US$1.6m
- Slovenia: US$1.4m
- Albania: US$1.3m
- Hungary: US$1.1m
- Denmark: US$1.1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Greece: US$925.9k
- Uzbekistan: US$850.9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2.6mUS$2.6m+US$14.5m+US$44.7m+> US$79.8m
Imports: 203
- China: US$392.5m
- United States: US$135.9m
- Canada: US$116.3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$116.1m
- Vietnam: US$99.4m
- India: US$91.4m
- South Korea: US$79.8m
- Poland: US$78.7m
- Netherlands: US$71.1m
- Morocco: US$64.4m
- Spain: US$62m
- Portugal: US$56.6m
- Belgium: US$55.9m
- Germany: US$55.9m
- France: US$55.7m
- Mexico: US$52.5m
- Czechia: US$52.3m
- Brazil: US$46.6m
- Türkiye: US$45.6m
- Taiwan: US$45.6m
- Ukraine: US$44.7m
- Romania: US$43.2m
- Austria: US$37.9m
- Japan: US$35.7m
- Italy: US$35.2m
- Australia: US$33.8m
- Switzerland: US$32.8m
- Peru: US$30.2m
- United Kingdom: US$29.7m
- New Zealand: US$29.1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$29.1m
- Hungary: US$27.3m
- Indonesia: US$23m
- Philippines: US$22.8m
- Luxembourg: US$21.5m
- Finland: US$20.4m
- Serbia: US$18.9m
- Greece: US$18.4m
- Lithuania: US$18.2m
- Kazakhstan: US$16.7m
- Cambodia: US$16.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$16m
- Israel: US$15.8m
- Colombia: US$15.8m
- Egypt: US$15.6m
- Kenya: US$15.6m
- Dominican Republic: US$15.2m
- Guatemala: US$14.7m
- Sweden: US$14.6m
- Ireland: US$14.5m
- Lebanon: US$14.5m
- Estonia: US$14.5m
- Croatia: US$14.2m
- Sri Lanka: US$14.1m
- Uzbekistan: US$13.7m
- Bulgaria: US$13.6m
- Bolivia: US$13.4m
- Algeria: US$12.9m
- Russia: US$12.7m
- Ecuador: US$12.4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Malaysia | US$364.3m | 12.4% |
| 2 | Germany | US$337.2m | 11.5% |
| 3 | China | US$242.3m | 8.3% |
| 4 |  Japan | US$212.9m | 7.3% |
| 5 | Belgium | US$191.6m | 6.5% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$160.9m | 5.5% |
| 7 |  Taiwan | US$138.7m | 4.7% |
| 8 | United States | US$125.8m | 4.3% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$104.6m | 3.6% |
| 10 | France | US$92.2m | 3.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$392.5m | 13.4% |
| 2 | United States | US$135.9m | 4.6% |
| 3 |  Canada | US$116.3m | 4% |
| 4 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$116.1m | 4% |
| 5 |  Vietnam | US$99.4m | 3.4% |
| 6 |  India | US$91.4m | 3.1% |
| 7 | South Korea | US$79.8m | 2.7% |
| 8 | Poland | US$78.7m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$71.1m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Morocco | US$64.4m | 2.2% |
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 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 175 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$2.9bn 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$364.3m in 2024 (12.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export float glass (non-wired, other) to the UK duty-free?
175 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.