Heading · Chapter 70
7006: Glass of heading 7003, 7004 or 7005, bent, edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with other materials
Heading 7006 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 7006.00, in chapter 70 (glass and glassware).
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU 3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 3% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
USA 4.9% – 8.8% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 6.7% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 35% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Brazil 10.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 10.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 3% – 13% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 6.7% 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Subheadings 1
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$260kUS$260k+US$2m+US$28m+> US$330m
Exports: 114
- China: US$617m
- Japan: US$535m
- South Korea: US$454m
- Singapore: US$330m
- Taiwan: US$313m
- Germany: US$167m
- Malaysia: US$142m
- Vietnam: US$75m
- France: US$71m
- United States: US$38m
- Italy: US$31m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$28m
- Spain: US$27m
- Belgium: US$26m
- Canada: US$25m
- Türkiye: US$17m
- Netherlands: US$14m
- Poland: US$12m
- Czechia: US$11m
- United Kingdom: US$11m
- Lithuania: US$8m
- Thailand: US$7m
- Switzerland: US$7m
- Romania: US$6m
- Mexico: US$6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Austria: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Russia: US$848k
- Belarus: US$846k
- Luxembourg: US$834k
- United Arab Emirates: US$833k
- Serbia: US$778k
- Latvia: US$764k
- Bulgaria: US$718k
- Tunisia: US$583k
- Ukraine: US$564k
- South Africa: US$519k
- Slovenia: US$406k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$389k
- Colombia: US$368k
- Sri Lanka: US$345k
- Croatia: US$319k
- Greece: US$296k
- Norway: US$282k
- Tanzania: US$266k
- Finland: US$260k
- Argentina: US$246k
- Armenia: US$218k
- Cambodia: US$162k
- Brazil: US$161k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$299kUS$299k+US$3m+US$16m+> US$105m
Imports: 205
- China: US$702m
- South Korea: US$518m
- United States: US$258m
- Japan: US$235m
- Taiwan: US$193m
- Singapore: US$173m
- Vietnam: US$105m
- Germany: US$92m
- Malaysia: US$81m
- Türkiye: US$59m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$59m
- Italy: US$54m
- Romania: US$33m
- Thailand: US$31m
- Poland: US$28m
- France: US$27m
- Netherlands: US$25m
- United Kingdom: US$17m
- Austria: US$17m
- Switzerland: US$16m
- Czechia: US$16m
- Portugal: US$15m
- Canada: US$13m
- United Arab Emirates: US$12m
- Belgium: US$11m
- Australia: US$10m
- Ghana: US$10m
- Hungary: US$10m
- Slovakia: US$9m
- Mexico: US$9m
- Spain: US$8m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Iraq: US$7m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$7m
- India: US$6m
- Sweden: US$6m
- Bulgaria: US$6m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Djibouti: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Finland: US$5m
- Israel: US$5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5m
- Russia: US$4m
- Algeria: US$4m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Yemen: US$4m
- Norway: US$3m
- Maldives: US$3m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Qatar: US$3m
- Bangladesh: US$3m
- Cambodia: US$3m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$617m | 20.5% |
| 2 | Japan | US$535m | 17.8% |
| 3 |  South Korea | US$454m | 15.1% |
| 4 |  Singapore | US$330m | 11% |
| 5 | Taiwan | US$313m | 10.4% |
| 6 |  Germany | US$167m | 5.5% |
| 7 |  Malaysia | US$142m | 4.7% |
| 8 |  Vietnam | US$75m | 2.5% |
| 9 |  France | US$71m | 2.4% |
| 10 | United States | US$38m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$702m | 23.3% |
| 2 | South Korea | US$518m | 17.2% |
| 3 | United States | US$258m | 8.6% |
| 4 | Japan | US$235m | 7.8% |
| 5 | Taiwan | US$193m | 6.4% |
| 6 | Singapore | US$173m | 5.7% |
| 7 | Vietnam | US$105m | 3.5% |
| 8 | Germany | US$92m | 3.1% |
| 9 | Malaysia | US$81m | 2.7% |
| 10 | Türkiye | US$59m | 2% |
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
In the UK Global Tariff, heading 7006 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides heading 7006 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 3%.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 7006 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is 3%.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides heading 7006 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 4.9% and 8.8% (average 6.7%).
Heading 7006 is a single line in the Customs Tariff of Canada, where the duty is duty-free.
The Mexican Tariff (TIGIE) divides heading 7006 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is 35%.
Heading 7006 is a single line in the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), where the duty is 10.8%.
The Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM) has one tariff line for heading 7006; the duty is 10.8%.
Heading 7006 is a single line in the Customs Tariff of Peru, where the duty is duty-free.
The Working Tariff Document of New Zealand has one tariff line for heading 7006; the duty is duty-free.
Heading 7006 is a single line in the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, where the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan has one tariff line for heading 7006; the duty is 10%.
Heading 7006 is a single line in the GCC Common Customs Tariff, where the duty is 5%.
The Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) has one tariff line for heading 7006; the duty is duty-free.
Heading 7006 is a single line in the Customs Tariff of Norway, where the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of North Macedonia divides heading 7006 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 3% and 13% (average 6.7%).
Heading 7006 is a single line in the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), where the duty is 20%.
World trade in heading 7006 goods reached US$3bn in 2024, up 0.2% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 20.5% of the total, ahead of Japan.
China imported the most (US$702m).
The United Kingdom ranked 20th among 114 exporters with US$11m.
The United Kingdom imported US$17m.
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.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for glass of heading 7003, 7004 or 7005, bent, edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with other materials?
Glass of heading 7003, 7004 or 7005, bent, edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with other materials fall under HS heading 7006, part of chapter 70, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on glass of heading 7003, 7004 or 7005, bent… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7006 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 glass of heading 7003, 7004 or 7005, bent… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7006 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 glass of heading 7003, 7004 or 7005, bent…?
China, with US$617m in 2024 (20.5% of world exports).