Subheading · Chapter 70 · Heading 7010

7010.90: Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules: other

Glass bottles, jars and containers

Official description Other

7010.90 is the HS subheading for glass bottles, jars and containers, under heading 7010 in chapter 70.

Importing into Country of origin

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 17 national lines depends on the country of origin

Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 4

VAT 20.00 % import VAT

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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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7010 90 00 00 Other p/st
7010 90 10 00 Preserving jars (sterilising jars) Freep/st
Other p/st
7010 90 21 00 Made from tubing of glass Freep/st
Other, of a nominal capacity of p/st
7010 90 31 00 2.5 l or more Freep/st
Less than 2.5 l p/st
For beverages and foodstuffs p/st
Bottles p/st
Of colourless glass, of a nominal capacity of p/st
7010 90 41 00 1 l or more Freep/st
7010 90 43 00 More than 0.33 l but less than 1 l Freep/st
7010 90 45 00 0.15 l or more but not more than 0.33 l Freep/st
7010 90 47 00 Less than 0.15 l Freep/st
Of coloured glass, of a nominal capacity of p/st
7010 90 51 00 1 l or more Freep/st
7010 90 53 00 More than 0.33 l but less than 1 l Freep/st
7010 90 55 00 0.15 l or more but not more than 0.33 l Freep/st
7010 90 57 00 Less than 0.15 l Freep/st
Other, of a nominal capacity of p/st
7010 90 61 00 0.25 l or more Freep/st
7010 90 67 00 Less than 0.25 l Freep/st
For pharmaceutical products, of a nominal capacity p/st
7010 90 71 00 Exceeding 0.055 l Freep/st
7010 90 79 00 Not exceeding 0.055 l Freep/st
For other products p/st
7010 90 91 00 Of colourless glass Freep/st
7010 90 99 00 Of coloured glass Freep/st

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

Anti-dumping dutyProvisional anti-dumping duty

Applies to goods from: China
Legal act: 2026 No.25
Documents: D008 Invoice with a signed declaration
Tariff lines: on 15 of 17 lines

Rates for named exporters (5)

Company	Rate
Huaxing Group 8A92	26.87% with D008, otherwise 52.97%
SPG Group 8A93	24.65% with D008, otherwise 52.97%
Non-sampled cooperating exporters/producers 8A94	25.88% with D008, otherwise 52.97%
All other overseas exporters 8A95	52.97%
Goods which do not fall within the goods description are excluded from the measure 8A96	Free

Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
Applies to goods from
Belarus, Russia

Legal act
2022 No. 376
Documents
- 9008

Import requirements 4

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
Import controlAnti-dumping or countervailing registration

Applies to goods from
China, Türkiye

Legal act
2026/12, 2026/13

Tariff lines
on 15 of 17 lines
Import controlImport control on luxury goods
Applies to goods from
North Korea

Legal act
S.I. 2019/411
Documents
- Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y948 Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
Applies to goods from
North Korea

Legal act
S.I. 2019/411
Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
Tariff lines
on 3 of 17 lines

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or scheme	Countries	Rate
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£408.7m+6.9% · previous 12 months

Average import price£1.02 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
France	£76.4m	18.7%	+15.2%
China	£64m	15.7%	+5.5%
United Kingdom	£59.1m	14.5%	-1.8%
Germany	£55.4m	13.6%	+2.9%
Poland	£30.8m	7.5%	+31.3%
Türkiye	£19.9m	4.9%	-1.5%
Italy	£17.7m	4.3%	+22.1%
Bulgaria	£13.7m	3.3%	+26.8%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 5% Third-country duty 17 tariff lines

Türkiye 5% Third-country duty 20 tariff lines

USA Free – 5.2% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 1.9%

World trade in 2024

7010.90 · US$13.8bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2.8mUS$2.8m+US$44.7m+US$221.3m+> US$650.6m

Exports: 180

China: US$2.4bn
Germany: US$1.6bn
Italy: US$992.4m
France: US$921.1m
Mexico: US$650.6m
Portugal: US$510.1m
Poland: US$505.2m
Spain: US$502.6m
India: US$448.7m
Bulgaria: US$442.6m
United States: US$314.1m
Croatia: US$282.6m
Netherlands: US$276.3m
Czechia: US$270m
Austria: US$255.8m
Türkiye: US$227.4m
Slovenia: US$221.3m
Belgium: US$214.1m
United Kingdom: US$201.5m
Taiwan: US$147.6m
Ukraine: US$137.9m
Slovakia: US$122.4m
United Arab Emirates: US$118.9m
Canada: US$110.6m
Hungary: US$107m
Egypt: US$99.7m
Costa Rica: US$97.1m
Russia: US$96.3m
Thailand: US$94.4m
Saudi Arabia: US$73.3m
Peru: US$70.3m
South Africa: US$70m
Moldova: US$64.2m
Denmark: US$62.1m
South Korea: US$60m
Switzerland: US$59.5m
Japan: US$58.3m
Chile: US$52.6m
Tanzania: US$49.1m
Tunisia: US$48m
Guatemala: US$47.5m
Indonesia: US$44.7m
Estonia: US$44.1m
Luxembourg: US$37.5m
Romania: US$30.6m
Sweden: US$30.5m
Angola: US$25.6m
Colombia: US$25m
Brazil: US$25m
Sri Lanka: US$24.9m
Ireland: US$24.4m
Kuwait: US$23m
Argentina: US$22.4m
Malaysia: US$21.8m
Oman: US$21.4m
Morocco: US$20.9m
Vietnam: US$20.8m
Belarus: US$20.7m
Armenia: US$20.5m
Lithuania: US$19.6m

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$2.4bn	17.4%
2	Germany	US$1.6bn	11.9%
3	Italy	US$992.4m	7.2%
4	France	US$921.1m	6.7%
5	Mexico	US$650.6m	4.7%
6	Portugal	US$510.1m	3.7%
7	Poland	US$505.2m	3.7%
8	Spain	US$502.6m	3.6%
9	India	US$448.7m	3.2%
10	Bulgaria	US$442.6m	3.2%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$1.8bn	13.2%
2	France	US$1.7bn	12.2%
3	Italy	US$868.9m	6.3%
4	Spain	US$847.1m	6.1%
5	Germany	US$600.7m	4.3%
6	Belgium	US$596.2m	4.3%
7	United Kingdom	US$424.8m	3.1%
8	Canada	US$393.4m	2.8%
9	Poland	US$304.1m	2.2%
10	Netherlands	US$271.2m	2%

Binding rulings for similar goods 14

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.

H285657 U.S. CBP 11 July 2024 · 7010.90.50

Revocation of NY N036984, NY N110556, NY N094595, NY N266863, NY N260440, HQ 950426, and HQ 957982; tariff classification of glassware imported with lid; household decorative article.
N324126 U.S. CBP 4 February 2022 · 7010.90.50.55

The tariff classification of glass bottles from India. Correction to ruling number N323339.
N323339 U.S. CBP 14 January 2022 · 7010.90.20.40

The tariff classification of glass bottles from India
N301322 U.S. CBP 5 November 2018 · 7010.90.50.19

The tariff classification of glass wine and spirit bottles from China.
N300451 U.S. CBP 4 October 2018 · 7010.90.50.19

The tariff classification of two glass jars and two glass bottles from China.
N287535 U.S. CBP 18 July 2017 · 7010.90.50.39

The tariff classification of glass bottles from China.
600014856 HMRC 13 January 2026 – 12 January 2029 · 7010 90 61 00

2L Glass Storage Square Jar The Glass Square Storage Jar with Bamboo Lid (2L) is an elegant and functional storage solution ideal for preserving food items, spices, or other small essentials. Made of durable glass, this jar ensures visibility of contents while the bamboo lid adds a touch of…
600013876 HMRC 17 October 2025 – 16 October 2028 · 7010 90 67 00

Pack of 3 200ml glass storage jars with a screw top lid. This product is used for storing condiments and spices.
600013877 HMRC 9 October 2025 – 8 October 2028 · 7010 90 67 00

A 6-piece set of mini glass jars. Each jar is approximately 5.5cm diameter x 6.5cm height. The capacity of each jar is 120ml. The glass jars are transparent, each with a coloured screw on lid. The set is marketed to store food.
600010249 HMRC 12 April 2024 – 11 April 2027 · 7010 90 99 00

The goods are empty glass jars used to make scented wax candles in the UK. Made from regular glass by a glass production factory in China. The external faces of the jars will be sprayed in a dark brown colour. They are approximately 100mm tall and 80mm in diameter with a capacity of approximately…

14 rulings in total for this code

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7010.90 covers 17 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7010.90 into 17 tariff lines; the duty is 5%.

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 glass bottles, jars and containers worth £408.7m (up 7% on the year before), at an average of £1.02 per kg; France supplied 19%, followed by China.

World trade in glass bottles, jars and containers reached US$13.8bn in 2024, down 9.9% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 17.4% of the total, ahead of Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules: other?

Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules: other fall under HS subheading 7010.90, part of heading 7010, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7010.90 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 carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7010.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials…?

China, with US$2.4bn in 2024 (17.4% of world exports).

Which countries can export glass bottles, jars and containers 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 glass bottles, jars and containers?

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 glass bottles, jars and containers from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (19%), China (16%) and United Kingdom (15%), out of total imports of £408.7m.