Subheading · Chapter 70 · Heading 7011

7011.90

7011.90: Glass envelopes: other

Official description Other

Subheading 7011.90 belongs to heading 7011 (glass envelopes) in chapter 70.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 1
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 7011 90 00 00 Other Free

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 suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2018/1249
    Documents
    • C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate

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£392k+40.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price£57.04 per kg
Jan 2024: £23kFeb 2024: £33kMar 2024: £16kApr 2024: £24kMay 2024: £8kJun 2024: £31kJul 2024: £34kAug 2024: £74kSept 2024: £30kOct 2024: £33kNov 2024: £25kDec 2024: £4kJan 2025: £5kFeb 2025: £21kMar 2025: £29kApr 2025: £10kMay 2025: £57kJun 2025: £23kJul 2025: £35kAug 2025: £8kSept 2025: £12kOct 2025: £31kNov 2025: £33kDec 2025: £39kJan 2026: £18kFeb 2026: £29kMar 2026: £30kApr 2026: £43kMay 2026: £26kJun 2026: £29kJul 2026: £66kAug 2026: £37k 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
China £201k 51.3% +61.5%
Germany £78k 19.8% -15.3%
Canada £55k 14% +214.7%
United States £46k 11.8% +193.7%
Denmark £3k 0.7% -59%
Switzerland £3k 0.7% —
Czechia £2k 0.6% —
Poland £2k 0.5% -60.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

7011.90 · US$36m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$15kUS$15k+US$248k+US$1m+> US$4m

Exports: 82
  1. China: US$9m
  2. United States: US$4m
  3. Canada: US$4m
  4. Germany: US$3m
  5. Japan: US$2m
  6. Hungary: US$2m
  7. Spain: US$1m
  8. Poland: US$1m
  9. Luxembourg: US$1m
  10. France: US$991k
  11. Italy: US$777k
  12. Malta: US$736k
  13. Netherlands: US$735k
  14. United Kingdom: US$727k
  15. Chile: US$711k
  16. Thailand: US$494k
  17. Belgium: US$467k
  18. Czechia: US$438k
  19. India: US$380k
  20. Taiwan: US$248k
  21. Denmark: US$183k
  22. Austria: US$170k
  23. Morocco: US$161k
  24. South Africa: US$112k
  25. Portugal: US$96k
  26. Switzerland: US$93k
  27. Hong Kong SAR China: US$83k
  28. Vietnam: US$83k
  29. Egypt: US$80k
  30. Australia: US$39k
  31. South Korea: US$35k
  32. Croatia: US$31k
  33. Ireland: US$30k
  34. Türkiye: US$30k
  35. Lithuania: US$29k
  36. Sweden: US$27k
  37. United Arab Emirates: US$19k
  38. Singapore: US$19k
  39. Israel: US$16k
  40. Mexico: US$15k
  41. Finland: US$14k
  42. Slovenia: US$12k
  43. Norway: US$11k
  44. Armenia: US$10k
  45. Greece: US$8k
  46. New Zealand: US$7k
  47. Malaysia: US$6k
  48. Ghana: US$6k
  49. Mauritania: US$6k
  50. Slovakia: US$6k
  51. Senegal: US$6k
  52. Nigeria: US$4k
  53. Honduras: US$4k
  54. Costa Rica: US$4k
  55. Latvia: US$3k
  56. Belarus: US$2k
  57. Russia: US$2k
  58. Brazil: US$2k
  59. Colombia: US$2k
  60. Sri Lanka: US$2k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$9m 26.2%
2 United States US$4m 11%
3 Canada US$4m 10%
4 Germany US$3m 8.6%
5 Japan US$2m 6.6%
6 Hungary US$2m 4.8%
7 Spain US$1m 3.8%
8 Poland US$1m 3.3%
9 Luxembourg US$1m 3.1%
10 France US$991k 2.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$3m 9.7%
2 Germany US$3m 9%
3 Japan US$3m 8%
4 South Korea US$2m 6.2%
5 China US$2m 6%
6 India US$2m 5.3%
7 Canada US$2m 4.8%
8 Czechia US$1m 3.4%
9 France US$1m 2.9%
10 Taiwan US$987k 2.7%

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 7011.90; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 7011.90 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 4%.

174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.

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

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £392.4k between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 41% on the year before); China supplied 51%, followed by Germany.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$36m (−7.5% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$9m), followed by the United States.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for glass envelopes: other?

Glass envelopes: other fall under HS subheading 7011.90, part of heading 7011, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on glass envelopes: other in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7011.90 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 glass envelopes: other in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7011.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most glass envelopes: other?

China, with US$9m in 2024 (26.2% 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 China (51%), Germany (20%) and Canada (14%), out of total imports of £392.4k.