Subheading · Chapter 70 · Heading 7014

7014.00

7014.00: Signalling glassware and optical elements of glass (other than those of heading 7015), not optically worked

Subheading 7014.00 belongs to heading 7014 (signalling glassware and optical elements of glass) in chapter 70.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 2
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 7014 00 00 10 Optical elements of glass (other than those of heading 7015), not optically worked, other than signalling glassware Free
  2. 7014 00 00 90 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 3

  • 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)
  • 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 2

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • 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

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£5.8m-23.6% · previous 12 months
Average import price£54.39 per kg
Jan 2024: £352kFeb 2024: £457kMar 2024: £522kApr 2024: £561kMay 2024: £573kJun 2024: £470kJul 2024: £792kAug 2024: £2.2mSept 2024: £419kOct 2024: £339kNov 2024: £438kDec 2024: £701kJan 2025: £410kFeb 2025: £485kMar 2025: £426kApr 2025: £509kMay 2025: £1.2mJun 2025: £1mJul 2025: £1.3mAug 2025: £361kSept 2025: £290kOct 2025: £596kNov 2025: £272kDec 2025: £678kJan 2026: £520kFeb 2026: £384kMar 2026: £449kApr 2026: £631kMay 2026: £521kJun 2026: £567kJul 2026: £372kAug 2026: £504k 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
United States £1.3m 22.8% +10.6%
China £1.3m 21.6% +29.1%
Germany £880k 15.2% +37.9%
Japan £743k 12.8% -70.8%
Malaysia £378k 6.5% -24.7%
Italy £295k 5.1% +24.1%
South Korea £267k 4.6% +7.3%
Taiwan £238k 4.1% -30.3%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

7014.00 · US$596m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$78kUS$78k+US$1m+US$13m+> US$84m

Exports: 89
  1. United States: US$155m
  2. China: US$110m
  3. Japan: US$84m
  4. Germany: US$66m
  5. Malaysia: US$45m
  6. Thailand: US$20m
  7. Hong Kong SAR China: US$16m
  8. Taiwan: US$15m
  9. United Kingdom: US$13m
  10. South Korea: US$13m
  11. Switzerland: US$11m
  12. Austria: US$9m
  13. France: US$7m
  14. Italy: US$4m
  15. Czechia: US$4m
  16. Indonesia: US$3m
  17. Myanmar (Burma): US$3m
  18. Russia: US$3m
  19. Türkiye: US$3m
  20. Poland: US$3m
  21. Vietnam: US$1m
  22. Canada: US$1m
  23. Belgium: US$1m
  24. Singapore: US$1m
  25. Spain: US$834k
  26. India: US$520k
  27. Netherlands: US$504k
  28. Bulgaria: US$421k
  29. Denmark: US$342k
  30. Israel: US$330k
  31. Portugal: US$280k
  32. Mexico: US$245k
  33. Sweden: US$231k
  34. Belarus: US$219k
  35. Armenia: US$170k
  36. Lithuania: US$163k
  37. Kazakhstan: US$152k
  38. Australia: US$135k
  39. Slovakia: US$107k
  40. Tunisia: US$100k
  41. Hungary: US$98k
  42. Brazil: US$78k
  43. Egypt: US$63k
  44. Latvia: US$58k
  45. Argentina: US$54k
  46. Romania: US$37k
  47. Eswatini: US$35k
  48. Philippines: US$24k
  49. Finland: US$19k
  50. Serbia: US$18k
  51. New Zealand: US$16k
  52. Bangladesh: US$14k
  53. Slovenia: US$13k
  54. Croatia: US$12k
  55. Estonia: US$12k
  56. South Africa: US$9k
  57. Norway: US$9k
  58. United Arab Emirates: US$6k
  59. Greece: US$6k
  60. Ireland: US$5k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$155m 26.1%
2 China US$110m 18.4%
3 Japan US$84m 14.1%
4 Germany US$66m 11%
5 Malaysia US$45m 7.6%
6 Thailand US$20m 3.4%
7 Hong Kong SAR China US$16m 2.7%
8 Taiwan US$15m 2.5%
9 United Kingdom US$13m 2.1%
10 South Korea US$13m 2.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$173m 29%
2 China US$83m 14%
3 Japan US$62m 10.3%
4 United States US$32m 5.4%
5 Taiwan US$28m 4.6%
6 Vietnam US$22m 3.7%
7 Hong Kong SAR China US$21m 3.6%
8 South Korea US$15m 2.6%
9 France US$14m 2.3%
10 Myanmar (Burma) US$14m 2.3%

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
  • 32number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Sudan, Cambodia

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 10% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 10% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 13% 5% – 20% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 14% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 7.5% 5% – 10% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 14% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 10% 2023
Cambodia 35% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 13% 10% – 15% 2023
Colombia 0% 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 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 2.7% 0% – 8% 2023
Ecuador 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 10% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 22% 0% – 35% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 3% 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 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 15% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 13% 5% – 20% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 8% 2023
Kenya 10% 2023
Kiribati 30% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 14% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0.2%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 18% 10% – 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 10% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 30% 2023
Mexico 3% 0% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 18% 15% – 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 7.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 6.3% 5% – 7.5% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 5% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 10% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 30% 20% – 35% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 14% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 10% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 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 0% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 7.5% 0% – 15% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 15% 5% – 25% 2023
St Lucia 13% 5% – 20% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 6% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0.1%* 2023
Syria 13% 5% – 20% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 10% 2023
Thailand 0% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 10% 0% – 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 3% 2023
Tuvalu 19% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 10% 2023
Ukraine 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 4% 3.3% – 5% 2023
Uruguay 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 10% 2023
Venezuela 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 5% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 15% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.2% 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
66595 Signalling glassware & optical elements of glass (other than those of heading 664.94), not optically worked.
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 711220
CPC 2.1 product
37199 Articles of glass n.e.c. (including glass inners for vacuum flasks, signalling glassware, glass cubes for mosaics, glass beads, glass microspheres and ornaments of lamp-worked glass)
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2310 Manufacture of glass and glass products

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20177014.00unchanged
20127014.00unchanged
20077014.00unchanged
20027014.00unchanged
19967014.00unchanged
19927014.00unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

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.

  1. EU Sanctions · Applies from:

    Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1846 of 23 July 2026 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine

    CELEX 32026R1846 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  2. EU Sanctions · Applies from:

    Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1848 of 23 July 2026 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

    CELEX 32026R1848 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7014.00 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 7014.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 3%.

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 £5.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 24% on the year before); United States supplied 23%, followed by China.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$596m (+3.4% year on year).

The largest exporter was the United States (US$155m), followed by China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for signalling glassware and optical elements of glass (other than those of heading 7015), not optically worked?

Signalling glassware and optical elements of glass (other than those of heading 7015), not optically worked fall under HS subheading 7014.00, part of heading 7014, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on signalling glassware and optical elements of glass in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7014.00 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 signalling glassware and optical elements of glass in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7014.00 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 signalling glassware and optical elements of glass?

The United States, with US$155m in 2024 (26.1% 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 United States (23%), China (22%) and Germany (15%), out of total imports of £5.8m.

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