Heading · Chapter 70
7019: Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, rovings, woven fabrics)
18 subheadings make up heading 7019 in chapter 70 (glass and glassware).
Duty rates compared
UK 4% – 7% Third-country duty 147 tariff lines · average 5.8% 
EU 5% – 7% Third-country duty 21 tariff lines · average 6.3% 
Türkiye 5% – 7% Third-country duty 23 tariff lines · average 6.4% 
USA Free – 7.3% General (MFN) 59 tariff lines · average 3.6% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 21 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 5% General (MFN) 31 tariff lines · average 0.5% 
Brazil Free – 20% General (MFN) 20 tariff lines · average 10.6% 
Argentina Free – 10.8% General (MFN) 57 tariff lines · average 10.2% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 18 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 52 tariff lines · average 2.8% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 18 tariff lines 
Taiwan 5% – 7.5% General (MFN) 24 tariff lines · average 5.9% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 32 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 18 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 18 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 2% – 5% General (MFN) 23 tariff lines · average 4.5% 
Nigeria 10% – 20% General (MFN) 18 tariff lines · average 16.7% Subheadings 18
- 7019.11Chopped strands, of a length of not more than 50 mmGlass fibre chopped strands (up to 50 mm)
- 7019.12Slivers, rovings, yarn and chopped strands and mats thereof: rovingsGlass fibre rovings
- 7019.13Slivers, rovings, yarn and chopped strands and mats thereof: other yarn, slivers
- 7019.14Slivers, rovings, yarn and chopped strands and mats thereof: mechanically bonded mats
- 7019.15Slivers, rovings, yarn and chopped strands and mats thereof: chemically bonded mats
- 7019.19Slivers, rovings, yarn and chopped strands and mats thereof: other
- 7019.61Closed woven fabrics of rovings
- 7019.62Other closed fabrics of rovings
- 7019.63Closed woven fabrics, plain weave, of yarns, not coated or laminated
- 7019.64Closed woven fabrics, plain weave, of yarns, coated or laminated
- 7019.65Open woven fabrics of a width not exceeding 30 cm
- 7019.66Open woven fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm
- 7019.69Glass fibres: mechanically bonded fabrics, other
- 7019.71Glass fibres: chemically bonded fabrics, veils (thin sheets)
- 7019.72Glass fibres: chemically bonded fabrics, other closed fabrics
- 7019.73Glass fibres: chemically bonded fabrics, other open fabrics
- 7019.80Glass wool and articles of glass woolGlass wool and articles
- 7019.90Glass fibres: otherOther glass fibre articles
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$909kUS$909k+US$44m+US$228m+> US$624m
Exports: 157
- China: US$3.2bn
- United States: US$1.6bn
- Germany: US$897m
- Belgium: US$707m
- France: US$624m
- Czechia: US$548m
- Mexico: US$532m
- Taiwan: US$515m
- Japan: US$479m
- United Kingdom: US$453m
- Malaysia: US$404m
- Egypt: US$322m
- Canada: US$310m
- Italy: US$280m
- Poland: US$232m
- Netherlands: US$228m
- India: US$198m
- Spain: US$196m
- Slovakia: US$186m
- South Korea: US$178m
- Sweden: US$173m
- Türkiye: US$168m
- Latvia: US$165m
- Finland: US$141m
- Bahrain: US$132m
- Denmark: US$111m
- Thailand: US$105m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$100m
- Austria: US$99m
- Norway: US$91m
- Hungary: US$69m
- Saudi Arabia: US$68m
- Romania: US$61m
- Serbia: US$61m
- Slovenia: US$59m
- Brazil: US$51m
- Kuwait: US$49m
- Switzerland: US$47m
- Lithuania: US$44m
- Russia: US$43m
- Morocco: US$41m
- Ireland: US$41m
- Moldova: US$37m
- United Arab Emirates: US$34m
- Vietnam: US$31m
- Belarus: US$29m
- Tunisia: US$28m
- North Macedonia: US$28m
- Croatia: US$25m
- Singapore: US$19m
- Colombia: US$17m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$17m
- Portugal: US$16m
- Israel: US$13m
- Australia: US$13m
- Philippines: US$9m
- Bulgaria: US$9m
- Greece: US$8m
- South Africa: US$8m
- Argentina: US$7m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3mUS$3m+US$33m+US$170m+> US$519m
Imports: 223
- United States: US$1.7bn
- Germany: US$1.2bn
- Mexico: US$748m
- France: US$707m
- China: US$677m
- Italy: US$531m
- South Korea: US$519m
- Canada: US$512m
- Poland: US$469m
- Japan: US$443m
- India: US$412m
- United Kingdom: US$398m
- Türkiye: US$353m
- Spain: US$347m
- Netherlands: US$340m
- Belgium: US$246m
- Saudi Arabia: US$227m
- Czechia: US$210m
- Brazil: US$192m
- Taiwan: US$192m
- Austria: US$185m
- Thailand: US$178m
- Vietnam: US$170m
- United Arab Emirates: US$159m
- Denmark: US$151m
- Sweden: US$151m
- Switzerland: US$130m
- Hungary: US$129m
- Australia: US$125m
- Russia: US$119m
- Romania: US$119m
- Singapore: US$104m
- Malaysia: US$103m
- Slovakia: US$98m
- Indonesia: US$94m
- Morocco: US$93m
- Portugal: US$88m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$84m
- Finland: US$81m
- Norway: US$80m
- Ireland: US$75m
- Israel: US$65m
- Serbia: US$62m
- Lithuania: US$61m
- Ukraine: US$57m
- Slovenia: US$50m
- Croatia: US$48m
- Greece: US$47m
- Bulgaria: US$40m
- New Zealand: US$38m
- Latvia: US$37m
- Kazakhstan: US$36m
- South Africa: US$35m
- Oman: US$33m
- Argentina: US$33m
- Pakistan: US$33m
- Tunisia: US$32m
- Philippines: US$32m
- Egypt: US$31m
- Chile: US$30m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$3.2bn | 22% |
| 2 | United States | US$1.6bn | 11% |
| 3 |  Germany | US$897m | 6.2% |
| 4 |  Belgium | US$707m | 4.9% |
| 5 |  France | US$624m | 4.3% |
| 6 |  Czechia | US$548m | 3.8% |
| 7 | Mexico | US$532m | 3.7% |
| 8 | Taiwan | US$515m | 3.6% |
| 9 | Japan | US$479m | 3.3% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$453m | 3.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$1.7bn | 12% |
| 2 | Germany | US$1.2bn | 8.3% |
| 3 | Mexico | US$748m | 5.2% |
| 4 | France | US$707m | 4.9% |
| 5 | China | US$677m | 4.7% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$531m | 3.7% |
| 7 |  South Korea | US$519m | 3.6% |
| 8 | Canada | US$512m | 3.6% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$469m | 3.3% |
| 10 | Japan | US$443m | 3.1% |
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- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, heading 7019 covers 147 tariff lines and the duty is between 4% and 7%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides heading 7019 into 21 tariff lines; the duty is between 5% and 7% (average 6.3%).
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 7019 covers 23 tariff lines and the duty is between 5% and 7%.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides heading 7019 into 59 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 7.3% (average 3.6%). 24 of them are duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, heading 7019 covers 21 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Mexican Tariff (TIGIE) divides heading 7019 into 31 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 5% (average 0.5%). 28 of them are duty-free.
In the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), heading 7019 covers 20 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 20%. 2 of them are duty-free.
The Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM) divides heading 7019 into 57 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 10.8% (average 10.2%). 3 of them are duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Peru, heading 7019 covers 18 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Working Tariff Document of New Zealand divides heading 7019 into 52 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 5% (average 2.8%). 23 of them are duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, heading 7019 covers 18 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan divides heading 7019 into 24 tariff lines; the duty is between 5% and 7.5% (average 5.9%).
In the GCC Common Customs Tariff, heading 7019 covers 32 tariff lines and the duty is 5%.
The Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) divides heading 7019 into 18 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Norway, heading 7019 covers 18 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of North Macedonia divides heading 7019 into 23 tariff lines; the duty is between 2% and 5% (average 4.5%).
In the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), heading 7019 covers 18 tariff lines and the duty is between 10% and 20%.
World trade in heading 7019 goods reached US$14.4bn in 2024, up 0.9% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 22% of the total, ahead of the United States.
The United States imported the most (US$1.7bn).
The United Kingdom ranked 10th among 157 exporters with US$453m.
The United Kingdom imported US$398m.
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.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, rovings, woven fabrics)?
Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, rovings, woven fabrics) fall under HS heading 7019, part of chapter 70, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on glass fibres in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7019 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4% to 7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on glass fibres in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7019 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5% to 7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most glass fibres?
China, with US$3.2bn in 2024 (22% of world exports).