Subheading · Chapter 70 · Heading 7019
7019.11: Chopped strands, of a length of not more than 50 mm
Glass fibre chopped strands (up to 50 mm)
7019.11 is the HS subheading for glass fibre chopped strands (up to 50 mm), under heading 7019 in chapter 70.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7019 11 00 00 Chopped strands, of a length of not more than 50 mm 7%
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 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- 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 controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 7% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, 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") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 moreAntigua & 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 moreAnguilla, 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 |
| 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 3.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £6.9m | 31.3% | -7.2% | |
| £6.4m | 28.8% | +20% | |
| £1.8m | 8.3% | +46.8% | |
| £1.7m | 7.5% | -9.2% | |
| £1.6m | 7.1% | +5.5% | |
| £1m | 4.6% | +31.5% | |
| £590k | 2.7% | -28.3% | |
| £536k | 2.4% | -8.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$111kUS$111k+US$4m+US$49m+> US$228m
Exports: 86
- Malaysia: US$300m
- China: US$250m
- Belgium: US$228m
- France: US$137m
- Slovakia: US$85m
- Egypt: US$73m
- United States: US$50m
- Japan: US$49m
- South Korea: US$45m
- Taiwan: US$22m
- United Kingdom: US$17m
- Germany: US$16m
- Türkiye: US$13m
- Netherlands: US$12m
- Mexico: US$10m
- Canada: US$10m
- Italy: US$7m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- Latvia: US$4m
- India: US$3m
- Bahrain: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Spain: US$1m
- Poland: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Austria: US$773k
- Slovenia: US$643k
- Sri Lanka: US$624k
- Romania: US$612k
- Singapore: US$447k
- Sweden: US$404k
- Saudi Arabia: US$211k
- Australia: US$193k
- South Africa: US$192k
- Portugal: US$173k
- Hungary: US$165k
- Russia: US$147k
- Tunisia: US$134k
- Switzerland: US$111k
- Thailand: US$92k
- Norway: US$81k
- Chile: US$73k
- United Arab Emirates: US$64k
- Serbia: US$55k
- Israel: US$51k
- Peru: US$43k
- Cuba: US$42k
- Indonesia: US$40k
- Croatia: US$37k
- Luxembourg: US$35k
- Ireland: US$29k
- Comoros: US$24k
- Finland: US$22k
- Lebanon: US$20k
- Moldova: US$20k
- Uruguay: US$19k
- Greece: US$14k
- Colombia: US$12k
- Lithuania: US$10k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$110kUS$110k+US$2m+US$27m+> US$74m
Imports: 160
- Germany: US$272m
- United States: US$153m
- Netherlands: US$85m
- Italy: US$85m
- South Korea: US$74m
- Japan: US$73m
- China: US$68m
- India: US$61m
- Mexico: US$36m
- France: US$36m
- Poland: US$34m
- Switzerland: US$34m
- Belgium: US$30m
- Thailand: US$27m
- Türkiye: US$27m
- United Kingdom: US$27m
- Spain: US$25m
- Brazil: US$24m
- Taiwan: US$21m
- Finland: US$12m
- Czechia: US$12m
- Malaysia: US$11m
- Vietnam: US$10m
- Austria: US$9m
- Canada: US$9m
- Singapore: US$8m
- Russia: US$8m
- Indonesia: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- Israel: US$5m
- Hungary: US$5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Iran: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Romania: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Argentina: US$910k
- Norway: US$847k
- Portugal: US$797k
- Chile: US$683k
- Peru: US$646k
- Luxembourg: US$603k
- Croatia: US$588k
- Ukraine: US$576k
- Nigeria: US$503k
- Egypt: US$476k
- Uzbekistan: US$386k
- Qatar: US$383k
- Honduras: US$379k
- Tunisia: US$348k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$300m | 22.2% | |
| 2 | US$250m | 18.5% | |
| 3 | US$228m | 16.9% | |
| 4 | US$137m | 10.2% | |
| 5 | US$85m | 6.3% | |
| 6 | US$73m | 5.4% | |
| 7 | US$50m | 3.7% | |
| 8 | US$49m | 3.6% | |
| 9 | US$45m | 3.3% | |
| 10 | US$22m | 1.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$272m | 20.1% | |
| 2 | US$153m | 11.3% | |
| 3 | US$85m | 6.3% | |
| 4 | US$85m | 6.3% | |
| 5 | US$74m | 5.5% | |
| 6 | US$73m | 5.4% | |
| 7 | US$68m | 5% | |
| 8 | US$61m | 4.5% | |
| 9 | US$36m | 2.7% | |
| 10 | US$36m | 2.7% |
Subheading 7019.11 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 7%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 7019.11; the duty is 7%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 7%; 173 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 fibre chopped strands (up to 50 mm) worth £22.2m (up 4% on the year before), at an average of £1.20 per kg; France supplied 31%, followed by Slovakia.
World trade in glass fibre chopped strands (up to 50 mm) reached US$1bn in 2024, down 1.9% on 2023.
Malaysia was the largest exporter with 22.2% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for chopped strands, of a length of not more than 50 mm?
Chopped strands, of a length of not more than 50 mm fall under HS subheading 7019.11, part of heading 7019, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on chopped strands, of a length of not more than 50… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7019.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on chopped strands, of a length of not more than 50… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7019.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most chopped strands, of a length of not more than 50…?
Malaysia, with US$300m in 2024 (22.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export glass fibre chopped strands (up to 50 mm) to the UK duty-free?
173 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 7% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on glass fibre chopped strands (up to 50 mm)?
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 fibre chopped strands (up to 50 mm) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (31%), Slovakia (29%) and Malaysia (8%), out of total imports of £22.2m.