7019.72: Glass fibres: chemically bonded fabrics, other closed fabrics

1. 7019 72 00 00 Other closed fabrics 4%
2. 7019 72 00 50 Non-woven product of non-textile glass fibre, for the manufacture of air filters or catalysts 4%
3. 7019 72 00 90 Other 4%

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£1.1m-2.5% · previous 12 months

Average import price£10.00 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Germany	£792k	73%	+132.9%
Ireland	£102k	9.4%	+35%
China	£91k	8.4%	-3.9%
United States	£88k	8.1%	-82.5%
Slovakia	£7k	0.7%	—
Italy	£2k	0.2%	-97.8%
Austria	£2k	0.2%	—
France	£1k	0.1%	—

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free – 7.3% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 3.4% Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 10.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 10.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 7.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$12m	29.4%
2	China	US$10m	24.4%
3	Italy	US$3m	7.8%
4	Austria	US$3m	6.1%
5	Taiwan	US$3m	6%
6	Japan	US$3m	6%
7	Belgium	US$2m	4.1%
8	France	US$1m	3.5%
9	Germany	US$1m	3.2%
10	United Kingdom	US$1m	2.5%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Japan	US$5m	10.7%
2	Mexico	US$4m	10%
3	Netherlands	US$4m	9.4%
4	Australia	US$3m	6.8%
5	China	US$3m	6.2%
6	Canada	US$3m	6%
7	Germany	US$2m	5.2%
8	Italy	US$2m	4.7%
9	Taiwan	US$2m	4.6%
10	Czechia	US$2m	4%

Import duty on this product around the world 93

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.

• 5%median duty
• 23number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Algeria, Bermuda

93

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Albania	10%		2023
Algeria	30%		2023
Armenia	5%	0% – 10%	2023
Australia	5%		2023
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Belize	5%		2023
Benin	20%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bosnia & Herzegovina	10%		2022
Botswana	15%		2023
Burkina Faso	20%		2023
Burundi	10%		2023
Cameroon	10%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Central African Republic	10%		2023
Chad	10%		2023
China	10%		2023
Congo - Brazzaville	10%		2023
Costa Rica	0%		2023
Dominican Republic	0%		2023
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	15%		2023
European Union (27 countries)	5%		2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	13%		2023
Gabon	10%		2023
Gambia	20%		2023
Ghana	20%		2023
Guatemala	0%		2023
Guinea	20%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	20%		2023
Honduras	0%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	10%		2023
Indonesia	5%		2023
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	0%		2023
Kazakhstan	3.3%	0% – 5%	2023
Kenya	10%		2023
Kuwait	5%		2023
Lesotho	15%		2023
Liberia	20%		2023
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	20%		2023
Malaysia	20%		2023
Maldives	0%		2023
Mali	20%		2023
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mongolia	5%		2023
Morocco	2.5%		2023
Mozambique	7.5%		2023
Namibia	15%		2023
Nepal	10%		2023
New Zealand	5%		2023
Nicaragua	0%		2023
Niger	20%		2023
Nigeria	20%		2023
North Macedonia	5%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	0%		2023
Panama	0%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Philippines	5%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Rwanda	10%		2023
Saudi Arabia	15%		2023
Senegal	20%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	20%		2023
South Africa	15%		2023
South Korea	8%		2023
Sri Lanka	0%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	5%		2023
St Vincent & the Grenadines	5%		2023
Switzerland	2.2%*		2023
Tanzania	10%		2023
Thailand	3%		2023
Togo	20%		2023
Türkiye	15%		2023
Uganda	0%		2023
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	4%		2023
United States	3.4%	0% – 7.3%	2023
Vanuatu	0%		2023
Vietnam	3%		2023
Zambia	15%		2023
Zimbabwe	0.2%		2023

Tariff data years 2022–2023; 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

66495 Thin sheets (voiles), webs, mats, mattresses, boards & similar non-woven products of glass; glass fibres (including glass wool) & articles thereof, n.e.s.

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 311210

CPC 2.1 product

37129 Voiles, webs, mats, mattresses, boards and other articles of glass fibres, except woven fabrics

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2310 Manufacture of glass and glass products

Earlier HS editions

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. Sanctions 23 April 2026 · Applies from: 22 April 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/506 of 23 April 2026 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

   CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

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Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 7019.39.

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