Subheading · Chapter 70 · Heading 7019

7019.80

7019.80: Glass wool and articles of glass wool

Glass wool and articles

7019.80 is the HS subheading for glass wool and articles, under heading 7019 in chapter 70.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 4% – 6% standard rate · across 5 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 4 additional measures Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 7019 80 00 00 Glass wool and articles of glass wool
  2. 7019 80 10 00 Boards, mattresses and similar products 4%
  3. 7019 80 10 20 Boards and similar non-woven products of low moisture absorption capacity, intended for certain types of aircraft 4%
  4. 7019 80 10 40 Vacuum insulated panel consisting of hermetic aluminum foil and stiff core, without air inside, used for thermal reinforcement of fridges and freezers and combination of them, with: -a glass wool filling, -a thickness of 5.6 mm or more but not more than 35 mm, -a length of 195 mm or more but not more than 1 875 mm, -a width of 155 mm or more but not more than 545 mm, -a thermal conductivity lower than or equal to 2.5 mw/mk, -an internal pressure below 1.0 pa, -an ambient operating temperature of -50 ℃ or more but not more than 80 ℃ 4%
  5. 7019 80 10 90 Other 4%
  6. 7019 80 90 00 Other 6%
  7. 7019 80 90 10 Glass wool in which fibres of a diameter of less than 4.6 µm predominate 6%
  8. 7019 80 90 90 Other 6%

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 4

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 376
    Documents
    • 9008
  • Duty suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1435
    Documents
    • N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 5 lines
  • 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
  • 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)
    Tariff lines
    on 3 of 5 lines

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
    Tariff lines
    on 2 of 5 lines

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—4% – 6%
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 – 2.5%
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£40.1m-6.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price£3.83 per kg
Jan 2024: £4.6mFeb 2024: £3mMar 2024: £3.4mApr 2024: £3.3mMay 2024: £2.9mJun 2024: £3.5mJul 2024: £3.3mAug 2024: £3.3mSept 2024: £2.5mOct 2024: £4.6mNov 2024: £4.9mDec 2024: £2.8mJan 2025: £3.2mFeb 2025: £3.1mMar 2025: £3.7mApr 2025: £3.2mMay 2025: £3.1mJun 2025: £5mJul 2025: £3.8mAug 2025: £3mSept 2025: £3.3mOct 2025: £3.4mNov 2025: £3.1mDec 2025: £2.7mJan 2026: £3.4mFeb 2026: £2.9mMar 2026: £3.1mApr 2026: £3.9mMay 2026: £4mJun 2026: £3.4mJul 2026: £3.9mAug 2026: £3.1m 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
Sweden £12.4m 31% +10.3%
United States £6.4m 15.8% -19.5%
France £5.1m 12.6% +35.2%
Germany £3.8m 9.4% +3.4%
Türkiye £2.8m 7.1% -3.1%
Poland £1.9m 4.8% +16.3%
China £1.6m 3.9% -14.9%
Denmark £1m 2.6% -34.7%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

7019.80 · US$2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$15m+US$67m+> US$173m

Exports: 99
  1. China: US$262m
  2. United States: US$257m
  3. Canada: US$173m
  4. Belgium: US$157m
  5. Germany: US$128m
  6. Sweden: US$115m
  7. Czechia: US$113m
  8. Mexico: US$87m
  9. United Kingdom: US$80m
  10. Malaysia: US$67m
  11. Türkiye: US$55m
  12. Poland: US$51m
  13. Spain: US$47m
  14. France: US$38m
  15. Slovenia: US$31m
  16. Finland: US$30m
  17. Denmark: US$26m
  18. Netherlands: US$26m
  19. South Korea: US$23m
  20. Switzerland: US$20m
  21. Romania: US$19m
  22. Italy: US$19m
  23. India: US$18m
  24. Bahrain: US$16m
  25. Colombia: US$15m
  26. Russia: US$15m
  27. Austria: US$9m
  28. Belarus: US$7m
  29. Thailand: US$6m
  30. Egypt: US$6m
  31. Bulgaria: US$5m
  32. Morocco: US$5m
  33. Greece: US$5m
  34. Argentina: US$5m
  35. Hungary: US$4m
  36. Japan: US$4m
  37. Croatia: US$3m
  38. Latvia: US$3m
  39. Australia: US$3m
  40. Kuwait: US$3m
  41. Serbia: US$3m
  42. Ukraine: US$3m
  43. Saudi Arabia: US$2m
  44. Ethiopia: US$2m
  45. Ireland: US$2m
  46. Lithuania: US$2m
  47. Uzbekistan: US$2m
  48. Vietnam: US$2m
  49. Slovakia: US$1m
  50. Taiwan: US$1m
  51. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1m
  52. United Arab Emirates: US$1m
  53. Portugal: US$1m
  54. Indonesia: US$1m
  55. Luxembourg: US$1m
  56. Jordan: US$1m
  57. Iran: US$1m
  58. Norway: US$1m
  59. South Africa: US$877k
  60. Singapore: US$850k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$262m 13.1%
2 United States US$257m 12.9%
3 Canada US$173m 8.7%
4 Belgium US$157m 7.9%
5 Germany US$128m 6.4%
6 Sweden US$115m 5.8%
7 Czechia US$113m 5.7%
8 Mexico US$87m 4.4%
9 United Kingdom US$80m 4%
10 Malaysia US$67m 3.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$331m 16.6%
2 France US$171m 8.6%
3 Canada US$137m 6.9%
4 Germany US$96m 4.8%
5 Poland US$75m 3.8%
6 Netherlands US$69m 3.5%
7 Japan US$63m 3.2%
8 Mexico US$54m 2.7%
9 South Korea US$54m 2.7%
10 United Kingdom US$52m 2.6%

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N338506 U.S. CBP 12 July 2024 · 7019.80.10.90

    The tariff classification of glass wool from Germany

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. GB Other

    Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026

    Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  2. EU Sanctions · Applies from:

    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

Rule changes →

Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 7019.39, 7019.90.

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7019.80 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is between 4% and 6%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7019.80 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 5% and 7% (average 6%).

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 4% – 6%; 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 wool and articles worth £40.1m (down 6% on the year before), at an average of £3.83 per kg; Sweden supplied 31%, followed by United States.

World trade in glass wool and articles reached US$2bn in 2024, up 7.4% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 13.1% of the total, ahead of the United States.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for glass wool and articles of glass wool?

Glass wool and articles of glass wool fall under HS subheading 7019.80, part of heading 7019, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on glass wool and articles of glass wool in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7019.80 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4% to 6%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on glass wool and articles of glass wool in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7019.80 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 wool and articles of glass wool?

China, with US$262m in 2024 (13.1% of world exports).

Which countries can export glass wool and articles 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 4% – 6% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on glass wool and articles?

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 wool and articles from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Sweden (31%), United States (16%) and France (13%), out of total imports of £40.1m.