Subheading · Chapter 70 · Heading 7019
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
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7019 80 00 00 Glass wool and articles of glass wool
- 7019 80 10 00 Boards, mattresses and similar products 4%
- 7019 80 10 20 Boards and similar non-woven products of low moisture absorption capacity, intended for certain types of aircraft 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%
- 7019 80 10 90 Other 4%
- 7019 80 90 00 Other 6%
- 7019 80 90 10 Glass wool in which fibres of a diameter of less than 4.6 µm predominate 6%
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% – 6% |
| 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 |
| 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 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
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.5mUS$1.5m+US$14.7m+US$67.3m+> US$173.3m
Exports: 99
- China: US$261.7m
- United States: US$256.6m
- Canada: US$173.3m
- Belgium: US$157.1m
- Germany: US$128.4m
- Sweden: US$114.6m
- Czechia: US$112.8m
- Mexico: US$87.4m
- United Kingdom: US$80.3m
- Malaysia: US$67.3m
- Türkiye: US$55.1m
- Poland: US$50.8m
- Spain: US$47.3m
- France: US$37.9m
- Slovenia: US$30.6m
- Finland: US$29.6m
- Denmark: US$26.4m
- Netherlands: US$26.3m
- South Korea: US$23m
- Switzerland: US$20.3m
- Romania: US$19.3m
- Italy: US$19m
- India: US$18m
- Bahrain: US$16.4m
- Colombia: US$14.7m
- Russia: US$14.7m
- Austria: US$9.1m
- Belarus: US$6.6m
- Thailand: US$6.4m
- Egypt: US$5.8m
- Bulgaria: US$5.2m
- Morocco: US$5.2m
- Greece: US$4.9m
- Argentina: US$4.9m
- Hungary: US$3.8m
- Japan: US$3.5m
- Croatia: US$3.3m
- Latvia: US$3.3m
- Australia: US$3.1m
- Kuwait: US$3m
- Serbia: US$2.9m
- Ukraine: US$2.8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2.2m
- Ethiopia: US$2.1m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$1.9m
- Uzbekistan: US$1.8m
- Vietnam: US$1.6m
- Slovakia: US$1.5m
- Taiwan: US$1.3m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.2m
- Portugal: US$1.2m
- Indonesia: US$1.1m
- Luxembourg: US$1.1m
- Jordan: US$1.1m
- Iran: US$1.1m
- Norway: US$1.1m
- South Africa: US$877.1k
- Singapore: US$849.7k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$457.6kUS$457.6k+US$5m+US$26.5m+> US$63.4m
Imports: 208
- United States: US$330.7m
- France: US$171.2m
- Canada: US$137.1m
- Germany: US$95.6m
- Poland: US$75.1m
- Netherlands: US$68.8m
- Japan: US$63.4m
- Mexico: US$54.3m
- South Korea: US$53.9m
- United Kingdom: US$52.2m
- Australia: US$45.1m
- Sweden: US$40.8m
- Italy: US$36.3m
- Hungary: US$35m
- China: US$33.5m
- Austria: US$33.3m
- Czechia: US$32.8m
- Ireland: US$28.7m
- Denmark: US$28.4m
- Israel: US$28m
- Vietnam: US$26.5m
- Ukraine: US$23.8m
- Belgium: US$22.2m
- New Zealand: US$21.7m
- Switzerland: US$20.9m
- Spain: US$20.7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$19.2m
- Romania: US$17.6m
- Lithuania: US$17.6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$15.8m
- Norway: US$15.6m
- Estonia: US$15.5m
- Slovakia: US$15m
- India: US$14.6m
- Serbia: US$14m
- Finland: US$13.7m
- Croatia: US$13.2m
- Greece: US$10.4m
- Slovenia: US$10.2m
- Brazil: US$10.2m
- Singapore: US$10m
- Thailand: US$9.6m
- Bulgaria: US$9.6m
- Kazakhstan: US$9.3m
- Türkiye: US$9.2m
- Morocco: US$8.7m
- Latvia: US$8.3m
- Portugal: US$7.8m
- Chile: US$7.4m
- Indonesia: US$7m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$5.8m
- Uzbekistan: US$5m
- Philippines: US$4.5m
- Egypt: US$4.1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Pakistan: US$3.8m
- Taiwan: US$3.6m
- Cambodia: US$3.4m
- Peru: US$3.4m
- Bangladesh: US$3.4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$261.7m | 13.1% |
| 2 | United States | US$256.6m | 12.9% |
| 3 |  Canada | US$173.3m | 8.7% |
| 4 |  Belgium | US$157.1m | 7.9% |
| 5 | Germany | US$128.4m | 6.4% |
| 6 | Sweden | US$114.6m | 5.8% |
| 7 |  Czechia | US$112.8m | 5.7% |
| 8 |  Mexico | US$87.4m | 4.4% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$80.3m | 4% |
| 10 |  Malaysia | US$67.3m | 3.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$330.7m | 16.6% |
| 2 | France | US$171.2m | 8.6% |
| 3 | Canada | US$137.1m | 6.9% |
| 4 | Germany | US$95.6m | 4.8% |
| 5 | Poland | US$75.1m | 3.8% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$68.8m | 3.5% |
| 7 |  Japan | US$63.4m | 3.2% |
| 8 | Mexico | US$54.3m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$53.9m | 2.7% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$52.2m | 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
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.
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Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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Sanctions · Applies from: CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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$261.7m 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.