UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 7020.00
7020 00 30 00: Of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 × 10-6 per kelvin within a temperature range of 0 °c to 300 °c
Other glass articles
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 7020 Other articles of glass
- Other
- 7020 00 30 00 Of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 × 10-6 per kelvin within a temperature range of 0 °c to 300 °c
What you pay
Importing into UK
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
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 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
- Import controlImport control on cat and dog fur
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2009/1056
- Documents
- Y922 Other than cats and dogs fur as mentioned by Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 (OJ L 343)
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Footnotes
TN207 The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose tr…
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
UK: imports by month · HS 7020.00
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £97.4m | 75.8% | -1.2% |
 Germany | £9.3m | 7.2% | -10.1% |
 Japan | £4.4m | 3.4% | +88% |
 United States | £4.4m | 3.4% | -25.5% |
 Italy | £2.7m | 2.1% | +26.4% |
 Spain | £2.6m | 2% | -23.9% |
 South Korea | £1.3m | 1% | -2.9% |
 Portugal | £1.1m | 0.8% | -16.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
7020.00 Other articles of glass
EU Free – 6% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 3% 
Türkiye Free – 6% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 3% USA Free – 6.6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 3.9% 
Canada Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 9% – 16.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 12.6% 
Argentina 9% – 18% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 12% 
Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 0.8% Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free – 10% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 5.1% 
GCC Free – 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 4% 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free – 15% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 12.5% 
Nigeria 5% – 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 12.5% UK lines: 7020.00
- 7020 00 05 00Quartz reactor tubes and holders designed for insertion into diffusion and oxidation furnaces for production of semiconductor materials
- 7020 00 07 00Glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels: unfinished
- 7020 00 08 00Glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels: finished
- 7020 00 10 10Television pedestal stands with or without bracket for fixation to and stabilisation of television cabinet case/body
- 7020 00 10 20Raw material for optical elements of fused silicon dioxide with: - a thickness of 10 cm or more but not more than 40 cm and - a weight of 100 kg or more
- 7020 00 10 90Of fused quartz or other fused silica: other
- 7020 00 30 00Of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 × 10-6 per kelvin within a temperature range of 0 °c to 300 °c
- 7020 00 80 00Other articles of glass: other, other
Binding rulings for similar goods
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.
- N355647 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of agglomerated slabs from Israel and Vietnam
- N356744 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a glass sphere from China.
- N342719 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an agglomerated glass slab from Vietnam
- N340084 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of agglomerated glass slabs from China
- 600011366 HMRC
The product is made of polished synthetic quartz or other glass material in squares with worked, bevelled edges. Size varies between 4 x 4 x 0.06 and 9 x 9 x 0.12 inches. Coated with a metal based film, for example of chromium or molybdenum. To be used as an optical absorber in the making of…
19 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
In the UK Global Tariff, 7020 00 30 00 is one of 8 lines under subheading 7020.00, other articles of glass.
The third-country duty is free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 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 other glass articles (HS 7020.00) worth £128.6m (down 2% on the year before), at an average of £2.23 per kg; China supplied 76%, followed by Germany.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 0%–6%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–6%, the US duty is 0%–6.6%, the Canada duty is 0%–6.5%, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 9%–16.2%, the Argentina duty is 9%–18%, the Peru duty is 0%–6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 0%–10%, the GCC duty is 0%–5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–15% and the Nigeria duty is 5%–20%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 7020.00 worth US$53m in 2024; the largest supplier was Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 7020 00 30 00?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 7020 00 30 00?
174 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 174 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 7020 00 30 00?
Additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 7020.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Germany (US$14m), followed by the United States.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.