Customs - Tariff Book
Notes
1.
This Chapter does not cover the following:
(a)
goods of heading 32.07 (for example, vitrifiable enamels and glazes, glass frit, other glass in the form of powder, granules or flakes);
(b)
articles of Chapter 71 (for example, imitation jewellery);
(c)
optical fibre cables of heading 85.44, electrical insulators (heading 85.46) or fittings of insulating material of heading 85.47;
(d)
front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, framed, for vehicles of Chapters 86 to 88;
(e)
front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, whether or not framed, incorporating heating devices or other electrical or electronic devices, for vehicles of Chapter 86 to 88
(f)
optical fibres, optically worked optical elements, hypodermic syringes, artificial eyes, thermometers, barometers, hydrometers or other articles of Chapter 90;
(g)
lamps and lighting fittings, illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like, having a permanently fixed light source, or parts thereof of heading 94.05;
(h)
toys, games, sports requisites, Christmas tree ornaments or other articles of Chapter 95 (excluding glass eyes without mechanisms for dolls or for other articles of Chapter 95); or
(ij)
buttons, fitted vacuum flasks, scent or similar sprays or other articles of Chapter 96.
2.
For the purposes of headings 70.03, 70.04 and 70.05:
(a)
glass is not regarded as "worked" by reason of any process it has undergone before annealing;
(b)
cutting to shape does not affect the classification of glass in sheets;
(c)
the expression "absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer" means a microscopically thin coating of metal or of a chemical compound (for example, metal oxide) which absorbs, for example, infra-red light or improves the reflecting qualities of the glass while still allowing it to retain a degree of transparency or translucency; or which prevents light from being reflected on the surface of the glass.
3.
The products referred to in heading 70.06 remain classified in that heading whether or not they have the character of articles.
4.
For the purposes of heading 70.19, the expression "glass wool" means:
(a)
mineral wools with a silica (SiO[2]) content not less than 60 per cent by mass;
(b)
mineral wools with a silica (SiO[2]) content less than 60 per cent but with an alkaline oxide (K[2]O or Na[2]O) content exceeding 5 per cent by mass or a boric oxide (B[2]O[3]) content exceeding 2 percent by mass.
Mineral wools which do not comply with the above specifications fall in heading 68.06.
5.
Throughout this Schedule, the expression "glass" includes fused quartz and other fused silica.
Subheading Note
1.
For the purposes of subheadings 7013.22, 7013.33, 7013.41 and 7013.91, the expression "lead crystal" means only glass having a minimum lead monoxide (PbO) content by mass of 24 per cent.
Additional Note
1.
For the purposes of this Chapter, the expression "optical glass" means special glasses used in the manufacture of optical instruments for photography, astronomy, observation (for example, microscopy, navigation), armaments (for example, sighting telescopes), laboratories or for the manufacture of corrective spectacle lenses. These glasses are highly transparent. They may have special light absorptive properties and therefore be coloured or black. They are clear, homogeneous, without air bubbles, and have refractive indices and dispersive powers unusual in other glasses.
2.
For the purposes of this Chapter, the expression "solar glass" means glass sheets with an iron content of less than 300 parts per million (ppm) and solar transmittance of more than 88% (measured according to ISO 9050:AM 1,5)
3.
Shower enclosures of tariff subheading 7020.00.10 are classified in this subheading whether or not framed, trimmed, fitted with hinges, door handles and the like.
| Heading | Description | General |
|---|---|---|
| 7001.00 | Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass (excluding glass from cathode ray tubes or other activated glass of heading 85.49); glass in the mass | free |
| 70.02 | Glass in balls (excluding microspheres of heading 70.18), rods or tubes, unworked: | |
| 7002.10 | Balls | free |
| 7002.20 | Rods | free |
| 7002.3 | Tubes: | |
| 7002.31 | Of fused quartz or other fused silica | free |
| 7002.32 | Of other glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5x10(-6) per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0°C to 300°C | free |
| 7002.39 | Other | free |
| 70.03 | Cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked: | |
| 7003.1 | Non-wired sheets: | |
| 7003.12.20 | Solar glass | free |
| 7003.12 | Coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer: | |
| 7003.12.10 | Optical glass | free |
| 7003.12.90 | Other | 10% |
| 7003.19 | Other: | |
| 7003.19.10 | Optical glass | free |
| 7003.19.20 | Solar glass | free |
| 7003.19.90 | Other | 10% |
| 7003.20 | Wired sheets | 10% |
| 7003.30 | Profiles | 10% |
| 70.04 | Drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked: | |
| 7004.20.10 | Optical glass | free |
| 7004.20 | Glass, coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer: | |
| 7004.20.90 | Other | 10% |
| 7004.90.10 | Optical glass | free |
| 7004.90 | Other glass: | |
| 7004.90.90 | Other | 10% |
| 70.05 | Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked: | |
| 7005.10.10 | Optical glass | free |
| 7005.10.20 | Solar glass | free |
| 7005.10 | Non-wired glass, having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer: | |
| 7005.10.90 | Other | 10% |
| 7005.2 | Other non-wired glass: | |
| 7005.21 | Coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground: | |
| 7005.21.23 | Of a thickness exceeding 3 mm but not exceeding 4 mm (excluding optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.21.13 | Of a thickness not exceeding 2 mm (excluding optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.21.10 | Optical glass | free |
| 7005.21.17 | Of a thickness exceeding 2,5 mm but not exceeding 3 mm (excluding optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.21.15 | Of a thickness exceeding 2 mm but not exceeding 2,5 mm (excluding optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.21.29 | Of a thickness exceeding 4 mm but not exceeding 5 mm (excluding optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.21.35 | Of a thickness exceeding 5 mm but not exceeding 6 mm (excluding optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.21.45 | Of a thickness exceeding 6 mm but not exceeding 8 mm (excluding optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.21.85 | Of a thickness exceeding 12 mm (excluding optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.21.55 | Of a thickness exceeding 8 mm but not exceeding 10 mm (excluding optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.21.65 | Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm but not exceeding 12 mm (excluding optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.29.05 | Solar glass | 10% |
| 7005.29.17 | Of a thickness exceeding 2,5 mm but not exceeding 3 mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.29.23 | Of a thickness exceeding 3 mm but not exceeding 4 mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.29.25 | Of a thickness exceeding 4 mm but not exceeding 5 mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.29.35 | Of a thickness exceeding 5 mm but not exceeding 6 mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.29.45 | Of a thickness exceeding 6 mm but not exceeding 8 mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.29.10 | Optical glass | 10% |
| 7005.29.15 | Of a thickness exceeding 2 mm but not exceeding 2,5 mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.29 | Other: | |
| 7005.29.13 | Of a thickness not exceeding 2 mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.29.55 | Of a thickness exceeding 8 mm but not exceeding 10 mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.29.65 | Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm but not exceeding 12 mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.29.85 | Of a thickness exceeding 12 mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass) | 10% |
| 7005.30 | Wired glass | 10% |
| 7006.00 | Glass of heading 70.03, 70.04 or 70.05, bent, edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with other materials: | |
| 7006.00.30 | Optical glass; stained glass windows | free |
| 7006.00.90 | Other | 10% |
| 70.07 | Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or laminated glass: | |
| 7007.1 | Toughened (tempered) safety glass: | |
| 7007.11 | Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels | 15% |
| 7007.19 | Other: | |
| 7007.19.10 | Solar glass | 15% |
| 7007.2 | Laminated safety glass: | |
| 7007.19.90 | Other | 15% |
| 7007.21 | Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels: | |
| 7007.21.20 | Windscreens for vehicles | 30% |
| 7007.21.90 | Other | 15% |
| 7007.29 | Other | 15% |
| 7008.00 | Multiple-walled insulating units of glass | 15% |
| 70.09 | Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including rear-view mirrors: | |
| 7009.10 | Rear-view mirrors for vehicles | 15% |
| 7009.9 | Other: | |
| 7009.91 | Unframed | 15% |
| 7009.92 | Framed | 15% |
| 70.10 | Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass; stoppers, lids and other closures, of glass: | |
| 7010.10 | Ampoules | free |
| 7010.20 | Stoppers, lids and other closures | 5% |
| 7010.90.45 | Of a capacity exceeding 500 ml but not exceeding 750 ml | 10% |
| 7010.90 | Other: | |
| 7010.90.4 | Other jars and pots: | |
| 7010.90.3 | Preserving jars: | |
| 7010.90.47 | Of a capacity exceeding 750 ml but not exceeding 1 100 ml | 10% |
| 7010.90.43 | Of a capacity exceeding 300 ml but not exceeding 500 ml | 10% |
| 7010.90.41 | Of a capacity not exceeding 300 ml | 10% |
| 7010.90.33 | Of a capacity exceeding 250 ml | 5% |
| 7010.90.20 | Syphon vases | 5% |
| 7010.90.31 | Of a capacity not exceeding 250 ml | 5% |
| 7010.90.51 | Of a capacity not exceeding 250 ml | 10% |
| 7010.90.49 | Of a capacity exceeding 1 100 ml | 10% |
| 7010.90.53 | Of a capacity exceeding 250 ml but not exceeding 330 ml | 10% |
| 7010.90.58 | Of a capacity exceeding 750 ml but not exceeding 1 100 ml | 10% |
| 7010.90.59 | Of a capacity exceeding 1 100 ml | 10% |
| 7010.90.57 | Of a capacity exceeding 500 ml but not exceeding 750 ml | 10% |
| 7010.90.55 | Of a capacity exceeding 330 ml but not exceeding 500 ml | 10% |
| 7010.90.90 | Other | 10% |
| 7010.90.5 | Bottles: | |
| 70.11 | Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes), open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, for electric lamps and light sources, cathode-ray tubes or the like: | |
| 7011.10 | For electric lighting | free |
| 7011.20 | For cathode-ray tubes | free |
| 7011.90 | Other | free |
| 70.13 | Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (excluding that of heading 70.10 or 70.18): | |
| 7013.10 | Of glass-ceramics: | |
| 7013.10.27 | Plates, cups and saucers, machine-made | 15% |
| 7013.10.05 | Ash trays | 15% |
| 7013.10.90 | Other | 5% |
| 7013.2 | Stemware drinking glasses (excluding those of glass-ceramics): | |
| 7013.22 | Of lead crystal | 5% |
| 7013.28 | Other | 5% |
| 7013.3 | Other drinking glasses (excluding those of glass ceramics): | |
| 7013.33 | Of lead crystal | 5% |
| 7013.37 | Other | 5% |
| 7013.4 | Glassware of a kind used for table (excluding drinking glasses) or kitchen purposes (excluding those of glass ceramics): | |
| 7013.41 | Of lead crystal: | |
| 7013.41.10 | Plates, cups and saucers, machine-made | 15% |
| 7013.42 | Of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10(-6) per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0°C to 300°C: | |
| 7013.41.90 | Other | 5% |
| 7013.42.10 | Plates, cups and saucers, machine-made | 15% |
| 7013.42.90 | Other | 5% |
| 7013.49.10 | Plates, cups and saucers, machine made | 15% |
| 7013.49 | Other: | |
| 7013.49.90 | Other | 5% |
| 7013.9 | Other glassware: | |
| 7013.91 | Of lead crystal | 5% |
| 7013.99 | Other | 5% |
| 7014.00 | Signalling glassware and optical elements of glass (excluding those of heading 70.15), not optically worked | free |
| 70.15 | Clock or watch glasses and similar glasses, glasses for non-corrective or corrective spectacles, curved, bent, hollowed or the like, not optically worked; hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses: | |
| 7015.10 | Glasses for corrective spectacles | free |
| 7015.90 | Other | free |
| 70.16 | Paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or moulded, glass, whether or not wired, of a kind used for building or construction purposes; glass cubes and other glass smallwares, whether or not on a backing, for mosaics or similar decorative purposes; leaded lights and the like; multicellular or foam glass in blocks, panels, plates, shells or similar forms: | |
| 7016.10 | Glass cubes and other glass smallwares, whether or not on a backing, for mosaics or similar decorative purposes | 15% |
| 7016.90.20 | Bricks (excluding those of multicellular or foam glass) | free |
| 7016.90 | Other: | |
| 7016.90.10 | Multicellular or foam glass in blocks, panels, plates, shells or similar forms | free |
| 7016.90.90 | Other | 15% |
| 70.17 | Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated: | |
| 7017.10.10 | Blood sample collection tubes | 10% |
| 7017.10 | Of fused quartz or other fused silica: | |
| 7017.10.90 | Other | free |
| 7017.20.10 | Blood sample collection tubes | 10% |
| 7017.20 | Of other glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10(-6) per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0°C to 300°C: | |
| 7017.20.90 | Other | free |
| 7017.90 | Other: | |
| 7017.90.10 | Blood sample collection tubes | 10% |
| 7017.90.90 | Other | free |
| 70.18 | Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semi-precious stones and similar glass smallwares, and articles thereof (excluding imitation jewellery); glass eyes (excluding prosthetic articles); statuettes and other ornaments of lamp-worked glass (excluding imitation jewellery); glass microspheres not exceeding 1 mm in diameter: | |
| 7018.10 | Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semi-precious stones and similar glass smallwares | 20% |
| 7018.20 | Glass microspheres not exceeding 1 mm in diameter | free |
| 7018.90 | Other | free |
| 70.19 | Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, rovings, woven fabrics): | |
| 7019.1 | Slivers, rovings, yarn and chopped strands and mats thereof: | |
| 7019.11 | Chopped strands, of a length not exceeding 50 mm | free |
| 7019.12 | Rovings | free |
| 7019.13.10 | Yarn | free |
| 7019.13 | Other yarn, slivers: | |
| 7019.14 | Mechanically bonded mats | 15% |
| 7019.13.90 | Other | 15% |
| 7019.15 | Chemically bonded mats | 15% |
| 7019.19 | Other | 15% |
| 7019.6 | Mechanically bonded fabrics: | |
| 7019.61.10 | Fabrics woven from multifilament rovings | 15% |
| 7019.61.20 | Other, coated with plastics | 10% |
| 7019.61 | Closed woven fabrics of rovings: | |
| 7019.62 | Other closed fabrics of rovings | 15% |
| 7019.61.90 | Other | 5% |
| 7019.63 | Closed woven fabrics, plain weave, of yarns, not coated or laminated | 5% |
| 7019.64 | Closed woven fabrics, plain weave, of yarns, coated or laminated | 10% |
| 7019.65.10 | Fabrics woven from multifilament rovings | 15% |
| 7019.65.20 | Coated with plastics | 10% |
| 7019.65 | Open woven fabrics of a width not exceeding 30 cm: | |
| 7019.66.20 | Coated with plastics | 10% |
| 7019.66 | Open woven fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm: | |
| 7019.66.10 | Fabrics woven with multifilament rovings | 15% |
| 7019.65.90 | Other | 5% |
| 7019.66.90 | Other | 5% |
| 7019.69 | Other: | |
| 7019.69.10 | Other webs, mats, mattresses, boards and similar nonwoven products | 15% |
| 7019.69.20 | Coated with plastics | 10% |
| 7019.7 | Chemically bonded fabrics: | |
| 7019.69.90 | Other | 5% |
| 7019.71 | Veils (thin sheets) | 10% |
| 7019.72 | Other closed fabrics | 15% |
| 7019.73 | Other open fabrics | 15% |
| 7019.80 | Glass wool and articles of glass wool : | |
| 7019.80.05 | Glass wool | 15% |
| 7019.80.10 | For blades used with wind turbines | 15% |
| 7019.80.20 | Filter bags; prepared electrical insulating tape, coated or impregnated | free |
| 7019.80.90 | Other | 15% |
| 7019.90.10 | Other, coated with plastics | 10% |
| 7019.90.20 | For blades used with wind turbines | 15% |
| 7019.90.30 | Filter bags; prepared electrical insulating tape, coated or impregnated | free |
| 7019.90 | Other: | |
| 7019.90.90 | Other | 15% |
| 7020.00.10 | Shower enclosures, including shower doors and shower panels as provided for in Additional Note 3 to Chapter 70 | 15% |
| 7020.00 | Other articles of glass: | |
| 7020.00.90 | Other | free |
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