HTS Chapter 70: Glass and glassware
HTS Chapter 70 covers Glass and glassware. Browse 14 published headings, then narrow to the active product line that matches the goods.
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Written to help non-specialists understand this page. Rates, dates, and legal facts come from the official records above and on the linked source.
HTS Chapter 70 covers glass and many glass articles, including basic glass forms, containers, safety glass, mirrors, tableware, laboratory glassware, decorative items, glass fibers, and certain building products. Classification often depends on how the glass was made, its physical form, how far it has been worked or finished, and its intended use.
The HTS is read from broad to specific: chapter 70 identifies the glass section; a four-digit heading, such as 7007 or 7010, identifies a product family; additional digits identify the subheading and tariff treatment; and the complete 10-digit HTS code provides the classification used for entry. Do not choose a code from a product name alone. Compare the merchandise to the heading terms, section and chapter notes, exclusions, and applicable classification rules. A customs broker or classification specialist may be needed for composite, highly processed, or technically specialized products.
What to check
- Confirm the article is principally glass and identify its form, manufacturing method, composition, and degree of working or finishing.
- Classify by the product’s specific function and construction, while checking whether a more specific heading or an exclusion applies; material alone may not decide the classification.
- Distinguish similar categories such as containers, tableware, laboratory glassware, mirrors, safety glass, glass fibers, and building glass by their design and intended use.
- Check whether the product includes non-glass components, fittings, coatings, frames, electrical parts, or packaging that could affect classification or require another heading.
- After selecting the base HTS provision, verify current statistical suffixes, Chapter 99 measures, country-specific requirements, and other entry rules in official data.
How to use this chapter
A chapter is the first classification level, not a duty rate. Choose the heading that describes the product, narrow by material, construction, use, or other legal distinctions, and verify the final line against the official HTS notes.
Heading list
| HTS code | Description | Linked 8-digit entries |
|---|---|---|
| 7002 | Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading 7018), rods or tubes, unworked: | 0 |
| 7003 | Cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked: | 0 |
| 7004 | Drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked: | 0 |
| 7005 | 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: | 0 |
| 7007 | Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or laminated glass: | 1 |
| 7009 | Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including rear-view mirrors: | 0 |
| 7010 | Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, vials, 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: | 0 |
| 7011 | 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: | 0 |
| 7013 | Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than that of heading 7010 or 7018): | 0 |
| 7015 | Clock or watch glasses and similar glasses, glasses for noncorrective or corrective spectacles, curved, bent, hollowed or the like, not optically worked; hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses: | 0 |
| 7016 | Paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or molded 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 glass windows and the like; multicellular or foam glass in blocks, panels, plates, shells or similar forms: | 0 |
| 7017 | Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated: | 0 |
| 7018 | Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semiprecious stones and similar glass smallwares and articles thereof other than imitation jewelry; glass eyes other than prosthetic articles; statuettes and other ornaments of lamp-worked glass, other than imitation jewelry; glass microspheres not exceeding 1 mm in diameter: | 0 |
| 7019 | Glass fibers (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, rovings, woven fabrics): | 1 |
Linked measures
0 linked measure entries in the current snapshot.
Questions about HTS Chapter 70
What does HTS Chapter 70 cover?
HTS Chapter 70 covers Glass and glassware. This page groups the chapter’s 4-digit headings; a shipment still needs the most specific active 8- or 10-digit line supported by the product facts.
Is HTS Chapter 70 a final product classification?
No. A chapter is a broad 2-digit category. Narrow it to the applicable heading and the most specific active statistical line before estimating duty or filing an entry.