Code 7005 21 · Heading 7005

Unreinforced float or other flat glass, ground or polished, body-coloured, frosted, overcoated or only ground, not further worked and without a special coating

This covers unreinforced float glass and other unreinforced flat glass that is ground or polished and is body-coloured, frosted, overcoated or only ground. It must not be further worked and must not have an absorbing, reflecting or non-reflecting layer.

For example

Unreinforced body-coloured float glass sheet, ground or polished and not further worked, without an absorbing, reflecting or non-reflecting layer
Unreinforced frosted flat glass sheet, ground or polished and not further worked, without an absorbing, reflecting or non-reflecting layer

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Official tariff text

Float glass and surface ground glass, in sheets, coloured throughout the mass "body tinted", opacified, flashed or merely surface ground, but not otherwise worked (excl. wired glass or glass having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer)

How we got to this code

XIII
70
7005
7005 21

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Step 1 · Section XIII Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica …
Is the item made of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or a similar material; is it a ceramic product; or is it glass or glassware?
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Step 2 · Chapter 70 Glass and glassware 3 of 3 chapters in section XIII
Which named type best describes the item: glass waste or raw glass; flat glass; safety glass; multi-layer insulating glass; a mirror; a container or closure; a lamp or tube component; household, decorative or office glassware; an optical, watch or spectacle glass; a building product; a laboratory, hygiene or pharmaceutical article; a bead or other small glass item; glass fibre; or another glass product?
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Step 3 · Heading 7005 Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, i… 5 of 19 headings under chapter 70
Is the glass reinforced; if not, is it unreinforced glass with an absorbent, reflective or non-reflective coating, unreinforced glass that is coloured in the mass, frosted, overlaid or only ground, or other unreinforced ground or polished glass?
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Step 4 · Subheading 7005 21 Float glass and surface ground glass, in sheets, co… 2 of 4 subheadings under heading 7005
What is the glass thickness: 3.5 mm or less; over 3.5 mm but 4.5 mm or less; or over 4.5 mm?

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Import duty on the codes below: 2.0%

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7005 10 Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked (excl. wired glass) 2.0–3.0%
7005 21 Float glass and surface ground glass, in sheets, coloured throughout the mass "body tinted", opacified, flashed or merely surface ground, but not otherwise worked (excl. wired glass or glass having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer) you are here 2.0%
7005 29 Float glass and surface ground and polished glass, in sheets, but not otherwise worked (excl. wired glass or glass coloured throughout the mass "body tinted", opacified, flashed or merely surface ground, or glass having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer) 2.0%
7005 30 Float glass and surface ground and polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, wired, but not otherwise worked 2.0%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

70.05.2100 Coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines3 British lines

7005 21 25 00 Of a thickness not exceeding 3,5 mm

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

14.5¢/m2 + 0.4%. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines3 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

7005.21.10.10 Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

70.05.2100

Coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

All 3 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

7005.21.10.10

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, Other nonwired glass, Colored throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground, Measuring less than 10 mm in thickness, Measuring less than 5 mm in thickness

General rate

14.5¢/m2 + 0.4%

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 14.5¢/m2 + 0.4%. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
7005.21.10.30

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, Other nonwired glass, Colored throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground, Measuring less than 10 mm in thickness, Measuring 5 mm or more but less than 10 mm in thickness

General rate

14.5¢/m2 + 0.4%

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 14.5¢/m2 + 0.4%. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
7005.21.20.00

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, Other nonwired glass, Colored throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground, Measuring 10 mm or more in thickness

General rate

5.6%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.