HS Code 7005Glass; 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

What HS code 7005 covers: float and polished glass sheets

A sheet may carry a layer that absorbs light, reflects light or cuts reflection. The key limit sits in the last words of the heading: the glass must be "not otherwise worked". Once a sheet is bent, drilled or shaped in another way, it leaves this heading.

Buyers and sellers use many names for these goods. You may see float glass, polished glass, glass sheets or reflective glass. Searches that say HSN code 7005 or HTS code 7005 point to the same four-digit heading. The heading belongs to Chapter 70 glass and glassware, so it sits next to other glass headings such as mirrors and bottles.

HS 7005 six-digit codes: coated, tinted, clear and wired float glass

The official wording of each code is long. These short labels make it easier to see what each one means. They do not replace the legal text shown in the table above.

Three of the four codes are for non-wired sheets. The fourth is for wired glass.

• 700510: coated or reflective float glass.
• 700521: tinted float glass.
• 700529: other non-wired sheets. This is the catch-all for non-wired sheets outside the 700521 wording.
• 700530: wired glass. Sheets with wire in them, with or without an absorbent or reflecting layer.

How to choose the right 7005 subcode

Work through the questions in order. First, is the glass wired? If yes, the code is 700530, whether or not it has a layer. If it is not wired, ask if it has an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer. That points to 700510.

Next, check the body of the glass. That points to 700521. If none of these fit a non-wired sheet, look at 700529.

Some sheets may seem to fit more than one code, such as tinted glass with a coating. In that case, read the exact wording of each code and compare it with the product. The HS code classifier can help you narrow it down.

7005 vs 7003, 7004, 7006 and 7007

Headings 7003, 7004 and 7005 all cover sheet glass. What separates them is how the glass is made.

Glass that has been worked moves out of 7005. Heading 7006 takes glass of 7003, 7004 or 7005 that is bent, edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or otherwise worked, as long as it is not framed or fitted with other materials. So bent or edge-worked float glass is a 7006 case, not a 7005 case.

Safety glass is its own heading too. Toughened (tempered) or laminated glass goes in 7007, even if it began as a float glass sheet. Two more nearby headings are easy to mix up with 7005: 7008 for multiple-walled insulating units and 7009 for glass mirrors.

• 7009: glass mirrors, framed or not.

HS 7005 import and export data: buyers and suppliers

Once you know your code, you can look at the trade behind it. Customs records show which companies move float glass, which helps when you are looking for new sources or new customers.

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