Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading no. 7018), rods or tubes, unworked
HS heading 70.02 covers Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading no. 7018), rods or tubes, unworked. Within Chapter 70 it splits into 5 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $32.7M
- Share of Chapter 70
- 2.9%
- Rank in its chapter
- #9 of 19
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 70.02 covers unworked glass in balls, rods or tubes. India produces glass tubing and rod for pharmaceutical, lighting and laboratory use, an input line feeding its ampoule, vial and lampware manufacture.
How to read this code
70.02 is the four-digit HS heading for glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many stone, ceramic & glass lines — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 70.02
The Harmonised System breaks Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading no. 7018), rods or tubes, unworked into these 5 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Glass; unworked, in balls (other than microspheres of heading no. 7018)
Glass; unworked, in rods
Glass; unworked, in tubes, of fused quartz or other fused silica
Glass; unworked, tubes, of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10 (to the minus 6), (or 0.000005) per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0-300 degrees C
Glass; unworked, in tubes, other than of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10 (to the minus 6, (or 0.000005) ) per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0-300 degrees C, not fused quartz or other fused silica
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Top destinations for Chapter 70 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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