Glass; 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
HS heading 70.05 covers Glass; 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. Within Chapter 70 it splits into 4 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $60.3M
- Share of Chapter 70
- 5.4%
- Rank in its chapter
- #6 of 19
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 70.05 covers float glass and surface-ground or polished glass in sheets. India is a significant float-glass producer, exporting clear, tinted and coated architectural float glass for glazing and downstream processing.
How to read this code
70.05 is the four-digit HS heading for glass. 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 70.05
The Harmonised System breaks Glass; 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 into these 4 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, having an absorbent reflecting or non-reflecting layer
Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground
Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, (other than coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground)
Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, wired glass, whether or not having an absorbent or reflecting layer
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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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