Part Part 70 - Customs Tariff Act 1987

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Chapter 70

Glass and glassware

(a) Goods of 3207 (for example, vitrifiable enamels and glazes, glass frit, other glass in the form of powder, granules or flakes);

(b) Articles of Chapter 71 (for example, imitation jewellery);

(d) Optical fibres, optically worked optical elements, hypodermic syringes, artificial eyes, thermometers, barometers, hydrometers or other articles of Chapter 90;

(e) Lamps or lighting fittings, illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates or the like, having a permanently fixed light source, or parts thereof of 9405;

(f) Toys, games, sports requisites, Christmas tree ornaments or other articles of Chapter 95 (excluding glass eyes without mechanisms for dolls or for other articles of Chapter 95); or

(g) Buttons, fitted vacuum flasks, scent or similar sprays or other articles of Chapter 96.

2 - For the purposes of 7003, 7004 and 7005:

(a) glass is not regarded as “worked” by reason of any process it has undergone before annealing;

(b) cutting to shape does not affect the classification of glass in sheets;

(c) “absorbent or reflecting layer” means a microscopically thin coating of metal or of a chemical compound (for example, metal oxide) which absorbs, for example, infra-red light or improves the reflecting qualities of the glass while still allowing it to retain a degree of transparency or translucency.

3.- The products referred to in 7006.00.00 remain classified in that heading whether or not they have the character of articles.

4.- For the purposes of 7019, “glass wool” means:

(a) Mineral wools with a silica (SiO2) content not less than 60% by weight;

(b) Mineral wools with a silica (SiO2) content less than 60% but with an alkaline oxide (K2O or Na2O) content exceeding 5% by weight or a boric oxide (B2O3) content exceeding 2% by weight.

Mineral wools which do not comply with the above specifications fall in 6806.

5.- Throughout this Schedule, “glass” includes fused quartz and other fused silica.

1.- For the purposes of 7013.21.00, 7013.31.00 and 7013.91.00, “lead crystal” means only glass having a minimum lead monoxide (PbO) content by weight of 24%.

7001.00.00	CULLET AND OTHER WASTE AND SCRAP OF GLASS; GLASS IN THE MASS	2%
7002	GLASS IN BALLS (OTHER THAN MICROSPHERES OF 7018), RODS OR TUBES, UNWORKED:

7005.10.00	- Non-wired glass, having an absorbent or reflecting layer	15%
		DC:10%
7005.2	- Other non-wired glass:
7005.21.00	- - Coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground	15%DC:10%
7005.29.00	- - Other	15%
		DC:10%
7005.30.00	- Wired glass	Free
7006.00.00	GLASS OF 7003, 7004 OR 7005, BENT, EDGE-WORKED, ENGRAVED, DRILLED, ENAMELLED OR OTHERWISE WORKED, BUT NOT FRAMED OR FITTED WITH OTHER MATERIALS	15%DC:10%
7007	SAFETY GLASS, CONSISTING OF TOUGHENED (TEMPERED) OR LAMINATED GLASS:
7007.1	- Toughened (tempered) safety glass:
7007.11	- - Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels:
7007.11.10	- - - For motor vehicles	25%
		NZ:10%FI:20%DC:20%CAN:17.5%
7007.11.90	- - - Other	15%
		DC:10%
7007.19.00	- - Other	15%
		DC:10%
7007.2	- Laminated safety glass:
7007.21	- - Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels:
7007.21.10	- - - For motor vehicles	25%
		NZ:10%FI:20%DC:20%CAN:17.5%
7007.21.90	- - - Other	15%
		DC:10%
7007.29.00	- - Other	15%
		DC:10%
7008.00.00	MULTIPLE-WALLED INSULATING UNITS OF GLASS	15%DC:10%
7009	GLASS MIRRORS, WHETHER OR NOT FRAMED, INCLUDING REAR-VIEW MIRRORS:
7009.10	- Rear-view mirrors for vehicles:
7009.10.10	- - - Of a kind used on vehicles of 8702, 8703 or 8704	25%
		NZ:10%FI:20%DC:20%CAN:17.5%
7009.10.90	- - - Other	10%
		DC:5%

7009.9	- Other:
7009.91.00	- - Unframed	10%
		DC:5%
7009.92.00	- - Framed	10%
		DC:5%
7010	CARBOYS, BOTTLES, FLASKS, JARS, POTS, PHIALS, 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:
7010.10.00	- Ampoules	25%
		DC:20%
7010.90.00	- Other	15%
		DC:10%
7011	GLASS ENVELOPES (INCLUDING BULBS AND TUBES), OPEN, AND GLASS PARTS THEREOF, WITHOUT FITTINGS, FOR ELECTRIC LAMPS, CATHODE-RAY TUBES OR THE LIKE:
7011.10.00	- For electric lighting	15%
		DC:10%
7011.20.00	- For cathode-ray tubes	15%
		DC:10%
7011.90.00	- Other	15%
		DC:10%
7012.00.00	GLASS INNERS FOR VACUUM FLASKS OR FOR OTHER VACUUM VESSELS	2%
7013	GLASSWARE OF A KIND USED FOR TABLE, KITCHEN, TOILET, OFFICE, INDOOR DECORATION OR SIMILAR PURPOSES (OTHER THAN THAT OF 7010 OR 7018):
7013.10.00	- Of glass-ceramics	15%
		DC:10%
7013.2	- Drinking glasses other than of glass-ceramics:
7013.21.00	- - Of lead crystal	2%
7013.29.00	- - Other	15%
		DC:10%
7013.3	- Glassware of a kind used for table (other than drinking glasses) or kitchen purposes other than of glass-ceramics:
7013.31.00	- - Of lead crystal	2%
7013.32.00	- - Of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10-6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0°C to 300°C	30%DC:25%
7013.39.00	- - Other	15%
		DC:10%
7013.9	- Other glassware:
7013.91.00	- - Of lead crystal	2%
7013.99.00	- - Other	10%
		DC:5%

7014	SIGNALLING GLASSWARE AND OPTICAL ELEMENTS OF GLASS (OTHER THAN THOSE OF 7015), NOT OPTICALLY WORKED:
7014.00.10	- - - Silvered glass reflectors of a kind used in traffic control signal lights	35%DC:30%
7014.00.20	- - - Reflectors and refractors for lighting purposes of a kind used with:	25%FI:20%
	(a) vehicles of 8701.20.00, 8702, 8703, 8704 or 8705;(b) trailers for articulated vehicles of 8716	DC:20%
7014.00.90	- - - Other	2%
7015	CLOCK OR WATCH GLASSES AND SIMILAR GLASSES, GLASSES FOR NON-CORRECTIVE OR CORRECTIVE SPECTACLES, CURVED, BENT, HOLLOWED OR THE LIKE, NOT OPTICALLY WORKED; HOLLOW GLASS SPHERES AND THEIR SEGMENTS, FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SUCH GLASSES:
7015.10.00	- Glasses for corrective spectacles	2%
7015.90.00	- Other	25%
		DC:20%
7016	PAVING BLOCKS, SLABS, BRICKS, SQUARES, TILES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF PRESSED OR MOULDED 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 LIGHTS AND THE LIKE; MULTICELLULAR OR FOAM GLASS IN BLOCKS, PANELS, PLATES, SHELLS OR SIMILAR FORMS:
7016.10.00	- Glass cubes and other glass smallwares, whether or not on a backing, for mosaics or similar decorative purposes	2%
7016.90.00	- Other	2%
7017	LABORATORY, HYGIENIC OR PHARMACEUTICAL GLASSWARE, WHETHER OR NOT GRADUATED OR CALIBRATED:
7017.10.00	- Of fused quartz or other fused silica	25%
		DC:20%
7017.20.00	- Of other glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10-6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0°C to 300°C	25%DC:20%
7017.90.00	- Other	25%
		DC:20%
7018	GLASS BEADS, IMITATION PEARLS, IMITATION PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES AND SIMILAR GLASS SMALLWARES, AND ARTICLES THEREOF OTHER THAN IMITATION JEWELLERY; GLASS EYES OTHER THAN PROSTHETIC ARTICLES; STATUETTES AND OTHER ORNAMENTS OF LAMP-WORKED GLASS, OTHER THAN IMITATION JEWELLERY; GLASS MICROSPHERES NOT EXCEEDING 1 mm IN DIAMETER:

7018.10.00	- Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semi-precious stones and similar glass smallwares	Free
7018.20.00	- Glass microspheres not exceeding 1 mm in diameter	15%
		DC:10%
7018.90.00	- Other	2%
7019	GLASS FIBRES (INCLUDING GLASS WOOL) AND ARTICLES THEREOF (FOR EXAMPLE, YARN, WOVEN FABRICS):
7019.10.00	- Slivers, rovings, yarn and chopped strands	30%
		DC:25%
7019.20.00	- Woven fabrics, including narrow fabrics	25%
		DC:20%
7019.3	- Thin sheets (voiles), webs, mats, mattresses, boards and similar nonwoven products:
7019.31.00	- - Mats	30%
		DC:25%
7019.32.00	- - Thin sheets (voiles)	30%
		DC:25%
7019.39.00	- - Other	20%
		DC:15%
7019.90.00	- Other	20%
		DC:15%
7020	OTHER ARTICLES OF GLASS:
7020.00.10	- - - Optical fibre preforms, being goods of a kind used in the manufacture of optical fibres	20%DC:15%
7020.00.90	- - - Other	2%