2008 Schedule B - Chapter 70

Section  XIII - Chapter 70                                                                          
                                                                                                    
Glass and Glassware                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Notes                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
1.  This chapter does not cover:                                                                    
                                                                                                    
  (a). Goods of heading 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 jewelry);                                     
                                                                                                    
  (c). Optical fiber cables of heading 8544, electrical insulators (heading 8546) or                
        fittings of insulating material of heading 8547;                                            
                                                                                                    
  (d). Optical fibers, 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 heading 9405;                  
                                                                                                    
  (f). Toys, games, sports equipment, 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 headings 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). The expression "absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer" means a                       
        microscopically thin coating of metal or of a chemical compound (for example,               
        metal oxide)  which absorbs, for example, infrared light; or improves the                   
        reflecting qualities of the glass while still allowing it to retain a degree of             
        transparency or translucency; or which prevents light from being reflected on the           
        surface of the glass.                                                                       
                                                                                                    
3.  The products referred to in heading 7006 remain classified in that heading whether or           
     not they have the character of articles.                                                       
                                                                                                    
4.  For the purposes of heading 7019, the expression "glass wool" means:                            
                                                                                                    
  (a). Mineral wools with a silica (SiO2) content not less than 60 percent by weight;               
                                                                                                    
  (b). Mineral wools with a silica (SiO2) content less than 60 percent but with an alkaline         
        oxide (K2O or Na2O) content exceeding 5 percent by weight or a boric oxide                  
        (B2O3) content exceeding 2 percent by weight.                                               
                                                                                                    
       Mineral wools which do not comply with the above specifications fall in heading              
        6806.                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
5.  Throughout the Schedule B, the expression "glass" includes fused quartz and other fused         
     silica.                                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Subheading Note                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
1.  For the purposes of subheadings 7013.21, 7013.31 and 7013.91, the expression "lead              
     crystal" means only glass having a minimum lead monoxide (PbO) content by weight of            
     24 percent.                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Statistical Notes                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
1.  For the purposes of this chapter the term "fused quartz or other fused silica" means            
     glass containing more than 95 percent silica by weight.                                        
                                                                                                    
2.  For the purposes of headings 7003 through 7005, the expression "colored throughout              
     the mass" refers to glass that has a transmittance of normally incident light of less than     
     66 percent at one or more wavelengths from 400 to 700 millimicrons, inclusive, or a            
     transmittance of less than 80 percent at one or more wavelengths from 525 to 575               
     millimicrons, inclusive, for glass 6.35 mm (0.25 inch) in thickness, or of the equivalent      
     transmittances for any other thickness, provided that, in determining such light               
     transmittances, the effect of surface irregularities or configurations, or of other surface    
     treatment (except flashing applied prior to solidification), and the effect of wire netting    
     within the glass, shall be eliminated.                                                         
                                                                                                    
3.  For the purposes of heading 7005, the expression "polished", as used with reference to          
     glass, refers to glass one or both of the surfaces of which have been made smooth and          
     glossy, in whole or in part, by abrasive or chemical means, or by floating the glass over      
     molten metal.                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
4.  For the purposes of subheading 7018.10, the term "imitation precious or semiprecious            
     stones" means glass made into shapes suitable for use in jewelry or for other ornamental       
     purposes in a manner similar to natural gemstones, whether or not in imitation thereof,        
     but does not include natural gemstones, synthetic gemstones, reconstructed natural             
     gemstones ro imitation pearls.                                                                 
                                                                                                    
5.  For the purposes of headings 7003 and 7004, in determining the surface area of cast or          
     rolled glass having irregular surfaces (such as corrugated glass), superficial area shall be   
     used.                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
 Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass; glass in the mass kg                                    
 Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading 7018), rods                                     
              or tubes, unworked:                                                                   
   Balls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
   Rods  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
               Tubes:                                                                               
      Of fused quartz or other fused silica  . .kg                                                  
      Of other glass having a linear coefficient of expansion                                       
                   not exceeding 5x10-6 per Kelvin within a temperature                             
                   range of 0 degrees C to 300 degrees C  . .kg                                     
      Other:                                                                                        
        Unworked glass tubes not exceeding 200 mm                                                   
                     (7.874 inches) in length . . . . . . . .No.                                    
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
 Cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether or not                                 
              having an absorbent, reflecting or nonreflecting layer, but not                       
              otherwise worked:                                                                     
               Nonwired sheets:                                                                     
      Colored throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified,                                         
                   flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or                                    
                   nonreflecting layer  . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                     
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
   Wired sheets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
   Profiles  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
 Drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not having                                      
              an absorbent, reflecting or nonreflecting layer, but not otherwise                    
              worked:                                                                               
   Glass, colored throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified,                                     
                flashed or having 6 an absorbent, reflecting or nonreflecting                       
                layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                     
   Other glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
 Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets,                                       
              whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or nonreflecting                       
              layer, but not otherwise worked:                                                      
   Nonwired glass, having an absorbent, reflecting or                                               
                nonreflecting layer . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                     
               Other nonwired glass:                                                                
      Colored throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified,                                         
                   flashed or merely surface ground . . . . .m2                                     
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
   Wired glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
 Glass of heading 7003, 7004 or 7005, bent, edge-worked,                                            
              engraved, drilled, enameled or otherwise worked, but not                              
              framed or fitted with other materials . . . . .m2                                     
 Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or laminated                                      
              glass:                                                                                
               Toughened (tempered) safety glass:                                                   
      Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles,                                     
                   aircraft, spacecraft or vessels  . . . . .m2                                     
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
               Laminated safety glass:                                                              
      Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles,                                     
                   aircraft, spacecraft or vessels:                                                 
        Windshields  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                  
 Multiple-walled insulating units of glass . . .No.                                                 
 Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including rearview mirrors:                                  
   Rearview mirrors for vehicles . . . . . . . .No.                                                 
               Other:                                                                               
      Unframed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cm2                                                 
      Framed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cm2                                                 
 Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, vials, 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:                                                             
   Ampoules  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gross                                                
   Stoppers, lids and other closures . . . . . Gross                                                
   Other:                                                                                           
                  Serum bottles, vials and other pharmaceutical containers:                         
        Of a capacity exceeding 1 liter  . . . Gross                                                
        Of a capacity exceeding 0.33 liter but not exceeding                                        
                     1 liter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gross                                   
        Of a capacity exceeding 0.15 liter but not exceeding                                        
                     0.33 liter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gross                                   
        Of a capacity not exceeding 0.15 liter Gross                                                
                  Containers (with or without their closures) of a kind used                        
                   for the conveyance or packing of perfume or other toilet                         
                   preparations; other containers if fitted with or designed                        
                   for use with ground glass stoppers:                                              
                    Produced by automatic machine:                                                  
           Of a capacity exceeding 1 liter . . Gross                                                
           Of a capacity exceeding 0.33 liter but not                                               
                        exceeding 1 liter  . . . . . . . . Gross                                    
           Of a capacity exceeding 0.15 liter but not                                               
                        exceeding 0.33 liter . . . . . . . Gross                                    
           Of a capacity not exceeding 0.15 liter Gross                                             
                    Other:                                                                          
           Of a capacity exceeding 1 liter . . Gross                                                
           Of a capacity exceeding 0.33 liter but not                                               
                        exceeding 1 liter . . . . . . . . . Gross                                   
           Of a capacity exceeding 0.15 liter but not                                               
                        exceeding 0.33 liter  . . . . . . . Gross                                   
           Of a capacity not exceeding 0.15 liter Gross                                             
                  Other containers (with or without their closures):                                
                    Of a capacity exceeding 1 liter:                                                
           Having a mouth with an outer diameter of 38 mm                                           
                        or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gross                                   
           Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gross                                                
                    Of a capacity exceeding 0.33 liter but not exceeding                            
                     1 liter:                                                                       
           Having a mouth with an outer diameter of 38 mm                                           
                        or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gross                                   
           Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gross                                                
                    Of a capacity exceeding 0.15 liter but not exceeding                            
                     0.33 liter:                                                                    
           Having a mouth with an outer diameter of 38 mm                                           
                        or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gross                                   
           Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gross                                                
        Of a capacity not exceeding 0.15 liter Gross                                                
 Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes), open, and glass                                       
              parts thereof, without fittings, for electric lamps, cathode-ray                      
              tubes or the like:                                                                    
   For electric lighting . . . . . . . . . . . Thsnds                                               
   For cathode-ray tubes . . . . . . . . . . . .Hundr                                               
   Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                  
 Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor                                
              decoration or similar purposes (other than that of heading 7010                       
              or 7018):                                                                             
   Of glass-ceramics . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.                                                 
               Stemware drinking glasses other than of glass-ceramics:                              
      Of lead crystal  . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.                                                 
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.                                                 
               Other drinking glasses, other than of glass-ceramics:                                
      Of lead crystal  . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.                                                 
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.                                                 
               Glassware of a kind used for table (other than drinking                              
                glasses) or kitchen purposes other than of glass-ceramics:                          
      Of lead crystal  . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.                                                 
      Of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not                                         
                   exceeding 5x10-6 per Kelvin within a temperature range                           
                   of 0 degrees C to 300 degrees C  . . . . .No.                                    
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.                                                 
               Other glassware:                                                                     
      Of lead crystal  . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.                                                 
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.                                                 
 Signaling glassware and optical elements of glass (other than                                      
              those of heading 7015), not optically worked:                                         
               Optical elements:                                                                    
      Lens blanks (other than for spectacles)  .No.                                                 
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.                                                 
               Other:                                                                               
      Lenses and filters, and parts thereof  . . X                                                  
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                  
 Clock or watch glasses and similar glasses; glasses for                                            
              noncorrective or corrective spectacles, curved, bent, hollowed or                     
              the like, not optically worked; hollow glass spheres and their                        
              segments for the manufacture of such glasses:                                         
   Glasses for corrective spectacles . . . . . .No.                                                 
   Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                  
 Paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of                                 
              pressed or molded glass, whether or not wired, of a kind used                         
              for building or construction purposes; glass cubes and other                          
              glass smallwares, (rectangles, fragments, or chippings) whether                       
              or not on a backing, for mosaics or similar decorative purposes;                      
              leaded glass windows and the like; multicellular or foam glass in                     
              blocks, panels, plates, shells or similar forms:                                      
   Glass cubes and other glass smallwares whether or not on                                         
                a backing, for mosaics or similar decorative purposes X                             
   Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                  
 Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether                                          
              or not graduated or calibrated:                                                       
   Of fused quartz or other fused silica . . . . X                                                  
   Of other glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not                                      
                exceeding 5x10-6 per Kelvin within a temperature range                              
                of 0 degrees C to 300 degrees C . . . . . . . X                                     
   Other:                                                                                           
      Microscope slides and micro cover glasses  X                                                  
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                  
 Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or                                               
              semiprecious stones and similar glass smallwares, and articles                        
              thereof other than imitation jewelry; glass eyes other than                           
              prosthetic articles; statuettes and other ornaments of lamp-                          
              worked glass, other than imitation jewelry; glass microspheres                        
              not exceeding 1 mm (.039 inch) in diameter:                                           
   Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or                                             
                semiprecious stones and similar glass smallwares X                                  
   Glass microspheres not exceeding 1 mm (.039 inch)                                                
                in diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                     
   Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                  
 Glass fibers (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for                                      
              example, yarn, woven fabrics):                                                        
               Slivers, rovings, yarn, and chopped strands:                                         
      Chopped strands, of a length of not more than                                                 
                   50 mm  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                     
      Rovings:                                                                                      
        Rovings of a kind used in industry as packing or                                            
                     lubricating materials  . . . . . . . . .kg                                     
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
      Other:                                                                                        
        Yarn, not colored of a kind used in industry as                                             
                     packing or lubricating materials . . . .kg                                     
        Other yarn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
        Other chopped strands  . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
               Thin sheets (voiles) webs, mats, mattresses, boards and                              
                similar nonwoven products:                                                          
      Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
      Thin sheets (voiles) . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
      Other:                                                                                        
        Insulation products  . . . . . . . . . . X                                                  
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                  
   Woven fabrics of rovings  . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
   Other woven fabrics of a width not exceeding 30 cm m2                                            
                                                            kg                                      
   Other woven fabrics, of a width exceeding 30 cm, plain                                           
                weave, weighing less than 250 g/m2, of filaments                                    
                measuring per single yarn not more than 136 tex m2                                  
                                                            kg                                      
   Other woven fabrics, n.e.s.o.i. . . . . . . .m2                                                  
                                                            kg                                      
   Other:                                                                                           
      Woven  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                  
                  Other:                                                                            
        Glass fibers in bulk . . . . . . . . . . X                                                  
        Glass fiber filters (nonwoven) . . . . . X                                                  
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                  
 Other articles of glass:                                                                           
   Glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels No.                                   
   Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X