Code 3207 40 40 · Subheading 3207 40
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This code covers glass in the form of flakes with a length of at least 0.1 mm and not more than 3.5 mm and a thickness of at least 2 micrometres and not more than 5 micrometres. It also covers glass powder or granules with a silicon dioxide content of at least 99% by weight, but not glaze or enamel mass.
For example
Official tariff text
Glass in the form of flakes of a length of >= 0,1 mm but <= 3,5 mm and of a thickness of >= 2 micrometres but <= 5 micrometres and glass in the form of powder or granules, containing by weight >= 99% of silicon dioxide (excl. enamel glass)
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3207 40 40
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 32074040.
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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 3.7%.
Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; San Marino; Türkiye; European Union; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; 41 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseImport restrictions are recorded for goods originating in Ukraine; any country.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
32.07.4000
Glass frit and other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
3207 40 40 00
Glass in the form of flakes of a length of 0,1|mm or more but not exceeding 3,5|mm and of a thickness of 2|micrometres or more but not exceeding 5|micrometres; glass, in the form of powder or granules, containing by weight 99|% or more of silicon dioxide
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
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The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.
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This code covers other glass frit and glass in powder, granule or flake form, excluding the specifically sized flakes and the powder or granules with at least 99% silicon dioxide covered here.
That code concerns pigments, including metal powders and flakes, dispersed in non-aqueous media, or certain retail-packed dyes; this code concerns glass flakes, powder or granules.
Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.
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