Code 7008 00 81 · Subheading 7008 00
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This code covers insulating glass units made of two glass panes joined around the entire edge by an airtight frame, with air, another gas or a vacuum between them. It excludes units that are coloured in the glass, frosted, coated, or have an absorbing or reflecting layer.
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Official tariff text
Insulating units consisting of two panels of glass sealed around the edges by an airtight joint and separated by a layer of air, other gases or a vacuum (excl. coloured throughout the mass, opacified, flashed or having an absorbent or reflective layer)
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7008 00 81
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 70080081.
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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; 52 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, Belarus and Russian Federation.
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What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
70.08.0000
Multiple-walled insulating units of glass.
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.
7008 00 81 00
Consisting of two panels of glass sealed around the edges by an airtight joint and separated by a layer of air, other gases or a vacuum
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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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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Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
This code covers laminated safety glass, while excluding multi-layer insulating glass units; code 7008 00 81 covers two-layer insulating glass units with an airtight edge frame and a space between the panes.
This code covers insulating glass units that are coloured in the glass, frosted, coated, or have an absorbing or reflecting layer; code 7008 00 81 excludes those treatments.
This code covers two-layer units with an intermediate glass-fibre layer and three- or multi-layer units; code 7008 00 81 covers two-layer units separated by air, another gas or a vacuum.
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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