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HS 7014 00Signalling glassware and optical elements of glass (other than those of heading 7015), not optically worked

Glass and glassware

Customs duty: 10%; 2 tariff items
GST now: 18%
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: kg
Duty in China: 10% to 15%; On Indian goods

Search codes Duty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

2 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.

Codes under this code
Code	Description	Customs duty	GST now	Unit
7014 00 10	Signalling glassware	10%	18%	kg
7014 00 20	Optical elements	10%	18%	kg

Importing into India

Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 2 tariff items: 10%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 20 Oct 2026.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items

Free: 2 tariff items

GST

IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.

Now 18%.
Until 21 September 2025 18%.
Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
Notification	Goods	Rate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 253	Signalling glassware and optical elements of glass (other than those of heading 7015), not optically worked	18%

History

GST rate history
Period	Rate	Notification
Until 21 Sep 2025	18%	1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 2025	18%	9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)

Exporting from India

Export duty

Nil. The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act does not list these goods, so no export duty is charged.

Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback item	Goods	Rate	Cap
7014	Signalling glassware and optical elements of glass (other than those of heading 7015), not optically worked	1.2%	—

Drawback items follow the 4-digit heading, not the 8-digit code: claim the one that describes your goods. Rates of notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) as amended, in force on 20 Oct 2026.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items

Free: 2 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 7014 00, and China's below.

China: the same goods (7014 00)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 2 in force and 2 expired under 7014 00. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.

China's tariff for these goods
China code	Goods	Duty on Indian goods	MFN	Import VAT	Export rebate	Licences
7014.00.10.00	Blanks of optical elements for optical instruments光学仪器用光学元件毛坯	10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	10%	13%	0%	None
7014.00.90.00	Other signalling glassware, not optically worked其他未经光学加工的信号玻璃器	15%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	15%	13%	0%	None

India is a member of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA). With an APTA certificate of origin, Indian goods pay China's APTA rate where the line has one; China applies the lower of that and its provisional rate.
The export VAT rebate is what China refunds its own exporters. When China cuts it, Chinese export prices tend to rise.

Every Chinese code in full

7014.00.10Blanks of optical elements for optical instruments, not optically worked

7014.00.10.00Blanks of optical elements for optical instruments光学仪器用光学元件毛坯

Not optically worked, other than articles of heading 70.15未经光学加工的,品目7015的物品除外

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 10%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 40%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 0%
Updated by China: 7 Sep 2026

Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.For optical instruments (specify name)用途(具体列明用于光学仪器名称)
3.Optically worked or not是否经光学加工
4.Dimensions规格尺寸
5.GTIN
6.CAS
7.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 7%
Ecuador: 8%
Serbia: 4%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 5.5%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

7014001000999Blanks of optical elements for optical instruments (not optically worked, other than articles of heading 7015)光学仪器用光学元件毛坯(未经光学加工的,品目7015的物品除外)

7014.00.90Signalling glassware and optical elements of glass, not optically worked

7014.00.90.00Other signalling glassware, not optically worked其他未经光学加工的信号玻璃器

Including optical elements of glass, excluding articles of heading 7015包括玻璃制光学元件,品目7015的物品除外

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 15%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 80%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 0%
Updated by China: 7 Sep 2026

Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Use (whether for optical instruments)用途(是否用于光学仪器)
3.Optically worked or not是否经光学加工
4.Dimensions规格尺寸
5.GTIN
6.CAS
7.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 14%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 12%
Ecuador: 12.4%
Serbia: 12%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 8.8%
Brunei: 8.8%
Cambodia: 8.8%
South Korea: 8.8%
Laos: 8.8%
Malaysia: 8.8%
New Zealand: 10.5%
Singapore: 8.8%
Thailand: 8.8%
Vietnam: 8.8%
Japan: 9.5%
Indonesia: 8.8%
Philippines: 8.8%
Myanmar: 8.8%

CIQ codes

7014009000999Other signalling glassware, not optically worked (including optical elements of glass, excluding articles of heading 7015)其他未经光学加工的信号玻璃器(包括玻璃制光学元件,品目7015的物品除外)

7014.00.90.01Filter glass滤波玻璃Expired

With anti-infrared and anti-reflection films带有抗红外和防反射薄膜的

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 15%
Provisional import duty: 9%
General import duty: 80%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 7 Sep 2026

Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Use (whether for optical instruments)用途(是否用于光学仪器)
3.Dimensions规格尺寸
4.Optically worked or not是否经光学加工
5.GTIN
6.CAS
7.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 14%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 1.8%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 3.5%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 15.8%
Brunei: 15.8%
Cambodia: 15.8%
Laos: 15.8%
Malaysia: 15.8%
New Zealand: 15.8%
Singapore: 15.8%
Thailand: 15.8%
Vietnam: 15.8%
Japan: 15.9%

CIQ codes

7014009001999Filter glass (with infrared and anti-reflection film)滤波玻璃(带有抗红外和防反射薄膜的)

7014.00.90.90Other signalling glassware, not optically worked其他未经光学加工的信号玻璃器Expired

Including optical elements of glass, excluding articles of heading 7015包括玻璃制光学元件,品目7015的物品除外

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 15%
Provisional import duty: 9%
General import duty: 80%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 7 Sep 2026

Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Use (whether for optical instruments)用途(是否用于光学仪器)
3.Dimensions规格尺寸
4.Optically worked or not是否经光学加工
5.GTIN
6.CAS
7.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 14%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 1.8%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 3.5%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 15.8%
Brunei: 15.8%
Cambodia: 15.8%
Laos: 15.8%
Malaysia: 15.8%
New Zealand: 15.8%
Singapore: 15.8%
Thailand: 15.8%
Vietnam: 15.8%
Japan: 15.9%

CIQ codes

7014009090999Other signalling glassware, not optically worked (including optical elements of glass, excluding articles of heading 7015)其他未经光学加工的信号玻璃器(包括玻璃制光学元件,品目7015的物品除外)

China's tariff as compiled by HS编码网 from China Customs, the State Council Tariff Commission and the State Taxation Administration. The Chinese is the original.

Nearby codes

Previous7011 90Other One level up7014Signalling glassware and optical elements of glass (other than those of heading 7015), not optically worked Next7015 10Glasses for corrective spectacles

Sources

GSTN HSN code masterChecked 13 Oct 2026
DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policyChecked 9 Oct 2026
GST rate per HSN (archived GSTZen extract)Checked 29 Sep 2026
Customs Tariff of India (First Schedule): sections, chapters, notes and statutory BCDChecked 19 Oct 2026
GST rates on goods, before and after 22 September 2025Checked 18 Oct 2026
BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 18 Oct 2026
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)Checked 19 Oct 2026
India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 18 Oct 2026
India's All Industry Rates of duty drawback (notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.))Checked 19 Oct 2026
China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 Oct 2026

For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.