Precision Ground Soda-Lime Glass Strips
Soda-lime glass strips from heading 7005, 12 cm wide by 2.5 mm thick, with smoothed longitudinal edges for laboratory equipment fabrication. Classified under HTS 7006.00.10.00 as worked glass strips meeting exact dimensional and edge-processing criteria without further assembly.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If from cast/rolled sheet glass under 10 mm thick
Base material from 7003 unworked cast glass shifts here if edges remain unprocessed pre-annealing.
If processed into glass fibers or wool
Further worked into mineral wool or puffed products moves to 6806 per chapter notes on glass wool.
If cut into small non-strip shapes
Worked glass not qualifying as strips or wool falls into other glass articles of 7019.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide lab test reports confirming thickness >2 mm and edge processing to prevent undervaluation disputes
• Label as 'not framed' explicitly; common pitfall is misdeclaration as finished articles
• Check for absorbent/reflecting layers per chapter note (c), which don't affect 7006 classification
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Ground Edge Borosilicate Glass Strips
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