Glass jar Hs Code

Glass jar harmonized system code

Product Overview Glass jars classified under HS Code 701090 are rigid containers made primarily from soda-lime or borosilicate glass, designed for the containment and storage of various substances. These jars typically feature cylindrical or slightly tapered bodies with airtight lids, available in volumes ranging from 50 ml to over 2 liters. Manufactured through automated forming and annealing processes, they exhibit high mechanical strength, thermal resistance, and chemical inertness, ensuring product integrity and durability. The HS Code 701090 encompasses subcategories including jars, bottles, and other containers of glass, excluding those specifically designed for pharmaceuticals or perfumery. These jars are extensively utilized across food service and retail sectors for packaging preserves, sauces, spices, and dry goods, as well as in industrial processing for chemical and cosmetic products. Their transparency facilitates product visibility, while compliance with food-grade standards enhances safety and consumer trust. Positioned competitively, these glass jars offer recyclability and reusability advantages over plastic alternatives, meeting increasing market demands for sustainable packaging solutions. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications The HS Code 701090 is structured within Chapter 70 (Glass and Glassware), heading 10 (Glass containers for packing), and subheading 90 (Other, including jars, bottles, and similar containers, excluding pharmaceutical or perfumery containers). This classification is applied due to the glass jar’s material composition and intended use as a rigid container for packaging non-pharmaceutical products. Trade documentation requires precise identification under this code to ensure compliance with WTO and international customs protocols. Packaging for export typically involves palletized units secured with protective materials to prevent breakage during transit, with preservation methods focusing on hermetic sealing to maintain contents’ freshness. Quality standards adhere to ISO 9001 and relevant food safety certifications (e.g., FDA, EU regulations) where applicable. Measurable attributes such as wall thickness (commonly 1.5–3 mm), capacity tolerance (±5%), and lid sealing efficacy are critical for classification and inspection. This detailed classification facilitates accurate tariff application, risk assessment, and smooth customs clearance in global supply chains.

Glass jar Chapter Note

1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Goods of heading 32.07 (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 jewellery); (c) Optical fibre cables of heading 85.44, electrical insulators (heading 85.46) or fittings of insulating material of heading 85.47; (d) Front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, framed, for vehicles of Chapters 86 to 88; (e) Front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, whether or not framed, incorporating heating devices or other electrical or electronic devices, for vehicles of Chapters 86 to 88; (f) Optical fibres, optically worked optical elements, hypodermic syringes, artificial eyes, thermometers, barometers, hydrometers or other articles of Chapter 90; (g) Luminaires and lighting fittings, illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates or the like, having a permanently fixed light source, or parts thereof of heading 94.05; (h) Toys, games, sports requisites, Christmas tree ornaments or other articles of Chapter 95 (excluding glass eyes without mechanisms for dolls or for other articles of Chapter 95); or (ij) Buttons, fitted vacuum flasks, scent or similar sprays or other articles of Chapter 96. 2.- For the purposes of headings 70.03, 70.04 and 70.05 : (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 70.06 remain classified in that heading whether or not they have the character of articles. 4.- For the purposes of heading 70.19, the expression “glass wool” means : (a) Mineral wools with a silica (SiO2) content not less than 60 % by weight; (b) Mineral wools with a silica (SiO2) content less than 60 % but with an alkaline oxide (K2O or Na2O) content exceeding 5 % by weight or a boric oxide (B2O3) content exceeding 2 % by weight. Mineral wools which do not comply with the above specifications fall in heading 68.06. 5.- Throughout the Nomenclature, the expression “glass” includes fused quartz and other fused silica.