Chapter (2-digit)

70Glass and glassware

ガラス及びその製品

HS code 70 is a Chapter (2-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as Glass and glassware. This code has 14 subcategories defined below it.

Latest trade statistics

In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 70 (Glass and glassware) totaled ¥29B (YoY +13.8%), with a volume of 307,206 SM at about ¥94,937/SM. The top import sources are People's Republic of China (43.6%), United States of America (16.1%), Taiwan (7.0%). Exports totaled ¥46B (YoY +22.4%), with a volume of 12,396,050 SM at about ¥3,734/SM. The top export destinations are People's Republic of China (23.0%), Republic of Korea (20.2%), Taiwan (15.6%).

Export (May 2026)
¥46B
YoY: +22.4%
Qty: 12,396,050 SM
Unit price: ¥3,734/SM
Import (May 2026)
¥29B
YoY: +13.8%
Qty: 307,206 SM
Unit price: ¥94,937/SM

Top export destinations (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1People's Republic of China¥111B23.0%54,097,850¥2,052
2Republic of Korea¥98B20.2%30,971,687¥3,154
3Taiwan¥75B15.6%32,553,407¥2,317
4United States of America¥50B10.3%200,925¥247,371
5Singapore¥37B7.8%2,802¥13,379,841

Top import sources (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1People's Republic of China¥134B43.6%3,561,304¥37,670
2United States of America¥49B16.1%9,777¥5,061,897
3Taiwan¥22B7.0%3,734¥5,785,455
4Republic of Korea¥20B6.5%4,020¥4,949,367
5Malaysia¥16B5.2%5,567¥2,886,176

Subcategories14items

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7002Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading 70.18), rods or tubes, unworked:
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7003Cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked:
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7004Drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked:
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7005Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked:
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7007Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or laminated glass:
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7009Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including rear-view mirrors:
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7010Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass; stoppers, lids and other closures, of glass:
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7011Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes), open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, for electric lamps and light sources, cathode-ray tubes or the like:
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7013Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than that of heading 70.10 or 70.18):
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7015Clock or watch glasses and similar glasses, glasses for non-corrective or corrective spectacles, curved, bent, hollowed or the like, not optically worked; hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses:
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7016Paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or moulded glass, whether or not wired, of a kind used for building or construction purposes; glass cubes and other glass smallwares, whether or not on a backing, for mosaics or similar decorative purposes; leaded lights and the like; multicellular or foam glass in blocks, panels, plates, shells or similar forms:
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7017Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated:
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7018Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semi-precious stones and similar glass smallwares, and articles thereof other than imitation jewellery; glass eyes other than prosthetic articles; statuettes and other ornaments of lamp-worked glass, other than imitation jewellery; glass microspheres not exceeding 1 mm in diameter:
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7019Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, rovings, woven fabrics):

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