# HS code 7002.20: Rods

> HS code 7002.20 covers rods. It sits in heading 70.02 (glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading 70.18), rods or tubes, unworked) in chapter 70 (glass and glassware). Other goods of heading 70.02 are classified under 7002.10 (balls), 7002.31 (tubes, of fused quartz or other fused silica), 7002.32 (tubes, of other glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10-6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0 C to 300 C) and 7002.39 (tubes, other). National tariff lines under 7002.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/700220
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 70](https://border.bot/hs-codes/70) / [70.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/7002) / [7002.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/700220)

## Key facts

- HS code: 7002.20
- Covers: Rods
- Heading: [70.02: Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading 70.18), rods or tubes, unworked](https://border.bot/hs-codes/7002)
- Chapter: [70: Glass and glassware](https://border.bot/hs-codes/70)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 2 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/700220)

## What this code covers

HS code 7002.20 covers rods.

The legal text of the subheading is “Rods”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 70.02 are classified under 7002.10 (balls), 7002.31 (tubes, of fused quartz or other fused silica), 7002.32 (tubes, of other glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10-6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0 C to 300 C) and 7002.39 (tubes, other).

- [7002.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/700210) Balls
- [7002.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/700231) Tubes: Of fused quartz or other fused silica
- [7002.32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/700232) Tubes: Of other glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10-6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0 C to 300 C
- [7002.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/700239) Tubes: Other

## How it is structured

7002.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 70, are the chapter; the first four, 7002, are heading 70.02; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 70: Glass and glassware
- Heading 70.02: Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading 70.18), rods or tubes, unworked
- Subheading 7002.20: Rods

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 7002.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/700220): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [7002.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/700210) Balls
- Next subheading: [7002.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/700231) Tubes: Of fused quartz or other fused silica

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 7002.20 cover?

HS code 7002.20 covers rods.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 7002.20 in?

HS code 7002.20 is in heading 70.02 (glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading 70.18), rods or tubes, unworked) in chapter 70 (glass and glassware).

### Where are goods of heading 70.02 classified when 7002.20 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 70.02 are classified under 7002.10 (balls), 7002.31 (tubes, of fused quartz or other fused silica), 7002.32 (tubes, of other glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10-6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0 C to 300 C) and 7002.39 (tubes, other).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 7002.20?

National tariff lines under 7002.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/700220.json