U.S. exports of Glass in the Mass, Cullet & Glass Waste and Scrap (SITC 66411) totaled $10.9M in August 2026.
Importers of Glass in the Mass, Cullet & Glass Waste and Scrap paid $312K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 6.89% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Glass in the Mass, Cullet & Glass Waste and Scrap imports of $4.5M in August 2026 ran 24% above the year-to-date monthly average of $3.7M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataGlass cullet and other glass waste and scrap serve as critical secondary raw materials for glass furnaces, reducing energy consumption and raw-material costs in container, flat, and specialty glass manufacturing. Cullet is traded by composition and color purity, since contamination or mixed colors can degrade melt quality and finished-product specifications. Importers should note that classification between glass in the mass and processed glass forms can be a recurring customs audit point, particularly when material has undergone partial processing.
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331 import shipments a month
Glass in the mass refers to unformed, molten or solidified glass not yet shaped into a usable product, while cullet is broken or waste glass collected for remelting. The distinction matters at customs because further processing or shaping may shift classification to a downstream glass heading.
Color segregation (clear, amber, green), contamination levels (ceramics, metals, organics), and particle size are the primary commercial specifications. Furnace operators typically require strict purity thresholds because off-spec cullet can cause defects in finished glass products.
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Basic heading 66411 · $10.9M of $13.0B
Exports · August 2026
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China and Japan together take 70% of it.
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Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $42.8M of Glass in the Mass, Cullet & Glass Waste and Scrap and exported $139.5M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.