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HS HEADING 2523

Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers

6-digit subheadings (5)

Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.

2523.10

Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)

2523.21

Cement; portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured

2523.29

Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured

2523.30

Cement; aluminous (ciment fondu), whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers

2523.90

Cement; hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 2523

Chapter 25 classification notes

Chapter 25 covers bulk industrial materials; most are duty-free under MFN. Specialty salts (Himalayan, Maldon) face the same tariff classification as industrial table salt.

Frequent misclassification in this chapter

Worked marble / granite goes to Chapter 68 (articles of stone) not 25; raw blocks stay in 25.

Classification certainty

The 6-digit level shown here is the internationally harmonised layer. Duty rates attach to national 8-10 digit tariff lines, which differ by country — use the duty calculator for lane estimates. For binding certainty, request a ruling from the destination customs authority.

Binding tariff ruling database

Other headings in Chapter 25

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