Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar
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Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar
Common items in this chapter
- —Worked monumental or building stone (6802)
- —Slate articles (6803)
- —Asbestos-containing articles (6811-6813 — heavily regulated)
- —Articles of mica (6814)
Headings in this chapter (15)
Official HS 2022 four-digit headings. Each heading page lists its 6-digit subheadings with the official nomenclature texts.
- 6801 — Stone; setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slat…
- 6802 — Monumental or building stone, worked (except slate) and articles there…
- 6803 — Slate, worked; and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate
- 6804 — Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels, etc without frameworks, for …
- 6805 — Abrasive powder or grain; natural or artificial, on a base of textile …
- 6806 — Slag, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, exp…
- 6807 — Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal …
- 6808 — Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and the like; of vegetable fibre, of str…
- 6809 — Plaster or compositions based on plaster; articles thereof
- 6810 — Cement, concrete or artificial stone; whether or not reinforced, artic…
- 6811 — Asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like
- 6812 — Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or of as…
- 6813 — Friction material and articles thereof (e.g. sheets, rolls, strips, se…
- 6814 — Mica; worked, articles of, including agglomerated or reconstituted mic…
- 6815 — Stone or other mineral substances; articles thereof (including carbon …
Classification notes
Chapter 68 includes asbestos-containing articles which are prohibited for personal-use imports in most destinations under occupational health rules.
Frequent misclassification
Asbestos-cement vs. fibre-cement (modern non-asbestos) — same heading, different conformity rules.
Binding tariff ruling database
If you need certainty on classification, request a binding tariff ruling from your destination country's customs authority. The link below leads to the relevant ruling database.
Binding tariff ruling database