HS HEADING 2516

Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone, other monumental and building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed, cut, by sawing etc, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape

HEADING

2516

CHAPTER

25 — Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

In plain English

This category covers granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone, and other stones used for monuments or construction, regardless of whether they are rough or have been cut into rectangular blocks or slabs. The classification distinguishes between crude or roughly trimmed granite and granite that has been specifically sawed into rectangular shapes. Sandstone is grouped separately based on its preparation for use as building material. All other monumental or building stones not listed elsewhere fall into a final group, covering both rough and cut rectangular forms.

PARAPHRASE OF THE OFFICIAL HS 2022 TEXTS BELOW — NOT LEGAL ADVICE

6-digit subheadings (4)

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

2516.11

Granite; crude or roughly trimmed

2516.12

Granite; merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape

2516.20

Sandstone;. whether or not roughly trimmed, cut, by sawing etc, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape

2516.90

Monumental or building stone; n.e.c. in heading no. 2516, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape

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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