Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)
In plain English
This category includes asphalt and similar substances, such as petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch, along with products made from them. The items are separated based on their physical form. One group consists of these materials when they are supplied in rolls. The other group covers all remaining forms that are not in rolls.
6-digit subheadings (2)
Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.
Chapter 68 classification notes
Frequent misclassification in this chapter
Asbestos-cement vs. fibre-cement (modern non-asbestos) — same heading, different conformity rules.
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 databaseOther headings in Chapter 68
- 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…
- 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 …