Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
1. This Chapter does not cover:
(b) Coated, impregnated or covered paper of heading No. 48.10 or 48.11 (for example, paper coated with mica powder or graphite, bituminised or asphalted paper);2. In heading No. 68.02 the expression "worked monumental or building stone" applies not only to the varieties of stone referred to in heading No. 25.15 or 25.16 but also to all other natural stone (for example, quartzite, flint, dolomite and steatite) similarly worked: it does not. however, apply to slate.(c) Coated, impregnated or covered textile fabric of Chapter 56 or 59 (for example, fabric coated or covered with mica powder, bituminised or asphalted fabric);
(d) Articles of Chapter 71;
(e) Tools or parts of tools, of Chapter 82;
(f) Lithographic stones of heading No. 84.42;
(g) Electrical insulators (heading No. 85.46) or fittings of insulating material of heading No. 85.47;
(h) Dental burrs (heading No. 90.18);
(ij) Articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock cases);
(k) Articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, lamps and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings);
(l) Articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games and sports requisites);
(m) Articles of heading No. 96.02, if made of materials specified in Note 2(b) to Chapter 96, or of heading No. 96.06 (for example, buttons). No. 96.09 (for example, slate pencils) or No. 96.10 (for example, drawing slates); or
(n) Articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art).
| Heading No. | Sub-heading No. | Description of article | Rate of duty | |
| Standard | Preferential Areas | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 68.01 | 6801.00 | Setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate) | 35% | ... |
| 68.02 | Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading No. 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chip-pings and powder, of natural stone (including slate) | |||
| 6802.10 | - Tiles, cubes and similar articles, whether or not rectangular (including square), the largest surface area of which is capable of being enclosed in a square the side of which is less than 7 cm artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder | 35% | ||
| - Other monumental or building stone and articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface: | ||||
| 6802.21 | -- Marble, travertine and alabaster | 35% | ... | |
| 6802.22 | -- Other calcareous stone | 35% | ... | |
| 6802.23 | -- Granite | 35% | ... | |
| 6802.29 | --Other stone | 35% | ... | |
| - Other: | ||||
| 6802.91 | -- Marble, travertine and alabaster | 35% | ... | |
| 6802.92 | --Other calcareous stone | 35% | ... | |
| 6802.93 | -- Granite | 35% | ... | |
| 6802.99 | --Other stone | 35% | ... | |
| 68.03 | 6803.00 | Worked slate ana articles of slate or of agglomerated slate | 35% | ... |
| 68.04 | Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, hand sharpening or polishing stones, and parts thereof, of natural stone, of agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives, or of ceramics, with or without parts of other materials | |||
| 6804.10 | - Millstones and grindstones for milling, grinding or pulping | 35% | ... | |
| - Other millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like: | ||||
| 6804.21 | -- Of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond | 35% | ... | |
| 6804.22 | -- Of other agglomerated abrasives or of ceramics | 35% | ... | |
| 6804.23 | --Of natural stone | 35% | ... | |
| 6804.30 | - Hand sharpening or polishing stones | 35% | ||
| 68.05 | Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of textile material, of paper, of paperboard or of other materials, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up | |||
| 6805.10 | - On a base of woven textile fabric only | 35% | ... | |
| 6805.20 | - On a base of paper or paperboard only | 35% | ... | |
| 6805.30 | - On a base of other materials | 35% | ... | |
| 68.06 | Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading No. 68.11 or 68.12 or of Chapter 69 | |||
| 6806.10 | - Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools (including inter-mixtures thereof), in bulk, sheets or rolls | -35% | ... | |
| 6806.20 | - Exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials (including inter-mixtures thereof) | 35% | ... | |
| 6806.90 | - Other | 35% | ... | |
| 68.07 | Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) | |||
| 6807.10 | - In-rolls | 35% | ... | |
| 6807.90 | - Other | 35% | ... | |
| 68.08 | 6808.00 | Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and similar articles of vegetable fibre, of straw or of shavings, chips, particles, sawdust or other waste, of wood, agglomerated with cement, plaster or other mineral binders | 35% | |
| 68.09 | Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster | |||
| - Boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, not ornamented: | ||||
| 6809.11 | -- Faced or reinforced with paper or paper-board only | 35% | ... | |
| 6809.19 | -- Other | 35% | ... | |
| 6809.90 | - Other articles | 35% | ... | |
| 68.10 | Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced | |||
| - Tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles: | ||||
| 6810.11 | -- Building blocks and bricks | 35% | ... | |
| 6810.19 - | -- Other | 35% | ... | |
| - Other articles : | ||||
| 6810.91 | --Prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering | 35% | ... | |
| 6810.99 | -- Other | 35% | ... | |
| 68.11 | Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like | |||
| 6811.10 | - Corrugated sheets | 35% | ... | |
| 6811.20 | - Other sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles | 35% | ... | |
| 6811.30 | - Tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings | 35% | ... | |
| 6811.90 | - Other articles | 35% | ... | |
| 68.12 | Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate; articles of such mixtures or of asbestos (for example, thread, woven fabric, clothing, headgear, footwear, gaskets), whether or not reinforced, other than goods of heading No. 68.11 or 68.13 | |||
| 6812.10 | - Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate | 35% | ... | |
| 6812.20 | - Yam and thread | 35% | ... | |
| 6812.30 | - Cords and string, whether or not plaited | 35% | ||
| 6812.40 | - Woven or knitted fabric | 35% | ... | |
| 6812.50 | - Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear | 35% | ... | |
| 6812.60 | - Paper, millboard and felt | 35% | ||
| 6812.70 | - Compressed asbestos fibre jointing, in sheets or rolls | 35% | ... | |
| 6812.90 | -Other | 35% | ... | |
| 68.13 | Friction material and articles thereof (for example, sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads), not mounted, for brakes, for clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos, of other mineral substances or of cellulose, whether or not combined with textile or other materials | |||
| 6813.10 | - Brake linings and pads | 35% | ... | |
| 6813.90 | -Other | 35% | ... | |
| 68.14 | Worked mica and articles of mica, including agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support of paper, pa-perboard or other materials | |||
| 6814.10 | - Plates, sheets and strips of agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support | 35% | ||
| 6814.90 | - Other | 35% | ... | |
| 68.15 | Articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including carbon fibres, articles of carbon fibres and articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or included | |||
| 6815.10 | - Non-electrical articles of graphite or other carbon | 35% | ... | |
| 6815.20 | -Articles of peat | 35% | ... | |
| - Other articles: | ||||
| 6815.91 | -- Containing magnesite, dolomite or chromite | 35% | ... | |
| 6815.99 | -- Other | 35% | ||
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