Section XIII
 
Articles of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica or Similar Materials;
Ceramic Products; Glass and Glassware
 
                    Section XIII - Chapter 68
 
Articles of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica or Similar Materials
 
Notes
 
1.  This chapter does not cover:
 
(a). Goods of chapter 25;
 
(b). Coated, impregnated or covered paper and paperboard of heading 4810 or 4811 (for
example, paper and paperboard coated with mica powder or graphite, bituminized or
asphalted paper and paperboard);
 
(c).   Coated, impregnated or covered textile fabric of chapter 56 or 59 (for example,
fabric coated or covered with mica powder, bituminized or asphalted fabric);
 
(d). Articles of chapter 71;
 
(e). Tools or parts of tools of chapter 82;
 
(f).   Lithographic stones of heading 8442;
 
(g). Electrical insulators (heading 8546) or fittings of insulating material of heading
8547;
 
(h). Dental burrs (heading 9018);
 
(i).   Articles of chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock cases);
 
(j).   See (i) above.
 
(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 equipment);
 
(m). Articles of heading 9602, if made of materials specified in note 2(b) to chapter 96; or
of heading 9606 (for example, buttons), 9609 (for example, slate pencils) or 9610
(for example, drawing slates); or
 
(n). Articles of chapter 97 (for example, works of art).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.  In heading 6802 the expression "worked monumental or building stone" applies not only to
the varieties of stone referred to in heading 2515 or 2516, but also to all other natural stone
(for example, quartzite, flint, dolomite and steatite) similarly worked; it does not, however,
apply to slate.
 
 
Statistical Note
 
1.  For the purposes of heading 6802, the term "slabs" embraces flat stone pieces, not over
5.1 cm in thickness, having a facial area of 25.8 cm2 or more, the edge of which have not
been beveled, rounded or otherwise processed except such processing as may be needed to
facilitate installation as tiling or veneering in building construction.
 
2.  For purposes of heading 6810, the term "tiles" does not include any article 3.2 cm (1.26
inches) or more in thickness.
6801.00.0000 Setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone
(except slate)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t
 
6802         Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles
thereof, other than goods of heading 6801; mosaic cubes and
the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a
backing; artificially colored granules, chippings and powder, of
natural stone (including slate):
6802.10.0000   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 (2.76 inches); artificially colored granules,
chippings and powder  . . . . . . . . . . . . X
 
Other monumental or building stone and articles thereof,
simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface:
6802.21.0000      Marble, travertine and alabaster . . . . . t
6802.22.0000      Other calcareous stone . . . . . . . . . . t
6802.23.0000      Granite  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t
6802.29.0000      Other stone  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t
Other:
6802.91.0000      Marble, travertine and alabaster . . . . . t
6802.92.0000      Other calcareous stone . . . . . . . . . . t
6802.93.0000      Granite  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t
6802.99.0000      Other stone  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t
 
6803.00.0000 Worked slate and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate X
 
6804         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:
6804.10.0000   Millstones and grindstones for milling, grinding or pulping No.
 
Other millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like:
6804.21.0000      Of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond No.
6804.22.0000      Of other agglomerated abrasives or of ceramics X
6804.23.0000      Of natural stone . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
6804.30.0000   Hand sharpening or polishing stones . . . . .No.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6805         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:
6805.10.0000   On a base of woven textile fabric only  . . .kg
6805.20.0000   On a base of paper or paperboard only . . . .kg
6805.30.0000   On a base of other materials  . . . . . . . .kg
 
6806         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 6811 or 6812 or of chapter 69:
6806.10.0000   Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools (including
intermixtures thereof), in bulk, sheets or rolls X
6806.20.0000   Exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and
similar expanded mineral materials (including intermixtures
thereof)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
6806.90        Other:
6806.90.0010      Acoustical pads and boards . . . . . . . .m2
6806.90.0050      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
 
6807         Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, petroleum
bitumen or coal tar pitch):
6807.10.0000   In rolls  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
6807.90        Other:
6807.90.0010      Articles of a kind used for roofing or siding kg
6807.90.0050      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
6808.00.0000 Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and similar articles of vegetable
fiber, of straw or of shavings, chips, particles, sawdust or other
waste, of wood, agglomerated with cement, plaster or other
mineral binders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
6809         Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster:
Boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, not
ornamented:
6809.11.0000      Faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard only kg
6809.19.0000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
6809.90.0000   Other articles  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
 
6810         Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether
or not reinforced:
Tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles:
6810.11.0000      Building blocks and bricks . . . . . . . . X
6810.19           Other:
6810.19.1000        Floor and wall tiles . . . . . . . . . .m2
6810.19.5000        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
Other articles:
6810.91.0000      Prefabricated structural components for building or civil
engineering  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
6810.99.0000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
 
6811         Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fiber-cement or the
like:
6811.10.0000   Corrugated sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
6811.20.0000   Other sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles kg
6811.30.0000   Tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings  . . .kg
6811.90.0000   Other articles  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
6812         Fabricated asbestos fibers; 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 6811 or 6813:
6812.50.0000   Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear kg
6812.60.0000   Paper, millboard and felt . . . . . . . . . . X
6812.70.0000   Compressed asbestos fiber jointing, in sheets or rolls X
6812.90        Other:
6812.90.0110      For use in civil aircraft  . . . . . . . . X
Other:
6812.90.0120        Gaskets, packing and seals . . . . . . .kg
6812.90.0160        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
 
6813         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:
6813.10.0000   Brake linings and pads  . . . . . . . . . . . X
6813.90.0000   Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
 
6814         Worked mica and articles of mica, including agglomerated or
reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support of paper,
paperboard or other materials:
6814.10.0000   Plates, sheets and strips of agglomerated or reconstituted
mica, whether or not on a support . . . . . .kg
6814.90.0000   Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
6815         Articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including
carbon fibers, articles of carbon fibers and articles of peat), not
elsewhere specified or included:
6815.10.0000   Nonelectrical articles of graphite or other carbon X
6815.20.0000   Articles of peat  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
Other articles:
6815.91.0000      Containing magnesite, dolomite or chromite X
6815.99.0000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X