68.02 Monumental or building stone, worked (except slate) and articles thereof (not of heading no. 6801) mosaic cubes etc., of natural stone including slate; artificially coloured granules of natural stone
One level above the number you declare. Pick one of the six-digit codes below.
Section XIII, Stone, Ceramics & Glass — articles of stone, plaster, cement, ceramics and glass.
- 68 Chapter Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof
- 02 Heading Monumental or building stone, worked (except slate) and articles thereof (not of heading no. 6801) mosaic cubes etc., of natural stone including slate; artificially coloured granules of natural stone
- —— Subheading Pick one of the 8 six-digit codes below
Chapter 68 covers stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof: worked stone, cement products, abrasives and mineral-fibre articles, downstream of the raw minerals in chapter 25. Classification tip: Asbestos-containing products are banned outright or heavily restricted in most major import markets regardless of HS code, so confirm the product's actual composition before relying on the classification alone.
All of chapter 68The 8 six-digit codes under 68.02
One of these is the number you declare.
- 6802.10 Tiles, cubes and similar articles; whether or not rectangular (including square), largest face of which is capable of being enclosed in square, side less than 7cm, coloured granules, chippings, powder
- 6802.21 Marble, travertine and alabaster; simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface
- 6802.23 Granite; articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface
- 6802.29 Stone; monumental or building stone, n.e.c. in item no. 6802.2, articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface
- 6802.91 Marble, travertine and alabaster; articles thereof, (other than simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface)
- 6802.92 Stone; calcareous (excluding marble, travertine, alabaster) articles thereof, (other than simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface)
- 6802.93 Granite; articles thereof, (other than simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface)
- 6802.99 Stone; natural (excluding marble, travertine, alabaster, other calcareous stone or granite), monumental or building stone, (other than simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface)
Other headings in chapter 68
The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.
Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.
Shipping goods under 68.02? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment68.02 FAQ
Heading 68.02 covers monumental or building stone, worked (except slate) and articles thereof (not of heading no. 6801) mosaic cubes etc., of natural stone including slate; artificially coloured granules of natural stone. It is part of chapter 68 (stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof), and it is subdivided into 8 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.
Pick one of the 8 subheadings below. Those six digits are what customs recognises internationally; the importing country may extend them to eight or ten in its own tariff schedule.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section XIII and to chapter 68. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.
A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.