6802.21 Marble, travertine and alabaster; simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface
A full HS code. These six digits are what goes on a customs declaration, and they mean the same thing in every country that uses the Harmonized System.
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
- 21 Subheading Marble, travertine and alabaster; simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface
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 68Other codes under 68.02
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 6802.21? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment6802.21 FAQ
6802.21 covers marble, travertine and alabaster; simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface. It sits under heading 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) in chapter 68, Section XIII of the Harmonized System.
It is the international part of it. Six digits are the same in every country that applies the Harmonized System; the importing country then extends them to eight or ten for its own tariff and statistics. Declare 6802.21 plus whatever national digits the destination’s tariff schedule adds to it.
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.