68.04 Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels, etc without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, etc and parts thereof, natural stone, agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives or of ceramics
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
- 04 Heading Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels, etc without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, etc and parts thereof, natural stone, agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives or of ceramics
- —— Subheading Pick one of the 5 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 5 six-digit codes under 68.04
One of these is the number you declare.
- 6804.10 Millstones and grindstones; for milling, grinding or pulping
- 6804.21 Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like; of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond
- 6804.22 Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like; of other agglomerated abrasives or of ceramics
- 6804.23 Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like; of natural stone
- 6804.30 Stones; hand sharpening or polishing stones, of natural stone, agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives or ceramics, with or without parts of other materials
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 68.04? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment68.04 FAQ
Heading 68.04 covers millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels, etc without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, etc and parts thereof, natural stone, agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives or of ceramics. It is part of chapter 68 (stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof), and it is subdivided into 5 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.
Pick one of the 5 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.