Chapter 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof 4-digit heading

68.05 Abrasive powder or grain; natural or artificial, on a base of textile material, of paper, paperboard or of other material, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up

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.

  1. 68 Chapter Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof
  2. 05 Heading Abrasive powder or grain; natural or artificial, on a base of textile material, of paper, paperboard or of other material, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up
  3. —— Subheading Pick one of the 3 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 68

The 3 six-digit codes under 68.05

One of these is the number you declare.

Other headings in chapter 68

68.01 Stone; setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate) 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 68.03 Slate, worked; and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate 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 68.06 Slag, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag, mixtures and articles of heat, sound insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials 68.07 Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) 68.08 Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and the like; of vegetable fibre, of straw, shavings, chips, particles, sawdust or other waste, of wood, agglomerated with cement, plaster or other mineral binders 68.09 Plaster or compositions based on plaster; articles thereof 68.10 Cement, concrete or artificial stone; whether or not reinforced, articles thereof 68.11 Asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like 68.12 Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or of asbestos and magnesium carbonate; articles of such mixtures or of asbestos (e.g. thread, woven fabric, clothing, footwear), whether or not reinforced, not goods of heading 6811 or 6813 68.13 Friction material and articles thereof (e.g. sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads) not mounted; for brakes, clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos, other mineral substances, or cellulose 68.14 Mica; worked, articles of, including agglomerated or reconstituted mica; whether or not on a support of paper, paperboard or other materials 68.15 Stone or other mineral substances; articles thereof (including carbon fibres, articles of carbon fibres and articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or included

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 68.05? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.

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68.05 FAQ

Heading 68.05 covers abrasive powder or grain; natural or artificial, on a base of textile material, of paper, paperboard or of other material, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up. It is part of chapter 68 (stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof), and it is subdivided into 3 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.

Pick one of the 3 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.

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