HTS heading · chapter 25
2515
Marble, travertine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of 2.5 or more, and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
Analysis
Heading 2515 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers marble, travertine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of 2.5 or more, and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or…. It divides into 3 six-digit subheadings and 4 eight-digit tariff lines, with 4 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
2 of its 4 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (50%) and 2 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 3%. The median line pays 1.5%.
Its median rate of 1.5% sits at the 91st percentile of the headings in chapter 25.
The largest subheadings are 2515.12 (merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks…, 2 lines), 2515.11 (unnamed, 1 line) and 2515.20 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying (212311). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2515.11.00 | Crude or roughly trimmed | Free |
| 2515.12.10 | Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape: marble | Free |
| 2515.12.20 | Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape: travertine | 3% |
| 2515.20.00 | Marble, travertine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of 2.5 or more, and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape: other calcareous monumental or building stone; alabaster | 3% |