HTS tariff line · chapter 25
2515.12.10
Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape: marble
Analysis
HTS 2515.12.10 covers merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape: marble under heading 2515 (marble, travertine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2515.20.00 (marble, travertine and other calcareous monumental or building stone…), at 3%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 91% of the 78 tariff lines in chapter 25. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 2515.11.00 (crude or roughly trimmed, duty-free), 2515.12.20 (merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of…, 3%) and 2515.20.00 (marble, travertine and other calcareous monumental or…, 3%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 212311 (Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying), an industry of 379 US establishments employing 4,660 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2515.11.00 | Crude or roughly trimmed | 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% |