HTS heading · chapter 25
2516
Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
Analysis
Heading 2516 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 5 eight-digit tariff lines, with 7 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
2 of its 5 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (40%) and 3 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 3%. The median line pays 2.8%.
Its median rate of 2.8% sits at the 92nd percentile of the headings in chapter 25.
The largest subheadings are 2516.20 (sandstone, 2 lines), 2516.11 (unnamed, 1 line), 2516.12 (unnamed, 1 line) and 2516.90 (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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2516.11.00 | Crude or roughly trimmed | Free |
| 2516.12.00 | Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape | 2.8% |
| 2516.20.10 | Crude or roughly trimmed | Free |
| 2516.20.20 | Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape | 3% |
| 2516.90.00 | Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape: other monumental or building stone | 3% |