HTS tariff line · chapter 25
2516.12.00
Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
Analysis
HTS 2516.12.00 covers merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape under heading 2516 (granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in metric tons.
The general duty rate is 2.8% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 25 (92nd percentile of 78 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $280 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2516.20.10 (crude or roughly trimmed), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2.8 percentage points.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 60%, 21.4 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 2516.12.00.30 for having a thickness of 7.5 cm or more and 2516.12.00.60 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.8%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2516.11.00 | Crude or roughly trimmed | Free |
| 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% |