Analysis
HTS 6802.99.00 covers other: other stone under heading 6802 (worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in metric tons.
The general duty rate is 6.5% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 68 (95th percentile of 67 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $650 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Within this group the rate runs from 1.9% to 6%. Compared with 6802.21.50 (marble, travertine and alabaster: other), which pays 1.9%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.6 percentage points.
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 6.5%. 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.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 40%, 6.2 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6802.99.00.30 | Monuments, bases and markers | t | 327991 |
| 6802.99.00.50 | Slabs | t | |
| 6802.99.00.70 | Other | t | |
| 6802.99.00.90 | Other | t |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6802.10.00 | Tiles, cubes and similar articles, whether or not rectangular (including square), the largest face of which is capable of being enclosed in a square the side of which is less than 7 cm; artificially colored granules, chippings and powder | 4.8% |
| 6802.21.10 | Marble, travertine and alabaster: travertine | 4.2% |
| 6802.21.50 | Marble, travertine and alabaster: other | 1.9% |
| 6802.23.00 | Other monumental or building stone and articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface: granite | 3.7% |
| 6802.29.10 | Calcareous stone, other than marble, travertine or alabaster | 4.9% |
| 6802.29.90 | Other stone: other | 6% |
| 6802.91.05 | Marble: slabs | 2.5% |
| 6802.91.15 | Marble: other | 4.9% |
| 6802.91.20 | Articles of subheading 6802.21.10 that have been dressed or polished, but not further worked | 4.2% |
| 6802.91.25 | Travertine: other | 3.7% |
| 6802.91.30 | Marble, travertine and alabaster: alabaster | 4.7% |
| 6802.92.00 | Other: other calcareous stone | 4.9% |
| 6802.93.00 | Other: granite | 3.7% |