6815.99.20

Analysis

HTS 6815.99.20 covers talc, steatite and soapstone, cut or sawed, or in blanks, crayons, cubes, disks or other forms under heading 6815 (articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including carbon fibers, articles of…).

There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 60% of the 67 tariff lines in chapter 68 that are also free. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 327999 (All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing), an industry of 415 US establishments employing 11,803 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.

All 7 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.

Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.