Part Part 68 - Customs Tariff Act 1987

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Chapter 68

Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials

(a) Goods of Chapter 25;

(b) Coated, impregnated or covered paper of 4810 or 4811 (for example, paper coated with mica powder or graphite, bituminised or asphalted paper);

(c) Coated, impregnated or covered textile fabric of Chapter 56 or 59 (for example, fabric coated or covered with mica powder, bituminised or asphalted fabric);

(d) Articles of Chapter 71;

(e) Tools or parts of tools, of Chapter 82;

(f)Lithographic stones of 8442;

(g) Electrical insulators (8546) or fittings of insulating material of 8547;

(h) Dental burrs (9018);

(ij) Articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock cases);

(k) Articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, lamps and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings);

(l) Articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games and sports requisites);

(m) Articles of 9602, if made of materials specified in Note 2 (b) to Chapter 96, or of 9606 (for example, buttons), 9609 (for example, slate pencils) or 9610.00.00 (for example, drawing slates); or

(n) Articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art).

2.- In 6802 “worked monumental or building stone” applies not only to the varieties of stone referred to in 2515 or 2516 but also to all other natural stone (for example, quartzite, flint, dolomite and steatite) similarly worked; it does not, however, apply to slate.

6801.00.00	SETTS, CURBSTONES AND FLAGSTONES, OF NATURAL STONE (EXCEPT SLATE)	15%DC:10%
6802	WORKED MONUMENTAL OR BUILDING STONE (EXCEPT SLATE) AND ARTICLES THEREOF, OTHER THAN GOODS OF 6801.00.00; MOSAIC CUBES AND THE LIKE, OF NATURAL STONE (INCLUDING SLATE), WHETHER OR NOT ON A BACKING; ARTIFICIALLY COLOURED GRANULES, CHIPPINGS AND POWDER, OF NATURAL STONE (INCLUDING SLATE):
6802.10.00	- Tiles, cubes and similar articles, whether or not rectangular (including square), the largest surface area of which is capable of being enclosed in a square the side of which is less than 7 cm; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder	15%DC:10%

6802.2	- Other monumental or building stone and articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface:

6802.21.00	- - Marble, travertine and alabaster	15%
		DC:10%
6802.22.00	- - Other calcareous stone	15%
		DC:10%
6802.23.00	- - Granite	15%
		DC:10%
6802.29.00	- - Other stone	15%DC:10%
6802.9	- Other:
6802.91.00	- - Marble, travertine and alabaster	15%DC:10%
6802.92.00	- - Other calcareous stone	15%DC:10%
6802.93.00	- - Granite	15%DC:10%
6802.99.00	- - Other stone	15%DC:10%
6803.00.00	WORKED SLATE AND ARTICLES OF SLATE OR OF AGGLOMERATED SLATE	15%DC:10%
6804	MILLSTONES, GRINDSTONES, GRINDING WHEELS AND THE LIKE, WITHOUT FRAMEWORKS, FOR GRINDING, SHARPENING, POLISHING, TRUEING OR CUTTING, HAND SHARPENING OR POLISHING STONES, AND PARTS THEREOF, OF NATURAL STONE, OF AGGLOMERATED NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL ABRASIVES, OR OF CERAMICS, WITH OR WITHOUT PARTS OF OTHER MATERIALS:
6804.10.00	- Millstones and grindstones for milling, grinding or pulping	15%
		DC:10%
6804.2	- Other millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like:
6804.21.00	- - Of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond	15%DC:10%
6804.22.00	- - Of other agglomerated abrasives or of ceramics	15%DC:10%
6804.23.00	- - Of natural stone	15%DC:10%
6804.30.00	- Hand sharpening or polishing stones	15%DC:10%
6805	NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL ABRASIVE POWDER OR GRAIN, ON A BASE OF TEXTILE MATERIAL, OF PAPER, OF PAPERBOARD OR OF OTHER MATERIALS, WHETHER OR NOT CUT TO SHAPE OR SEWN OR OTHERWISE MADE UP:
6805.10.00	- On a base of woven textile fabric only	15%DC:10%
6805.20.00	- On a base of paper or paperboard only	15%DC:10%

6805.30.00	- On a base of other materials	15%DC:10%
6806	SLAG WOOL, ROCK WOOL AND SIMILAR MINERAL WOOLS; EXFOLIATED VERMICULITE, EXPANDED CLAYS, FOAMED SLAG AND SIMILAR EXPANDED MINERAL MATERIALS; MIXTURES AND ARTICLES OF HEAT-INSULATING, SOUND-INSULATING OR SOUND-ABSORBING MINERAL MATERIALS, OTHER THAN THOSE OF 6811 OR 6812 OR OF CHAPTER 69:
6806.10.00	- Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools (including intermixtures thereof), in bulk, sheets or rolls	15%DC:10%
6806.20.00	- Exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials (including intermixtures thereof)	15%DC:10%
6806.90.00	- Other	15%DC:10%
6807	ARTICLES OF ASPHALT OF OF SIMILAR MATERIAL (FOR EXAMPLE, PETROLEUM BITUMEN OR COAL TAR PITCH):
6807.10.00	- In rolls	15%DC:10%
6807.90.00	- Other	15%DC:10%
6808.00.00	PANELS, BOARDS, TILES, BLOCKS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES OF VEGETABLE FIBRE, OF STRAW OR OF SHAVINGS, CHIPS, PARTICLES, SAWDUST OR OTHER WASTE, OF WOOD, AGGLOMERATED WITH CEMENT, PLASTER OR OTHER MINERAL BINDERS	15%DC:10%
6809	ARTICLES OF PLASTER OR OF COMPOSITIONS BASED ON PLASTER:
6809.1	- Boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, not ornamented:
6809.11.00	- - Faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard only	15%DC:10%
6809.19.00	- - Other	15%DC:10%
6809.90.00	- Other articles	15%DC:10%
6810	ARTICLES OF CEMENT, OF CONCRETE OR OF ARTIFICIAL STONE, WHETHER OR NOT REINFORCED:
6810.1	- Tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles:
6810.11.00	- - Building blocks and bricks	10%DC:5%
6810.19.00	- - Other	10%DC:5%
6810.20.00	- Pipes	10%DC:5%

6810.9	- Other articles:
6810.91.00	- - Prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering	10%DC:5%
6810.99.00	- - Other	10%DC:5%
6811	ARTICLES OF ASBESTOS-CEMENT, OF CELLULOSE FIBRE-CEMENT OR THE LIKE:
6811.10.00	- Corrugated sheets	15%DC:10%
6811.20.00	- Other sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles	15%DC:10%
6811.30.00	- Tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings	15%DC:10%
6811.90.00	- Other articles	15%DC:10%
6812	FABRICATED ASBESTOS FIBRES; MIXTURES WITH A BASIS OF ASBESTOS OR WITH A BASIS OF ASBESTOS AND MAGNESIUM CARBONATE; ARTICLES OF SUCH MIXTURES OR OF ASBESTOS (FOR EXAMPLE, THREAD, WOVEN FABRIC, CLOTHING, HEADGEAR, FOOTWEAR, GASKETS), WHETHER OR NOT REINFORCED, OTHER THAN GOODS OF 6811 OR 6813:
6812.10.00	- Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate	2%
6812.20.00	- Yarn and thread	2%
6812.30.00	- Cords and string, whether or not plaited	15%DC:10%
6812.40.00	- Woven or knitted fabric	15%DC:10%
6812.50.00	- Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear	15%DC:10%
6812.60.00	- Paper, millboard and felt	2%
6812.70.00	- Compressed asbestos fibre jointing, in sheets or rolls	15%DC:10%
6812.90.00	- Other	10%DC:5%
6813	FRICTION MATERIAL AND ARTICLES THEREOF (FOR EXAMPLE, SHEETS, ROLLS, STRIPS, SEGMENTS, DISCS, WASHERS, PADS), NOT MOUNTED, FOR BRAKES, FOR CLUTCHES OR THE LIKE, WITH A BASIS OF ASBESTOS, OF OTHER MINERAL SUBSTANCES OR OF CELLULOSE, WHETHER OR NOT COMBINED WITH TEXTILE OR OTHER MATERIALS:
6813.10.00	- Brake linings and pads	25%DC:20%CAN:17.5%
6813.90.00	- Other	25%DC:20%CAN:17.5%

6814	WORKED MICA AND ARTICLES OF MICA, INCLUDING AGGLOMERATED OR RECONSTITUTED MICA, WHETHER OR NOT ON A SUPPORT OF PAPER, PAPERBOARD OR OTHER MATERIALS:
6814.10.00	- Plates, sheets and strips of agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support	15%DC:10%
6814.90.00	- Other	15%DC:10%
6815	ARTICLES OF STONE OR OF OTHER MINERAL SUBSTANCES (INCLUDING ARTICLES OF PEAT), NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED:
6815.10.00	- Non-electrical articles of graphite or other carbon	15%DC:10%
6815.20.00	- Articles of peat	2%
6815.9	- Other articles:
6815.91.00	- - Containing magnesite, dolomite or chromite	15%DC:10%
6815.99.00	- - Other	15%DC:10%