Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof
Chapter 68 of the Harmonised System covers Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof. It groups 15 four-digit headings used worldwide to classify these goods for customs and duty.
Sourcing this category from India
Products classified under HS 68 can be sourced from India across a range of clusters and price points. Use this page to understand where Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof sits in the tariff schedule, then explore the Indian sectors and products that supply it.
How to read this code
68 is the two-digit HS chapter. Your destination country extends it to 8–10 digits and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty for many goods — check our import guides for your market.
Headings under HS 68
The Harmonised System breaks Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof into these 15 headings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Stone; setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate)
Monumental or building stone, worked (except slate) and articles thereof (not of heading no. 6801) mosaic cubes etc., of natural stone including slate; artificially coloured granules of natural stone
Slate, worked; and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate
Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels, etc without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, etc and parts thereof, natural stone, agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives or of ceramics
Abrasive powder or grain; natural or artificial, on a base of textile material, of paper, paperboard or of other material, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up
Slag, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag, mixtures and articles of heat, sound insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials
Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)
Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and the like; of vegetable fibre, of straw, shavings, chips, particles, sawdust or other waste, of wood, agglomerated with cement, plaster or other mineral binders
Plaster or compositions based on plaster; articles thereof
Cement, concrete or artificial stone; whether or not reinforced, articles thereof
Asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like
Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or of asbestos and magnesium carbonate; articles of such mixtures or of asbestos (e.g. thread, woven fabric, clothing, footwear), whether or not reinforced, not goods of heading 6811 or 6813
Friction material and articles thereof (e.g. sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads) not mounted; for brakes, clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos, other mineral substances, or cellulose
Mica; worked, articles of, including agglomerated or reconstituted mica; whether or not on a support of paper, paperboard or other materials
Stone or other mineral substances; articles thereof (including carbon fibres, articles of carbon fibres and articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or included
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