HTS heading 2516
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 — 11 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2516 | 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 + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 2516.11.00.00 | Crude or roughly trimmed + Ch. 99 | Free | m3, t |
| 2516.12.00 | Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape + Ch. 99 | 2.8% | — |
| 2516.12.00.30 | Having a thickness of 7.5 cm or more + Ch. 99 | 2.8% (inherited from 2516.12.00) | t |
| 2516.12.00.60 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.8% (inherited from 2516.12.00) | t |
| 2516.20 | Sandstone + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 2516.20.10.00 | Crude or roughly trimmed + Ch. 99 | Free | m3, t |
| 2516.20.20.00 | Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape + Ch. 99 | 3% | t |
| 2516.90.00 | Other monumental or building stone + Ch. 99 | 3% | — |
| 2516.90.00.30 | Having a thickness of 7.5 cm or more + Ch. 99 | 3% (inherited from 2516.90.00) | t |
| 2516.90.00.60 | Other + Ch. 99 | 3% (inherited from 2516.90.00) | t |
4 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.
Additional duties may apply
11 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.