Building blocks and bricks

HTS code 6810.11.00 covers building blocks and bricks made of cement, concrete, or artificial stone. Use this code when importing these construction materials, keeping in mind a general duty rate of 3.2% applies, though preferential rates may exist for goods from certain countries.

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This tariff classification covers articles of cement, concrete, or artificial stone, falling within Chapter 68, which broadly includes articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, or similar materials. Specifically, code 6810.11.00 covers building blocks and bricks made from these materials. There are two subdivisions: 6810.11.00.10 for blocks containing over 70% magnesia and bonded with resin or pitch, and 6810.11.00.70 for all other building blocks and bricks; use the appropriate suffix to indicate the specific composition of the article being classified. Reporting units are in square meters or tons.

Chapter	Chapter 68: Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
Section	Section XIII: Articles of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica or Similar Materials; Ceramic Products; Glass and

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General Duty

3.20%

Standard trade partners (NTR)

Special Duty

Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

Eligible FTA or preference programs

The general duty rate for HTS code 6810.11.00 and its subdivisions, 6810.11.00.10 and 6810.11.00.70, is 3.20% applying to goods from countries without a preferential trade agreement with the US. However, a duty-free rate applies to goods originating from countries including Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Morocco, Oman, Panama, Peru, Singapore, and others participating in eligible FTA or preference programs. Reporting units are in m2 or t for all subdivisions under this code. There is no specified duty rate for goods not originating from the listed special rate countries, beyond the general rate.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 30%

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Code Subdivisions

6810.11.00.10

Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced: > Tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles: > Building blocks and bricks > Containing by weight more than 70 percent magnesia, expressed as MgO, with carbon content ranging from trace amounts to less than 30 percent, and chemically bonded by resin or pitch

6810.11.00.70

Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced: > Tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles: > Building blocks and bricks > Other

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Chapter & Section Notes

Chapter Notes

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes CHAPTER 68 ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS XIII 68-1 Notes 1. This chapter does not cover: (a) Goods of chapter 25; (b) Coated, impregnated or covered paper and paperboard of heading 4810 or 4811 (for example, paper and paperboard coated with mica powder or graphite, bituminized or asphalted paper and paperboard); (c) Coated, impregnated or covered textile fabric of chapter 56 or 59 (for example, fabric coated or covered with mica powder, bituminized or asphalted fabric); (d) Articles of chapter 71; (e) Tools or parts of tools, of chapter 82; (f) Lithographic stones of heading 8442; (g) Electrical insulators (heading 8546) or fittings of insulating material of heading 8547; (h) Dental burrs (heading 9018); (ij) Articles of chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock cases); (k) Articles of chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings); (l) Articles of chapter 95 (for example, toys, games and sports equipment); (m) Articles of heading 9602, if made of materials specified in note 2(b) to chapter 96, or of heading 9606 (for example, buttons), of heading 9609 (for example, slate pencils), heading 9610 (for example, drawing slates) or of heading 9620 (monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles); or (n) Articles of chapter 97 (for example, works of art). 2. In heading 6802 the expression "worked monumental or building stone" applies not only to the varieties of stone referred to in heading 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. Additional U.S. Notes 1. For the purposes of heading 6802, the term " slabs" embraces flat stone pieces, not over 5.1 cm in thickness, having a facial area of 25.8 cm2 or more, the edges of which have not been beveled, rounded or otherwise processed except such processing as may be needed to facilitate installation as tiling or veneering in building construction. 2. For the purposed of heading 6810, the term " tiles" does not include any article 3.2 cm or more in thickness. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes XIII 68-2

Section Notes

SECTION XIII ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS; CERAMIC PRODUCTS; GLASS AND GLASSWARE XIII-1 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes XIII-2 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes

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