Chapter 25: Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement
101 HTS codes. Select a code for its full China to US duty stack and a worked landed-cost example.
2501 — Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride
2502 — Unroasted iron pyrites
2503 — Sulfur of all kinds
2504 — Natural graphite
2505 — Natural sands of all kinds
- 2505.10.10.00Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not colored, other than metalbearing sands of chapter 26, Silica sands and quartz sands, Sand containing by weight 95 percent or more of silica and not more than 0.6 percent of oxide of iron
- 2505.10.50.00Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not colored, other than metalbearing sands of chapter 26, Silica sands and quartz sands, Other
- 2505.90.00.00Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not colored, other than metalbearing sands of chapter 26, Other
2506 — Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite
- 2506.10.00.10Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, Quartz, Sands (other than natural) containing by weight 95 percent or more of silica and not more than 0.6 percent of oxide of iron
- 2506.10.00.50Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, Quartz, Other
- 2506.20.00.10Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, Quartzite, Crude or roughly trimmed
- 2506.20.00.80Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, Quartzite, Other
2507 — Kaolin and other kaolinic clays
2508 — Other clays (not including expanded clays of heading 6806)
- 2508.10.00.00Other clays (not including expanded clays of heading 6806), andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earths, Bentonite
- 2508.30.00.00Other clays (not including expanded clays of heading 6806), andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earths, Fire-clay
- 2508.40.01.10Other clays (not including expanded clays of heading 6806), andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earths, Other clays, Common blue clay and other ball clays
- 2508.40.01.20Other clays (not including expanded clays of heading 6806), andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earths, Other clays, Decolorizing earths and fuller's earth
- 2508.40.01.50Other clays (not including expanded clays of heading 6806), andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earths, Other clays, Other
- 2508.50.00.00Other clays (not including expanded clays of heading 6806), andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earths, Andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite
- 2508.60.00.00Other clays (not including expanded clays of heading 6806), andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earths, Mullite
- 2508.70.00.00Other clays (not including expanded clays of heading 6806), andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earths, Chamotte or dinas earth
2509 — Chalk
2510 — Natural calcium phosphates
2511 — Natural barium sulfate (barytes); natural barium carbonate (witherite)
- 2511.10.10.00Natural barium sulfate (barytes); natural barium carbonate (witherite), whether or not calcined, other than barium oxide of heading 2816, Natural barium sulfate (barytes), Ground
- 2511.10.50.00Natural barium sulfate (barytes); natural barium carbonate (witherite), whether or not calcined, other than barium oxide of heading 2816, Natural barium sulfate (barytes), Other
- 2511.20.00.00Natural barium sulfate (barytes); natural barium carbonate (witherite), whether or not calcined, other than barium oxide of heading 2816, Natural barium carbonate (witherite)
2512 — Siliceous fossil meals (for example
2513 — Pumice; emery; natural corundum
- 2513.10.00.10Pumice; emery; natural corundum, natural garnet and other natural abrasives, whether or not heat-treated, Pumice stone, Crude or in irregular pieces, including crushed pumice
- 2513.10.00.80Pumice; emery; natural corundum, natural garnet and other natural abrasives, whether or not heat-treated, Pumice stone, Other
- 2513.20.10.00Pumice; emery; natural corundum, natural garnet and other natural abrasives, whether or not heat-treated, Emery, natural corundum, natural garnet and other natural abrasives, Crude or in irregular pieces
- 2513.20.90.00Pumice; emery; natural corundum, natural garnet and other natural abrasives, whether or not heat-treated, Emery, natural corundum, natural garnet and other natural abrasives, Other
2514 — Slate
2515 — Marble
- 2515.11.00.00Marble, travertine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of 2.5 or more, and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, Marble and travertine, Crude or roughly trimmed
- 2515.12.10.00Marble, travertine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of 2.5 or more, and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, Marble and travertine, Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, Marble
- 2515.12.20.00Marble, travertine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of 2.5 or more, and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, Marble and travertine, Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, Travertine
- 2515.20.00.00Marble, travertine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of 2.5 or more, and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, Other calcareous monumental or building stone; alabaster
2516 — Granite
- 2516.11.00.00Granite, 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, Granite, Crude or roughly trimmed
- 2516.12.00.30Granite, 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, Granite, Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, Having a thickness of 7.5 cm or more
- 2516.12.00.60Granite, 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, Granite, Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, Other
- 2516.20.10.00Granite, 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, Sandstone, Crude or roughly trimmed
- 2516.20.20.00Granite, 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, Sandstone, Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
- 2516.90.00.30Granite, 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, Other monumental or building stone, Having a thickness of 7.5 cm or more
- 2516.90.00.60Granite, 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, Other monumental or building stone, Other
2517 — Pebbles
- 2517.10.00.15Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling, or for railway or other ballast; shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated; macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in the first part of the heading; tarred macadam; granules, chippings and powder, of stones of heading 2515 or 2516, whether or not heat-treated, Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling, or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated, Pebbles and gravel
- 2517.10.00.20Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling, or for railway or other ballast; shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated; macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in the first part of the heading; tarred macadam; granules, chippings and powder, of stones of heading 2515 or 2516, whether or not heat-treated, Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling, or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated, Limestone, except pebbles and gravel
- 2517.10.00.55Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling, or for railway or other ballast; shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated; macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in the first part of the heading; tarred macadam; granules, chippings and powder, of stones of heading 2515 or 2516, whether or not heat-treated, Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling, or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated, Other
- 2517.20.00.00Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling, or for railway or other ballast; shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated; macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in the first part of the heading; tarred macadam; granules, chippings and powder, of stones of heading 2515 or 2516, whether or not heat-treated, Macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in subheading 2517.10
- 2517.30.00.00Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling, or for railway or other ballast; shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated; macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in the first part of the heading; tarred macadam; granules, chippings and powder, of stones of heading 2515 or 2516, whether or not heat-treated, Tarred macadam
- 2517.41.00.00Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling, or for railway or other ballast; shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated; macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in the first part of the heading; tarred macadam; granules, chippings and powder, of stones of heading 2515 or 2516, whether or not heat-treated, Granules, chippings and powder, of stones of heading 2515 or 2516, whether or not heat-treated, Of marble
- 2517.49.00.00Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling, or for railway or other ballast; shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated; macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in the first part of the heading; tarred macadam; granules, chippings and powder, of stones of heading 2515 or 2516, whether or not heat-treated, Granules, chippings and powder, of stones of heading 2515 or 2516, whether or not heat-treated, Other
2518 — Dolomite
- 2518.10.00.00Dolomite, whether or not calcined or sintered, including dolomite roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, Dolomite, not calcined or sintered
- 2518.20.00.00Dolomite, whether or not calcined or sintered, including dolomite roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, Calcined or sintered dolomite
2519 — Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite); fused magnesia; dead-burned (sintered) magnesia
- 2519.10.00.00Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite); fused magnesia; dead-burned (sintered) magnesia, whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering; other magnesium oxide, whether or not pure, Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite)
- 2519.90.10.00Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite); fused magnesia; dead-burned (sintered) magnesia, whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering; other magnesium oxide, whether or not pure, Other, Fused magnesia and dead-burned (sintered) magnesia
- 2519.90.20.00Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite); fused magnesia; dead-burned (sintered) magnesia, whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering; other magnesium oxide, whether or not pure, Other, Caustic calcined magnesite
- 2519.90.50.00Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite); fused magnesia; dead-burned (sintered) magnesia, whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering; other magnesium oxide, whether or not pure, Other, Other
2520 — Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulfate) whether or not colored
- 2520.10.00.00Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulfate) whether or not colored, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders, Gypsum; anhydrite
- 2520.20.00.00Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulfate) whether or not colored, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders, Plasters
2521 — Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone
2522 — Quicklime
- 2522.10.00.00Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading 2825, Quicklime
- 2522.20.00.00Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading 2825, Slaked lime
- 2522.30.00.00Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading 2825, Hydraulic lime
2523 — Portland cement
- 2523.10.00.00Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulfate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not colored or in the form of clinkers, Cement clinkers
- 2523.21.00.00Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulfate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not colored or in the form of clinkers, Portland cement, White cement, whether or not artificially colored
- 2523.29.00.00Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulfate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not colored or in the form of clinkers, Portland cement, Other
- 2523.30.00.00Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulfate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not colored or in the form of clinkers, Aluminous cement
- 2523.90.00.00Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulfate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not colored or in the form of clinkers, Other hydraulic cements
2524 — Asbestos
- 2524.10.00.00Asbestos, Crocidolite (Blue)
- 2524.90.00.10Asbestos, Other, Amosite
- 2524.90.00.30Asbestos, Other, Chrysotile, Crudes
- 2524.90.00.40Asbestos, Other, Chrysotile, Milled fibers, group 3 grades (spinning fibers or equivalent)
- 2524.90.00.45Asbestos, Other, Chrysotile, Milled fibers, group 4 and 5 grades
- 2524.90.00.55Asbestos, Other, Chrysotile, Other
- 2524.90.00.60Asbestos, Other, Other
2525 — Mica
- 2525.10.00.10Mica, including splittings; mica waste, Crude mica and mica rifted into sheets or splittings, Split block mica
- 2525.10.00.20Mica, including splittings; mica waste, Crude mica and mica rifted into sheets or splittings, Mica splittings
- 2525.10.00.50Mica, including splittings; mica waste, Crude mica and mica rifted into sheets or splittings, Other
- 2525.20.00.00Mica, including splittings; mica waste, Mica powder
- 2525.30.00.00Mica, including splittings; mica waste, Mica waste
2526 — Natural steatite
- 2526.10.00.00Natural steatite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape; talc, Not crushed, not powdered
- 2526.20.00.00Natural steatite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape; talc, Crushed or powdered
2528 — Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined)
- 2528.00.00.05Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined), but not including borates separated from natural brine; natural boric acid containing not more than 85 percent of H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub> calculated on the dry weight, Natural sodium borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined)
- 2528.00.00.10Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined), but not including borates separated from natural brine; natural boric acid containing not more than 85 percent of H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub> calculated on the dry weight, Natural calcium borates
- 2528.00.00.50Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined), but not including borates separated from natural brine; natural boric acid containing not more than 85 percent of H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub> calculated on the dry weight, Other
2529 — Feldspar; leucite
- 2529.10.00.00Feldspar; leucite, nepheline and nepheline syenite; fluorspar, Feldspar
- 2529.21.00.00Feldspar; leucite, nepheline and nepheline syenite; fluorspar, Fluorspar, Containing by weight 97 percent or less of calcium fluoride
- 2529.22.00.00Feldspar; leucite, nepheline and nepheline syenite; fluorspar, Fluorspar, Containing by weight more than 97 percent of calcium fluoride
- 2529.30.00.10Feldspar; leucite, nepheline and nepheline syenite; fluorspar, Leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite, Nepheline syenite
- 2529.30.00.50Feldspar; leucite, nepheline and nepheline syenite; fluorspar, Leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite, Other
2530 — Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included
- 2530.10.00.00Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included, Vermiculite, perlite and chlorites, unexpanded
- 2530.20.10.00Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included, Kieserite, epsom salts (natural magnesium sulfates), Kieserite
- 2530.20.20.00Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included, Kieserite, epsom salts (natural magnesium sulfates), Epsom salts
- 2530.90.10.00Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included, Other, Natural cryolite; natural chiolite
- 2530.90.20.00Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included, Other, Natural micaceous iron oxides
- 2530.90.80.10Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included, Other, Other, Celestite
- 2530.90.80.15Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included, Other, Other, Earth colors
- 2530.90.80.50Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included, Other, Other, Other