HS chapter 68
Stone, plaster and cement articles
Chapter 68 has 15 headings with 61 EU tariff lines and 71 Mercosur tariff lines. Duty-free from entry into force: 61 EU and 0 Mercosur lines. Ten years or more, a quota or excluded: 0 EU and 45 Mercosur lines.
Official chapter title: Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof · Data last updated 18 October 2026
How fast duties fall
Tariff lines of the chapter by staging category, in each schedule.
| Treatment | EU lines | Mercosur lines |
|---|---|---|
| Duty-free from entry into force (0) | 61 | 0 |
| Phased out over 4 to 8 years | 0 | 26 |
| Phased out over 10 years | 0 | 22 |
| Phased out over 15 years (15, 15V) | 0 | 4 |
| Excluded (E) | 0 | 19 |
Headings in this chapter
Headings with a product page are linked. For the others, open the calculator. Heading descriptions are the English HS nomenclature.
| Heading | Description | Into the EU | Into Brazil | Calculate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6801 | Stone; setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate) | base 0% | base 6%zero by 2034 | Calculate |
| 6802 | 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 stoneExcluded lines | base 0–1.7% | base 6–8%zero by 2041 | Calculate |
| 6803 | Slate, worked; and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate | base 1.7% | base 6%zero by 2034 | Calculate |
| 6804 | 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 | base 0–1.7% | base 6%zero by 2041 | Calculate |
| 6805 | 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 | base 1.7% | base 10%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 6806 | 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 | base 0% | base 8%zero by 2034 | Calculate |
| 6807 | Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) | base 0% | base 8%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 6808 | 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 bindersExcluded lines | base 1.7% | base 8% | Calculate |
| 6809 | Plaster or compositions based on plaster; articles thereofExcluded lines | base 1.7% | base 8–25%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 6810 | Cement, concrete or artificial stone; whether or not reinforced, articles thereofExcluded lines | base 1.7% | base 8%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 6811 | Asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the likeExcluded lines | base 1.7% | base 8% | Calculate |
| 6812 | 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 6813Excluded lines | base 1.7–3.7% | base 12–14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 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 | base 2.7% | base 14%zero by 2041 | Calculate |
| 6814 | Mica; worked, articles of, including agglomerated or reconstituted mica; whether or not on a support of paper, paperboard or other materials | base 1.7% | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 6815 | Stone or other mineral substances; articles thereof (including carbon fibres, articles of carbon fibres and articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or includedExcluded lines | base 0% | base 2–14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |