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HS chapter 69

Ceramics

Chapter 69 has 14 headings with 45 EU tariff lines and 61 Mercosur tariff lines. Duty-free from entry into force: 7 EU and 2 Mercosur lines. Ten years or more, a quota or excluded: 5 EU and 46 Mercosur lines.

Official chapter title: Ceramic products · Data last updated 18 October 2026

How fast duties fall

Tariff lines of the chapter by staging category, in each schedule.

How fast duties fall
TreatmentEU linesMercosur lines
Duty-free from entry into force (0)72
Phased out over 4 to 8 years3313
Phased out over 10 years523
Phased out over 15 years (15, 15V)08
Excluded (E)015

Headings in this chapter

Headings with a product page are linked. For the others, open the calculator. Heading descriptions are the English HS nomenclature.

Headings in this chapter
HeadingDescriptionInto the EUInto BrazilCalculate
6901Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (e.g. kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earthsbase 2%base 10%zero by 2034Calculate
6902Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods; other than those of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earthsExcluded linesbase 2%zero by 2030base 2–35%zero by 2041Calculate
6903Ceramic goods; (e.g. retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, supports cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods and slide gates) excluding those of siliceous fossil meals or of similar siliceous earthsExcluded linesbase 5%zero by 2030base 10%zero by 2036Calculate
6904Ceramic building bricks, floor blocks, support or filler tiles and the likeExcluded linesbase 2%base 12%zero by 2036Calculate
6905Roofing tiles, chimney-pots, cowls, chimney liners, architectural ornaments and other ceramic constructional goodsExcluded linesbase 0%base 12%Calculate
6906Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittingsbase 0%base 12%zero by 2036Calculate
6907Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing; finishing ceramicsbase 5%zero by 2033base 12%zero by 2036Calculate
6908Glazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; glazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backingbase 5–7%zero by 2033base 14%zero by 2036Calculate
6909Ceramic ware for laboratory, chemical, other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs, similar receptacles used in agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar used in the conveyance or packing of goodsExcluded linesbase 5%zero by 2030base 0–12%zero by 2036Calculate
6910Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixturesbase 7%zero by 2033base 18%zero by 2041Calculate
6911Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles; of porcelain or chinaExcluded linesbase 12%zero by 2036base 20%zero by 2041Calculate
6912Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles; other than of porcelain or chinabase 5–9%zero by 2036base 20%zero by 2036Calculate
6913Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articlesbase 3.5–6%zero by 2033base 20%zero by 2041Calculate
6914Ceramic articles; n.e.c. in chapter 69Excluded linesbase 3–5%zero by 2033base 20%zero by 2041Calculate
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