Hand sharpening or polishing stones
Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, hand sharpening or polishing stones, and parts thereof, of natural stone, of agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives, or of ceramics, with or without parts of other materials. > Other millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like: > Hand sharpening or polishing stones > Hand sharpening or polishing stones
Duty Rate (from China)
Products classified under Tariff item 6804.30.00
Chert Sharpening Pebble
A smooth natural chert river pebble used for quick hand-sharpening of fishing hooks and small blades. It is a natural stone worked for sharpening, without framework or artificial abrasives, and falls under this tariff item as a hand sharpening stone.
Dolomite Rubbing Stone
A natural dolomite stone block used for hand-rubbing and polishing concrete surfaces or stone carvings. As a natural stone worked for polishing, it qualifies under this tariff item for hand polishing stones, including dolomite varieties.
Flint Polishing Stone
A natural flint nodule shaped for hand polishing arrowheads, tools, and jewelry by abrasion. Per Chapter 68 note 2, flint as worked stone fits this tariff item as a hand polishing stone of natural stone.
Japanese Waterstone 1000 Grit
A traditional Japanese sharpening stone made from natural sedimentary rock, soaked in water before use to sharpen chisels, plane blades, and kitchen knives manually. It is a hand sharpening stone of natural stone, falling under this tariff item.
Natural Sandstone Honing Stone
A wedge-shaped stone cut from natural sandstone deposits, used manually to hone scythes and sickle blades in agriculture. It qualifies as a hand sharpening stone of natural stone, without artificial abrasives, under this tariff item.
Oilstone Arkansas Sharpening Stone
A hard novaculite stone from Arkansas quarries, used with oil for fine polishing and sharpening of straight razors and woodworking tools by hand. This natural stone hand sharpening tool falls under this tariff item.
Quartzite Knife Sharpener Stone
A compact, durable quartzite block used for field-sharpening knives and axes manually, common in outdoor and survival kits. As a natural stone worked for sharpening, it falls under this tariff item per Chapter 68 note 2.
Steatite Burnishing Stone
A soft natural steatite (soapstone) stone used for hand-burnishing leather, pottery edges, and metal surfaces to a smooth finish. Per Chapter 68 note 2, steatite is included in worked natural stone, and this item covers hand polishing stones.
Whetstone Natural Sharpening Stone
A rectangular block made from natural fine-grained stone, such as Arkansas novaculite, used for manually sharpening knives and tools by rubbing the blade against its surface. It falls under this tariff item as a hand sharpening stone of natural stone.