Spanish Gray Roofing Slate Slabs from China
Gray slate slabs from Spain, merely saw-cut into rectangular blocks for roofing slate manufacture. Fits HTS 2514.00.00.00 as roughly trimmed slate not yet split into thin tiles. Essential raw material for traditional European-style roofing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include supplier affidavits stating no chemical treatment or heating to affirm 'natural' status
• Avoid over-trimming; customs may reclass excessively uniform slabs as 6803 pre-worked material
• Declare exact thickness (under 0.508 mm risks mica confusion, but slate typically thicker)