Spanish Gray Roofing Slate Slabs from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
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)