Sawn Limestone Building Blocks from China
These are rectangular limestone blocks, simply sawn with flat surfaces, used primarily for constructing exterior walls and facades in residential and commercial buildings. Classified under HTS 6802.29.10.00 as calcareous stone (limestone is primarily calcium carbonate) that is other than marble, travertine, or alabaster, and worked only by simple cutting or sawing without further shaping.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Verify stone composition via geological testing to confirm it's calcareous (high calcium carbonate) and not marble/travertine to avoid reclassification
• Provide certificates of origin and quarry documentation proving simple sawing process without polishing or carving