Heading · Chapter 25
2512: Siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite and diatomite) and similar siliceous earths, whether or not calcined, of an apparent specific gravity of 1 or less
Heading 2512 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 2512.00, in chapter 25 (salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement).
Duty rates compared
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EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$109kUS$109k+US$880k+US$6m+> US$25m
Exports: 95
- United States: US$64m
- Mexico: US$30m
- Germany: US$25m
- China: US$23m
- Denmark: US$21m
- France: US$19m
- Luxembourg: US$12m
- Canada: US$6m
- Argentina: US$6m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Spain: US$5m
- Italy: US$4m
- Japan: US$4m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Czechia: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- India: US$1m
- Brazil: US$973k
- Sweden: US$880k
- Armenia: US$802k
- South Africa: US$744k
- Switzerland: US$729k
- Singapore: US$596k
- Chile: US$549k
- Costa Rica: US$538k
- Türkiye: US$475k
- Australia: US$405k
- Thailand: US$363k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$361k
- Poland: US$320k
- Kenya: US$309k
- Lithuania: US$295k
- Philippines: US$294k
- Guatemala: US$200k
- Malaysia: US$188k
- Paraguay: US$184k
- Slovakia: US$181k
- Bulgaria: US$171k
- Tanzania: US$152k
- Ireland: US$139k
- Taiwan: US$109k
- Latvia: US$104k
- South Korea: US$86k
- Hungary: US$80k
- Saudi Arabia: US$47k
- Slovenia: US$43k
- Kazakhstan: US$37k
- Angola: US$33k
- Uruguay: US$31k
- Honduras: US$30k
- Dominican Republic: US$24k
- Romania: US$21k
- Uzbekistan: US$21k
- Iran: US$19k
- New Zealand: US$18k
- Zambia: US$17k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$251kUS$251k+US$1m+US$3m+> US$12m
Imports: 175
- Brazil: US$22m
- Austria: US$17m
- Germany: US$17m
- Italy: US$16m
- Canada: US$13m
- China: US$12m
- United States: US$10m
- France: US$9m
- Spain: US$9m
- Belgium: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- India: US$5m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Russia: US$4m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Thailand: US$3m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Ecuador: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Uruguay: US$1m
- Peru: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Paraguay: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Bolivia: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Greece: US$987k
- Luxembourg: US$936k
- El Salvador: US$912k
- Israel: US$826k
- Uzbekistan: US$754k
- New Zealand: US$730k
- Nigeria: US$703k
- Egypt: US$644k
- Cameroon: US$621k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$64m | 25.4% |
| 2 |  Mexico | US$30m | 11.8% |
| 3 |  Germany | US$25m | 10.1% |
| 4 |  China | US$23m | 9.3% |
| 5 |  Denmark | US$21m | 8.4% |
| 6 |  France | US$19m | 7.4% |
| 7 |  Luxembourg | US$12m | 4.7% |
| 8 |  Canada | US$6m | 2.3% |
| 9 |  Argentina | US$6m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  Belgium | US$5m | 2.1% |
Heading 2512 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 2512 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Heading 2512 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is duty-free.
In 2024, countries exported heading 2512 goods worth US$251m (+5.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$64m), followed by Mexico.
The biggest buyer was Brazil, with imports of US$22m.
The United Kingdom ranked 18th among 95 exporters with US$2m.
The United Kingdom imported US$7m.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite and diatomite) and similar siliceous earths, whether or not calcined, of an apparent specific gravity of 1 or less?
Siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite and diatomite) and similar siliceous earths, whether or not calcined, of an apparent specific gravity of 1 or less fall under HS heading 2512, part of chapter 25, in section V of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on siliceous fossil meals in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2512 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most siliceous fossil meals?
The United States, with US$64m in 2024 (25.4% of world exports).