Subheading · Chapter 25 · Heading 2516
2516.90: Other monumental or building stone
2516.90 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2516, granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, chapter 25.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2516 90 00 00 Other monumental or building stone Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 3
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 India | £1.2m | 28.2% | -79.2% |
 China | £774k | 18.7% | +3.4% |
 Egypt | £724k | 17.5% | +200.3% |
 Norway | £688k | 16.6% | -31.6% |
 Ireland | £377k | 9.1% | +1,495.4% |
 Portugal | £199k | 4.8% | -10.7% |
 Türkiye | £83k | 2% | -49.9% |
 Spain | £35k | 0.8% | +45.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$105.5kUS$105.5k+US$1m+US$5.6m+> US$20.7m
Exports: 123
- Norway: US$54.7m
- India: US$46.6m
- Italy: US$21m
- China: US$20.7m
- Spain: US$13.8m
- Brazil: US$11.2m
- Portugal: US$10.6m
- Belgium: US$8.2m
- Germany: US$6.7m
- Türkiye: US$5.9m
- Slovakia: US$5.6m
- United States: US$5.6m
- Ukraine: US$3.7m
- Albania: US$3.6m
- Canada: US$2.8m
- Switzerland: US$2.4m
- Greece: US$2.3m
- France: US$2.3m
- Panama: US$1.8m
- Netherlands: US$1.7m
- United Kingdom: US$1.6m
- Sweden: US$1.6m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$1.5m
- South Africa: US$1.5m
- Iran: US$1.4m
- Austria: US$1.4m
- Senegal: US$1.3m
- Japan: US$1.1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Poland: US$884.9k
- Hungary: US$877.7k
- Bulgaria: US$868.8k
- Indonesia: US$794.8k
- Madagascar: US$790.6k
- Russia: US$745.4k
- Cape Verde: US$672.9k
- Czechia: US$658.4k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$628.7k
- Finland: US$533.3k
- Oman: US$410.1k
- Vietnam: US$387k
- Pakistan: US$386.9k
- Armenia: US$366.1k
- Jordan: US$347.7k
- Australia: US$338.2k
- Angola: US$334.8k
- Denmark: US$302.3k
- Bolivia: US$288.4k
- Luxembourg: US$288k
- Jamaica: US$267.4k
- Afghanistan: US$230.5k
- Syria: US$218.7k
- Egypt: US$169.8k
- Croatia: US$151.4k
- Morocco: US$128.4k
- Georgia: US$123.7k
- Ireland: US$116.5k
- Estonia: US$105.5k
- Mexico: US$105.4k
- Colombia: US$97.8k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$103.2kUS$103.2k+US$552.3k+US$3.5m+> US$9.8m
Imports: 173
- China: US$52.2m
- Bangladesh: US$23.6m
- France: US$19.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$16.2m
- Maldives: US$14.8m
- Italy: US$9.8m
- United States: US$8.7m
- Spain: US$8.7m
- Netherlands: US$7.2m
- Poland: US$7.2m
- India: US$6m
- Germany: US$5.7m
- Canada: US$5.6m
- United Kingdom: US$5.6m
- Switzerland: US$5.4m
- Belgium: US$4.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3.5m
- Lithuania: US$3.2m
- Luxembourg: US$2.8m
- Barbados: US$2.6m
- Portugal: US$2.5m
- South Korea: US$2.3m
- Greece: US$2.2m
- Algeria: US$2.2m
- Pakistan: US$2.1m
- Austria: US$2m
- Hungary: US$1.9m
- Vietnam: US$1.9m
- Gibraltar: US$1.8m
- Gambia: US$1.4m
- Ireland: US$1.3m
- Czechia: US$1.1m
- Thailand: US$949.8k
- Croatia: US$942.8k
- Slovenia: US$906.1k
- Romania: US$864.7k
- Azerbaijan: US$847.6k
- Israel: US$813.9k
- Bahamas: US$642.2k
- Japan: US$629.2k
- Egypt: US$614k
- Sweden: US$595.2k
- Iraq: US$552.3k
- Mauritania: US$506k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$501.4k
- Libya: US$489.9k
- Turkmenistan: US$451.7k
- Kuwait: US$448.2k
- Taiwan: US$440.2k
- Cyprus: US$427.2k
- Australia: US$418.9k
- Slovakia: US$399.1k
- Kazakhstan: US$338.8k
- Singapore: US$304.1k
- Ukraine: US$287.9k
- Nigeria: US$267.8k
- Malta: US$249.7k
- Albania: US$237.4k
- Qatar: US$233.6k
- Estonia: US$227.7k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | US$54.7m | 21.3% |
| 2 | India | US$46.6m | 18.1% |
| 3 |  Italy | US$21m | 8.2% |
| 4 | China | US$20.7m | 8% |
| 5 | Spain | US$13.8m | 5.3% |
| 6 |  Brazil | US$11.2m | 4.4% |
| 7 | Portugal | US$10.6m | 4.1% |
| 8 |  Belgium | US$8.2m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Germany | US$6.7m | 2.6% |
| 10 | Türkiye | US$5.9m | 2.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$52.2m | 20.3% |
| 2 |  Bangladesh | US$23.6m | 9.2% |
| 3 |  France | US$19.2m | 7.5% |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia | US$16.2m | 6.3% |
| 5 |  Maldives | US$14.8m | 5.7% |
| 6 | Italy | US$9.8m | 3.8% |
| 7 |  United States | US$8.7m | 3.4% |
| 8 | Spain | US$8.7m | 3.4% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$7.2m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$7.2m | 2.8% |
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
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Sanctions · Applies from: CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0513 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Subheading 2516.90 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2516.90; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 156 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 156 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £4.1m (down 50% on the year before), at an average of £0.29 per kg; India supplied 28%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$257.1m in 2024, down 9.4% on 2023.
Norway was the largest exporter with 21.3% of the total, ahead of India.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other monumental or building stone?
Other monumental or building stone fall under HS subheading 2516.90, part of heading 2516, in section V of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other monumental or building stone in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2516.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on other monumental or building stone in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2516.90 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 other monumental or building stone?
Norway, with US$54.7m in 2024 (21.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
156 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were India (28%), China (19%) and Egypt (18%), out of total imports of £4.1m.