Subheading · Chapter 68 · Heading 6802

6802.21

6802.21: Marble, travertine and alabaster

Marble cut or sawn, flat surface

6802.21 is the HS subheading for marble cut or sawn, flat surface, under heading 6802 in chapter 68.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 1
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 6802 21 00 00 Marble, travertine and alabaster 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 2

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014
  • Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1431
    Documents
    • C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)

Import requirements 1

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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
DCTS Standard Indonesia 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

last 12 months£33.8m+12.9% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.74 per kg
Jan 2024: £2.1mFeb 2024: £2.3mMar 2024: £2.7mApr 2024: £2.7mMay 2024: £3mJun 2024: £2.8mJul 2024: £2.7mAug 2024: £3mSept 2024: £1.9mOct 2024: £3.1mNov 2024: £3.3mDec 2024: £1.6mJan 2025: £2mFeb 2025: £2.3mMar 2025: £2.9mApr 2025: £2.2mMay 2025: £2.2mJun 2025: £2.3mJul 2025: £3mAug 2025: £3mSept 2025: £3.6mOct 2025: £3.6mNov 2025: £3.1mDec 2025: £1.8mJan 2026: £2.5mFeb 2026: £2.3mMar 2026: £2.7mApr 2026: £2.4mMay 2026: £2.6mJun 2026: £2.9mJul 2026: £3.5mAug 2026: £2.9m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Egypt £10.9m 32.2% +65.3%
Italy £9.7m 28.6% -2.5%
Türkiye £6.5m 19.2% -1.1%
China £2.7m 7.9% +36.9%
India £1.1m 3.2% -32.4%
Spain £751k 2.2% +9.3%
Portugal £546k 1.6% +45%
Greece £542k 1.6% -0.7%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

6802.21 · US$2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$325kUS$325k+US$2m+US$9m+> US$184m

Exports: 122
  1. Türkiye: US$421m
  2. Egypt: US$333m
  3. Italy: US$273m
  4. China: US$184m
  5. Greece: US$140m
  6. Oman: US$63m
  7. Spain: US$49m
  8. India: US$49m
  9. Vietnam: US$28m
  10. Portugal: US$26m
  11. Iran: US$15m
  12. United Arab Emirates: US$15m
  13. Mexico: US$9m
  14. Peru: US$7m
  15. United States: US$6m
  16. Poland: US$6m
  17. Israel: US$5m
  18. France: US$4m
  19. Belgium: US$4m
  20. Brazil: US$3m
  21. Germany: US$3m
  22. Lithuania: US$3m
  23. South Africa: US$3m
  24. Tunisia: US$2m
  25. Jordan: US$2m
  26. Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
  27. Indonesia: US$2m
  28. Pakistan: US$2m
  29. Latvia: US$2m
  30. Switzerland: US$2m
  31. United Kingdom: US$2m
  32. Ireland: US$2m
  33. Malaysia: US$2m
  34. North Macedonia: US$1m
  35. Romania: US$1m
  36. Bulgaria: US$1m
  37. Ecuador: US$1m
  38. Netherlands: US$1m
  39. Sri Lanka: US$1m
  40. Lebanon: US$1m
  41. Guatemala: US$988k
  42. South Korea: US$971k
  43. Albania: US$924k
  44. Singapore: US$882k
  45. Serbia: US$850k
  46. Croatia: US$797k
  47. Austria: US$795k
  48. Morocco: US$793k
  49. Armenia: US$791k
  50. Thailand: US$673k
  51. Uzbekistan: US$615k
  52. Canada: US$553k
  53. Saudi Arabia: US$494k
  54. Taiwan: US$465k
  55. Colombia: US$455k
  56. Denmark: US$449k
  57. Hungary: US$429k
  58. Bahrain: US$405k
  59. Montenegro: US$368k
  60. Czechia: US$341k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Türkiye US$421m 24.8%
2 Egypt US$333m 19.7%
3 Italy US$273m 16.1%
4 China US$184m 10.9%
5 Greece US$140m 8.3%
6 Oman US$63m 3.7%
7 Spain US$49m 2.9%
8 India US$49m 2.9%
9 Vietnam US$28m 1.6%
10 Portugal US$26m 1.5%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Saudi Arabia US$304m 17.9%
2 Libya US$225m 13.3%
3 United States US$111m 6.5%
4 United Arab Emirates US$106m 6.2%
5 Iraq US$88m 5.2%
6 France US$57m 3.4%
7 Kuwait US$49m 2.9%
8 United Kingdom US$39m 2.3%
9 Qatar US$39m 2.3%
10 India US$37m 2.2%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

  • 14%median duty
  • 23number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 55%highest: Iran, Angola, Egypt

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 20% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 15% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 50% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 18% 15% – 20% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 10% 2023
Aruba 10% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 20% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 18% 15% – 20% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 18% 15% – 20% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 35% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 3.5% 2023
Cape Verde 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 13% 10% – 15% 2023
Colombia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 14% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 18% 15% – 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 40% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 35% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 1.7% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 13% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Georgia 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 20% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 18% 15% – 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 18% 15% – 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 10% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 40% 2023
Indonesia 10% 2023
Iran 55% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 18% 15% – 20% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 25% 2023
Kazakhstan 10% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 10% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 25% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 2.7%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 30% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 28% 25% – 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 7.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 30% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 18% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 10% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 5% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 10% 2023
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 20% 15% – 25% 2023
St Lucia 18% 15% – 20% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 18% 15% – 20% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 18% 15% – 20% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 2.3%* 2023
Syria 20% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 15% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 30%* 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 7.5% 0% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 18% 15% – 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 27% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 35% 2023
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 3.1% 1.9% – 4.2% 2023
Uruguay 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 12% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 10% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 15% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.2% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4
66134 Marble, travertine & alabaster & articles thereof, simply cut/sawn, with a flat/even surface.
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
CPC 2.1 product
37610 Marble, travertine and alabaster, worked, and articles thereof (except setts, curbstones, flagstones, tiles, cubes and similar articles); artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder of marble, travertine and alabaster
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2396 Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20176802.21unchanged
20126802.21unchanged
20076802.21unchanged
20026802.21unchanged
19966802.21unchanged
19926802.21unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

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.

  1. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 7 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  2. GB Countervailing duty

    Update to TRA termination of registration measure on imports of Creamy White Limestone from Portugal – 21 September 2026

    Trade Tariff news 8611 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  3. GB Anti-dumping

    Measure Type 564 – Anti-dumping or countervailing registration on Creamy white limestone from Portugal. Stop press – 5 February 2026

    Trade Tariff news 4585 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

Rule changes →

Subheading 6802.21 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 6802.21; the duty is 1.7%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 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 marble cut or sawn, flat surface worth £33.8m (up 13% on the year before), at an average of £0.74 per kg; Egypt supplied 32%, followed by Italy.

World trade in marble cut or sawn, flat surface reached US$2bn in 2024, down 3.2% on 2023.

Türkiye was the largest exporter with 24.8% of the total, ahead of Egypt.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for marble, travertine and alabaster?

Marble, travertine and alabaster fall under HS subheading 6802.21, part of heading 6802, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on marble, travertine and alabaster in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6802.21 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 marble, travertine and alabaster in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6802.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most marble, travertine and alabaster?

Türkiye, with US$421m in 2024 (24.8% of world exports).

Which countries can export marble cut or sawn, flat surface to the UK duty-free?

174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. 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 marble cut or sawn, flat surface?

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 marble cut or sawn, flat surface from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Egypt (32%), Italy (29%) and Türkiye (19%), out of total imports of £33.8m.

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