Subheading · Chapter 68 · Heading 6802
6802.23: Other monumental or building stone and articles thereof: granite
Official description Granite
6802.23 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6802, worked monumental or building stone, chapter 68.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6802 23 00 00 Granite 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 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 | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 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 |
| 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 India | £9.8m | 60% | +17.4% |
 China | £3m | 18.6% | +53.4% |
 Portugal | £2.1m | 12.6% | +12.1% |
 Spain | £542k | 3.3% | +13.8% |
 South Africa | £238k | 1.5% | +32.6% |
| United Kingdom | £127k | 0.8% | +107% |
 Italy | £94k | 0.6% | -50% |
 Romania | £94k | 0.6% | +758.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 1.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 3.7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 3.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 5.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 5.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 7.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$184kUS$184k+US$1m+US$4m+> US$50m
Exports: 112
- India: US$484m
- China: US$98m
- Egypt: US$55m
- Portugal: US$50m
- Italy: US$30m
- Brazil: US$17m
- Spain: US$11m
- Iran: US$7m
- Türkiye: US$7m
- Vietnam: US$6m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- United States: US$4m
- Cambodia: US$4m
- Poland: US$3m
- Zimbabwe: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Germany: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Mozambique: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$879k
- Uzbekistan: US$852k
- Denmark: US$845k
- Singapore: US$731k
- Kazakhstan: US$683k
- Sri Lanka: US$575k
- Albania: US$508k
- United Arab Emirates: US$491k
- Japan: US$467k
- Norway: US$397k
- Austria: US$377k
- Sweden: US$357k
- Estonia: US$357k
- Ukraine: US$345k
- Taiwan: US$333k
- Australia: US$328k
- Mexico: US$326k
- Angola: US$301k
- New Zealand: US$300k
- Romania: US$282k
- Tanzania: US$282k
- Ghana: US$261k
- Zambia: US$257k
- Finland: US$226k
- North Macedonia: US$217k
- Israel: US$212k
- Croatia: US$206k
- Lithuania: US$184k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$183k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$167k
- Madagascar: US$142k
- Hungary: US$120k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$637kUS$637k+US$3m+US$10m+> US$33m
Imports: 202
- Vietnam: US$98m
- United States: US$55m
- Germany: US$39m
- France: US$35m
- Poland: US$34m
- United Arab Emirates: US$33m
- Saudi Arabia: US$33m
- United Kingdom: US$24m
- Spain: US$20m
- Egypt: US$18m
- Canada: US$18m
- Morocco: US$16m
- Romania: US$16m
- Russia: US$15m
- Taiwan: US$14m
- Algeria: US$13m
- Netherlands: US$13m
- Libya: US$11m
- Nepal: US$11m
- Türkiye: US$10m
- Iraq: US$10m
- Azerbaijan: US$10m
- Mexico: US$9m
- Qatar: US$9m
- Ireland: US$9m
- Australia: US$9m
- Malaysia: US$9m
- Singapore: US$8m
- Philippines: US$8m
- Indonesia: US$7m
- South Korea: US$7m
- Austria: US$7m
- Lebanon: US$7m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Kuwait: US$6m
- Colombia: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Jordan: US$6m
- Oman: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- China: US$5m
- Albania: US$5m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Sweden: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Serbia: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
- Dominican Republic: US$4m
- Italy: US$3m
- Nigeria: US$3m
- Kenya: US$3m
- Panama: US$3m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Bhutan: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Greece: US$3m
- Japan: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | US$484m | 59% |
| 2 | China | US$98m | 11.9% |
| 3 |  Egypt | US$55m | 6.7% |
| 4 | Portugal | US$50m | 6.1% |
| 5 | Italy | US$30m | 3.7% |
| 6 | Brazil | US$17m | 2% |
| 7 | Spain | US$11m | 1.3% |
| 8 |  Iran | US$7m | 0.9% |
| 9 | Türkiye | US$7m | 0.8% |
| 10 |  Vietnam | US$6m | 0.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | US$98m | 11.9% |
| 2 | United States | US$55m | 6.7% |
| 3 |  Germany | US$39m | 4.7% |
| 4 |  France | US$35m | 4.3% |
| 5 |  Poland | US$34m | 4.2% |
| 6 |  United Arab Emirates | US$33m | 4% |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia | US$33m | 4% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$24m | 2.9% |
| 9 | Spain | US$20m | 2.5% |
| 10 | Egypt | US$18m | 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.
- 12%median duty
- 25number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Iran, Angola, Egypt
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 16% | 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 | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 12% | 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 | 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 18% | 15% – 20% | 2023 |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 6% | 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 | 10% | 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 | 20% | 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 | 12% | 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 | 3.2%* | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 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 | 20% | 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 | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 12% | 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 | 0% | 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 | 3.2%* | 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 | 3.7% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 12% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 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
- 66135 Monumental/building stone (except slate) & articles thereof, n.e.s., simply cut/sawn, with a flat/even surface.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 37690 Other worked monumental or building stone and articles thereof; other artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder of natural stone; articles of agglomerated slate
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2396 Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6802.23 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 6802.23 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 6802.23 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 6802.23 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 6802.23 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 6802.23 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Subheading 6802.23 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 6802.23; 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 these goods worth £16.3m (up 20% on the year before), at an average of £0.58 per kg; India supplied 60%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$820m in 2024, down 0.1% on 2023.
India was the largest exporter with 59% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other monumental or building stone and articles thereof: granite?
Other monumental or building stone and articles thereof: granite fall under HS subheading 6802.23, part of heading 6802, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other monumental or building stone and articles… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6802.23 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 and articles… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6802.23 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 other monumental or building stone and articles…?
India, with US$484m in 2024 (59% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 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 (60%), China (19%) and Portugal (13%), out of total imports of £16.3m.