Subheading · Section XIII

6904.10: Ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler: building bricks

6904.10

Official description Building bricks

  • 2%UK
  • 2%EU
  • 50%Türkiye
  • FreeUSA
  • US$907mWorld trade in 2024

Subheading 6904.10 belongs to heading 6904 (ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like) in chapter 69.

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 6904.10; the duty is 2%.

Subheading 6904.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 6904.10 into 2 tariff lines; the statutory rate is 50%.

Subheading 6904.10 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is duty-free.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$907m (+0.1% year on year).

The largest exporter was Belgium (US$260.4m), followed by the Netherlands.

The biggest buyer was the United Kingdom, with imports of US$298.4m.

The United Kingdom ranked 12th among 108 exporters with US$13.2m; its largest buyer was Ireland.

Duty rates compared

UK 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 2 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 6904 10 00 00 Building bricks 2%p/st
  2. 6904 10 00 00 Building bricks 2%p/st

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 6904 10 00 Building bricks 2%p/st

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 6904.10 İnşaat tuğlaları
  2. 6904.10.00.00.11 Adi topraktan olanlar 50%Adet
  3. 6904.10.00.00.19 Diğer seramik maddelerden olanlar 50%Adet

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 6904.10.00 Building bricks Free
  2. Solid bricks:
  3. 6904.10.00.10 Heat insulating thousands
  4. 6904.10.00.20 Other thousands
  5. Hollow bricks:
  6. 6904.10.00.30 Heat insulating thousands
  7. 6904.10.00.40 Other thousands

World trade in 2024

6904.10 · US$907m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$302kUS$302k+US$5.5m+US$22.7m+> US$51.7m

Exports: 108
  1. Belgium: US$260.4m
  2. Netherlands: US$133.1m
  3. Germany: US$59.2m
  4. Denmark: US$51.7m
  5. Mexico: US$43.9m
  6. United States: US$39.6m
  7. Spain: US$35m
  8. China: US$29.8m
  9. Serbia: US$29.8m
  10. Italy: US$24.2m
  11. Russia: US$22.7m
  12. United Kingdom: US$13.2m
  13. Greece: US$12.4m
  14. Czechia: US$10.5m
  15. Croatia: US$9.7m
  16. Poland: US$9.1m
  17. Türkiye: US$9.1m
  18. Uzbekistan: US$8.9m
  19. Australia: US$7.9m
  20. India: US$7.8m
  21. Latvia: US$7.5m
  22. Slovakia: US$7.4m
  23. Slovenia: US$6.9m
  24. Albania: US$6.4m
  25. Malaysia: US$6m
  26. Austria: US$5.5m
  27. Romania: US$5.1m
  28. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4.5m
  29. Pakistan: US$4.1m
  30. Bolivia: US$4m
  31. Brazil: US$4m
  32. France: US$3.5m
  33. Portugal: US$3.2m
  34. Finland: US$2.4m
  35. Hungary: US$2.3m
  36. Estonia: US$1.7m
  37. South Africa: US$1.6m
  38. Paraguay: US$1.4m
  39. Ukraine: US$1.4m
  40. Egypt: US$1.1m
  41. Algeria: US$909.6k
  42. Taiwan: US$887.5k
  43. Bulgaria: US$745.8k
  44. Saudi Arabia: US$632.2k
  45. Vietnam: US$555.4k
  46. Turkmenistan: US$480.2k
  47. North Macedonia: US$426k
  48. Thailand: US$412.2k
  49. Peru: US$371.1k
  50. Canada: US$366.8k
  51. Iran: US$322.5k
  52. Lithuania: US$302k
  53. Dominican Republic: US$272.6k
  54. Guatemala: US$194.3k
  55. United Arab Emirates: US$187.6k
  56. Azerbaijan: US$171.3k
  57. Kyrgyzstan: US$170.3k
  58. Moldova: US$157.2k
  59. Colombia: US$155.8k
  60. Japan: US$152.7k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Belgium US$260.4m 28.7%
2 Netherlands US$133.1m 14.7%
3 Germany US$59.2m 6.5%
4 Denmark US$51.7m 5.7%
5 Mexico US$43.9m 4.8%
6 United States US$39.6m 4.4%
7 Spain US$35m 3.9%
8 China US$29.8m 3.3%
9 Serbia US$29.8m 3.3%
10 Italy US$24.2m 2.7%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United Kingdom US$298.4m 32.9%
2 United States US$54.9m 6.1%
3 Belgium US$47.6m 5.2%
4 Netherlands US$43.4m 4.8%
5 Germany US$38.4m 4.2%
6 Canada US$36.8m 4.1%
7 Kazakhstan US$31.1m 3.4%
8 France US$26.1m 2.9%
9 Bulgaria US$23.8m 2.6%
10 Ireland US$19.6m 2.2%

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler: building bricks?

Ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler: building bricks fall under HS subheading 6904.10, part of heading 6904, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6904.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6904.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support…?

Belgium, with US$260.4m in 2024 (28.7% of world exports).