Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 927/2012Show full title

SECTION XIII ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS; CERAMIC PRODUCTS; GLASS AND GLASSWARE

CHAPTER 68 ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

(a)

goods of Chapter 25;

(b)

coated, impregnated or covered paper and paperboard of heading 4810 or 4811 (for example, paper and paperboard coated with mica powder or graphite, bituminised or asphalted paper and paperboard);

(c)

coated, impregnated or covered textile fabric of Chapter 56 or 59 (for example, fabric coated or covered with mica powder, bituminised or asphalted fabric);

(d)

articles of Chapter 71;

(e)

tools or parts of tools, of Chapter 82;

(f)

lithographic stones of heading 8442;

(g)

electrical insulators (heading 8546) or fittings of insulating material of heading 8547;

(h)

dental burrs (heading 9018);

(ij)

articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock cases);

(k)

articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, lamps and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings);

(l)

articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games and sports requisites);

(m)

articles of heading 9602, if made of materials specified in note 2(b) to Chapter 96, or of heading 9606 (for example, buttons), 9609 (for example, slate pencils) or 9610 (for example, drawing slates); or

(n)

articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art).

2. In heading 6802, the expression ‘worked monumental or building stone’ applies not only to the varieties of stone referred to in heading 2515 or 2516 but also to all other natural stone (for example, quartzite, flint, dolomite and steatite) similarly worked; it does not, however, apply to slate.

CN code	Description	Conventional rate of duty (%)	Supplementary unit
68010000	Setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate)	Free	—
6802	Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 6801; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)
68021000	Tiles, cubes and similar articles, whether or not rectangular (including square), the largest surface area of which is capable of being enclosed in a square the side of which is less than 7 cm; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder	Free	—
Other monumental or building stone and articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface
68022100	Marble, travertine and alabaster	1,7	—
68022300	Granite	1,7	—
68022900	Other stone	1,7	—
Other
68029100	Marble, travertine and alabaster	1,7	—
68029200	Other calcareous stone	1,7	—
680293	Granite
68029310	Polished, decorated or otherwise worked, but not carved, of a net weight of 10 kg or more	Free	—
68029390	Other	1,7	—
680299	Other stone
68029910	Polished, decorated or otherwise worked, but not carved, of a net weight of 10 kg or more	Free	—
68029990	Other	1,7	—
680300	Worked slate and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate
68030010	Roofing and wall slates	1,7	—
68030090	Other	1,7	—
6804	Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, hand sharpening or polishing stones, and parts thereof, of natural stone, of agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives, or of ceramics, with or without parts of other materials
68041000	Millstones and grindstones for milling, grinding or pulping	Free	—
Other millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like
68042100	Of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond	1,7	—
680422	Of other agglomerated abrasives or of ceramics
Of artificial abrasives, with binder
Of synthetic or artificial resin
68042212	Not reinforced	Free	—
68042218	Reinforced	Free	—
68042230	Of ceramics or silicates	Free	—
68042250	Of other materials	Free	—
68042290	Other	Free	—
68042300	Of natural stone	Free	—
68043000	Hand sharpening or polishing stones	Free	—
6805	Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of textile material, of paper, of paperboard or of other materials, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up
68051000	On a base of woven textile fabric only	1,7	—
68052000	On a base of paper or paperboard only	1,7	—
68053000	On a base of other materials	1,7	—
6806	Slag-wool, rock-wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading 6811 or 6812 or of Chapter 69
68061000	Slag-wool, rock-wool and similar mineral wools (including intermixtures thereof), in bulk, sheets or rolls	Free	—
680620	Exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials (including intermixtures thereof)
68062010	Expanded clays	Free	—
68062090	Other	Free	—
68069000	Other	Free	—
6807	Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)
68071000	In rolls	Free	m2
68079000	Other	Free	—
68080000	Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and similar articles of vegetable fibre, of straw or of shavings, chips, particles, sawdust or other waste of wood, agglomerated with cement, plaster or other mineral binders	1,7	—
6809	Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster
Boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, not ornamented
68091100	Faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard only	1,7	m2
68091900	Other	1,7	m2
68099000	Other articles	1,7	—
6810	Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced
Tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles
681011	Building blocks and bricks
68101110	Of light concrete (with a basis of crushed pumice, granulated slag, etc.)	1,7	—
68101190	Other	1,7	—
68101900	Other	1,7	—
Other articles
68109100	Prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering	1,7	—
68109900	Other	1,7	—
6811	Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like
68114000	Containing asbestos	1,7	—
Not containing asbestos
68118100	Corrugated sheets	1,7	—
68118200	Other sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles	1,7	—
68118900	Other articles	1,7	—
6812	Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate; articles of such mixtures or of asbestos (for example, thread, woven fabric, clothing, headgear, footwear, gaskets), whether or not reinforced, other than goods of heading 6811 or 6813
681280	Of crocidolite
68128010	Fabricated fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate	1,7	—
68128090	Other	3,7	—
Other
68129100	Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear	3,7	—
68129200	Paper, millboard and felt	3,7	—
68129300	Compressed asbestos fibre jointing, in sheets or rolls	3,7	—
681299	Other
68129910	Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate	1,7	—
68129990	Other	3,7	—
6813	Friction material and articles thereof (for example, sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads), not mounted, for brakes, for clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos, of other mineral substances or of cellulose, whether or not combined with textile or other materials
68132000	Containing asbestos	2,7	—
Not containing asbestos
68138100	Brake linings and pads	2,7	—
68138900	Other	2,7	—
6814	Worked mica and articles of mica, including agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support of paper, paperboard or other materials
68141000	Plates, sheets and strips of agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support	1,7	—
68149000	Other	1,7	—
6815	Articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including carbon fibres, articles of carbon fibres and articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or included
681510	Non-electrical articles of graphite or other carbon
68151010	Carbon fibres and articles of carbon fibres	Free	—
68151090	Other	Free	—
68152000	Articles of peat	Free	—
Other articles
68159100	Containing magnesite, dolomite or chromite	Free	—
68159900	Other	Free	—

CHAPTER 69 CERAMIC PRODUCTS

Notes

1. This chapter applies only to ceramic products which have been fired after shaping. Headings 6904 to 6914 apply only to such products other than those classifiable in headings 6901 to 6903.

2. This chapter does not cover:

(a)

products of heading 2844;

(b)

articles of heading 6804;

(c)

articles of Chapter 71 (for example, imitation jewellery);

(d)

cermets of heading 8113;

(e)

articles of Chapter 82;

(f)

electrical insulators (heading 8546) or fittings of insulating material of heading 8547;

(g)

artificial teeth (heading 9021);

(h)

articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock cases);

(ij)

articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, lamps and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings);

(k)

articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games and sports requisites);

(l)

articles of heading 9606 (for example, buttons) or of heading 9614 (for example, smoking pipes); or

(m)

articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art).

CN code	Description	Conventional rate of duty (%)	Supplementary unit

CHAPTER 70 GLASS AND GLASSWARE

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

(a)

goods of heading 3207 (for example, vitrifiable enamels and glazes, glass frit, other glass in the form of powder, granules or flakes);

(b)

articles of Chapter 71 (for example, imitation jewellery);

(c)

optical fibre cables of heading 8544, electrical insulators (heading 8546) or fittings of insulating material of heading 8547;

(d)

optical fibres, optically worked optical elements, hypodermic syringes, artificial eyes, thermometers, barometers, hydrometers or other articles of Chapter 90;

(e)

lamps or lighting fittings, illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates or the like, having a permanently fixed light source, or parts thereof of heading 9405;

(f)

toys, games, sports requisites, Christmas tree ornaments or other articles of Chapter 95 (excluding glass eyes without mechanisms for dolls or for other articles of Chapter 95); or

(g)

buttons, fitted vacuum flasks, scent or similar sprays or other articles of Chapter 96.

2. For the purposes of headings 7003, 7004 and 7005:

(a)

glass is not regarded as ‘worked’ by reason of any process it has undergone before annealing;

(b)

cutting to shape does not affect the classification of glass in sheets;

(c)

the expression ‘absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer’ means a microscopically thin coating of metal or of a chemical compound (for example, metal oxide) which absorbs, for example, infra-red light or improves the reflecting qualities of the glass while still allowing it to retain a degree of transparency or translucency; or which prevents light from being reflected on the surface of the glass.

3. The products referred to in heading 7006 remain classified in that heading, whether or not they have the character of articles.

4. For the purposes of heading 7019, the expression ‘glass wool’ means:

(a)

mineral wools with a silica (SiO₂) content not less than 60 % by weight;

(b)

mineral wools with a silica (SiO₂) content less than 60 % but with an alkaline oxide (K₂O or Na₂O) content exceeding 5 % by weight or a boric oxide (B₂O₃) content exceeding 2 % by weight.

Mineral wools which do not comply with the above specifications fall in heading 6806.

5. Throughout the nomenclature, the expression ‘glass’ includes fused quartz and other fused silica.

Subheading note

1. For the purposes of subheadings 7013 22, 7013 33, 7013 41 and 7013 91, the expression ‘lead crystal’ means only glass having a minimum lead monoxide (PbO) content by weight of 24 %.

CN code	Description	Conventional rate of duty (%)	Supplementary unit
700100	Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass; glass in the mass
70010010	Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass	Free	—
Glass in the mass
70010091	Optical glass	3	—
70010099	Other	Free	—
7002	Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading 7018), rods or tubes, unworked
70021000	Balls	3	—
700220	Rods
70022010	Of optical glass	3	—
70022090	Other	3	—
Tubes
70023100	Of fused quartz or other fused silica	3	—
70023200	Of other glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 × 10–6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0 °C to 300 °C	3	—
70023900	Other	3	—
7003	Cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked
Non-wired sheets
700312	Coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer
70031210	Of optical glass	3	m2
Other
70031291	Having a non-reflecting layer	3	m2
70031299	Other	3,8 MIN 0,6 €/100 kg/br	m2
700319	Other
70031910	Of optical glass	3	m2
70031990	Other	3,8 MIN 0,6 €/100 kg/br	m2
70032000	Wired sheets	3,8 MIN 0,4 €/100 kg/br	m2
70033000	Profiles	3	—
7004	Drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked
700420	Glass, coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer
70042010	Optical glass	3	m2
Other
70042091	Having a non-reflecting layer	3	m2
70042099	Other	4,4 MIN 0,4 €/100 kg/br	m2
700490	Other glass
70049010	Optical glass	3	m2
70049080	Other	4,4 MIN 0,4 €/100 kg/br	m2
7005	Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked
700510	Non-wired glass, having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer
70051005	Having a non-reflecting layer	3	m2
Other, of a thickness
70051025	Not exceeding 3,5 mm	2	m2
70051030	Exceeding 3,5 mm but not exceeding 4,5 mm	2	m2
70051080	Exceeding 4,5 mm	2	m2
Other non-wired glass
700521	Coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground
70052125	Of a thickness not exceeding 3,5 mm	2	m2
70052130	Of a thickness exceeding 3,5 mm but not exceeding 4,5 mm	2	m2
70052180	Of a thickness exceeding 4,5 mm	2	m2
700529	Other
70052925	Of a thickness not exceeding 3,5 mm	2	m2
70052935	Of a thickness exceeding 3,5 mm but not exceeding 4,5 mm	2	m2
70052980	Of a thickness exceeding 4,5 mm	2	m2
70053000	Wired glass	2	m2
700600	Glass of heading 7003, 7004 or 7005, bent, edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with other materials
70060010	Optical glass	3	—
70060090	Other	3	—
7007	Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or laminated glass
Toughened (tempered) safety glass
700711	Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels
70071110	Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in motor vehicles	3	—
70071190	Other	3	—
700719	Other
70071910	Enamelled	3	m2
70071920	Coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent or reflecting layer	3	m2
70071980	Other	3	m2
Laminated safety glass
700721	Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels
70072120	Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in motor vehicles	3	—
70072180	Other	3	—
70072900	Other	3	m2
700800	Multiple-walled insulating units of glass
70080020	Coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent or reflecting layer	3	m2
Other
70080081	Consisting of two panels of glass sealed around the edges by an airtight joint and separated by a layer of air, other gases or a vacuum	3	m2
70080089	Other	3	m2
7009	Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including rear-view mirrors
70091000	Rear-view mirrors for vehicles	4	p/st
Other
70099100	Unframed	4	—
70099200	Framed	4	—
7010	Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass; stoppers, lids and other closures, of glass
70101000	Ampoules	3	p/st
70102000	Stoppers, lids and other closures	5	—
701090	Other
70109010	Preserving jars (sterilising jars)	5	p/st
Other
70109021	Made from tubing of glass	5	p/st
Other, of a nominal capacity of
70109031	2,5 l or more	5	p/st
Less than 2,5 l
For beverages and foodstuffs
Bottles
Of colourless glass, of a nominal capacity of
70109041	1 l or more	5	p/st
70109043	More than 0,33 l but less than 1 l	5	p/st
70109045	0,15 l or more but not more than 0,33 l	5	p/st
70109047	Less than 0,15 l	5	p/st
Of coloured glass, of a nominal capacity of
70109051	1 l or more	5	p/st
70109053	More than 0,33 l but less than 1 l	5	p/st
70109055	0,15 l or more but not more than 0,33 l	5	p/st
70109057	Less than 0,15 l	5	p/st
Other, of a nominal capacity of
70109061	0,25 l or more	5	p/st
70109067	Less than 0,25 l	5	p/st
For pharmaceutical products, of a nominal capacity
70109071	Exceeding 0,055 l	5	p/st
70109079	Not exceeding 0,055 l	5	p/st
For other products
70109091	Of colourless glass	5	p/st
70109099	Of coloured glass	5	p/st
7011	Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes), open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, for electric lamps, cathode ray tubes or the like
70111000	For electric lighting	4	—
70112000	For cathode ray tubes	4	—
70119000	Other	4	—
7012
7013	Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than that of heading 7010 or 7018)
70131000	Of glass ceramics	11	p/st
Stemware drinking glasses, other than of glass ceramics
701322	Of lead crystal
70132210	Gathered by hand	11	p/st
70132290	Gathered mechanically	11	p/st
701328	Other
70132810	Gathered by hand	11	p/st
70132890	Gathered mechanically	11	p/st
Other drinking glasses, other than of glass ceramics
701333	Of lead crystal
Gathered by hand
70133311	Cut or otherwise decorated	11	p/st
70133319	Other	11	p/st
Gathered mechanically
70133391	Cut or otherwise decorated	11	p/st
70133399	Other	11	p/st
701337	Other
70133710	Of toughened glass	11	p/st
Other
Gathered by hand
70133751	Cut or otherwise decorated	11	p/st
70133759	Other	11	p/st
Gathered mechanically
70133791	Cut or otherwise decorated	11	p/st
70133799	Other	11	p/st
Glassware of a kind used for table (other than drinking glasses) or kitchen purposes other than of glass ceramics
701341	Of lead crystal
70134110	Gathered by hand	11	p/st
70134190	Gathered mechanically	11	p/st
70134200	Of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 × 10–6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0 °C to 300 °C	11	p/st
701349	Other
70134910	Of toughened glass	11	p/st
Other
70134991	Gathered by hand	11	p/st
70134999	Gathered mechanically	11	p/st
Other glassware
701391	Of lead crystal
70139110	Gathered by hand	11	p/st
70139190	Gathered mechanically	11	p/st
70139900	Other	11	p/st
70140000	Signalling glassware and optical elements of glass (other than those of heading 7015), not optically worked	3	—
7015	Clock or watch glasses and similar glasses, glasses for non-corrective or corrective spectacles, curved, bent, hollowed or the like, not optically worked; hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses
70151000	Glasses for corrective spectacles	3	—
70159000	Other	3	—
7016	Paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or moulded glass, whether or not wired, of a kind used for building or construction purposes; glass cubes and other glass smallwares, whether or not on a backing, for mosaics or similar decorative purposes; leaded lights and the like; multicellular or foam glass in blocks, panels, plates, shells or similar forms
70161000	Glass cubes and other glass smallwares, whether or not on a backing, for mosaics or similar decorative purposes	8	—
701690	Other
70169010	Leaded lights and the like	3	m2
70169040	Blocks and bricks, of a kind used for building or construction purposes	3 MIN 1,2 €/100 kg/br	—
70169070	Other	3 MIN 1,2 €/100 kg/br	—
7017	Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated
70171000	Of fused quartz or other fused silica	3	—
70172000	Of other glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 × 10–6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0 °C to 300 °C	3	—
70179000	Other	3	—
7018	Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semi-precious stones and similar glass smallwares, and articles thereof other than imitation jewellery; glass eyes other than prosthetic articles; statuettes and other ornaments of lamp-worked glass, other than imitation jewellery; glass microspheres not exceeding 1 mm in diameter
701810	Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semi-precious stones and similar glass smallwares
Glass beads
70181011	Cut and mechanically polished	Free	—
70181019	Other	7	—
70181030	Imitation pearls	Free	—
Imitation precious or semi-precious stones
70181051	Cut and mechanically polished	Free	—
70181059	Other	3	—
70181090	Other	3(1)	—
70182000	Glass microspheres not exceeding 1 mm in diameter	3	—
701890	Other
70189010	Glass eyes; articles of glass smallware	3	—
70189090	Other	6	—
7019	Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, woven fabrics)
Slivers, rovings, yarn and chopped strands
70191100	Chopped strands, of a length of not more than 50 mm	7	—
70191200	Rovings	7	—
701919	Other
70191910	Of filaments	7	—
70191990	Of staple fibres	7	—
Thin sheets (voiles), webs, mats, mattresses, boards and similar non-woven products
701931	Mats
70193110	Of filaments	7	—
70193190	Other	7	—
701932	Thin sheets (voiles)
70193210	Of filaments	5	—
70193290	Other	5	—
70193900	Other	5	—
70194000	Woven fabrics of rovings	7	—
Other woven fabrics
70195100	Of a width not exceeding 30 cm	7	—
70195200	Of a width exceeding 30 cm, plain weave, weighing less than 250 g/m2, of filaments measuring per single yarn not more than 136 tex	7	—
70195900	Other	7	—
70199000	Other	7	—
702000	Other articles of glass
70200005	Quartz reactor tubes and holders designed for insertion into diffusion and oxidation furnaces for production of semiconductor materials	Free	—
Glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels
70200007	Unfinished	3	—
70200008	Finished	6	—
Other
70200010	Of fused quartz or other fused silica	3	—
70200030	Of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 × 10–6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0 °C to 300 °C	3	—
70200080	Other	3	—

(1)

WTO tariff quota: see Annex 7.