EU tariff chapter 69
CERAMIC PRODUCTS. 13 headings and 43 eight-digit codes, with conventional duty rates from free to 12 per cent.
Notes
1. This chapter applies only to ceramic products which have been fired after shaping:
(a) headings 6904 to 6914 apply only to such products other than those classifiable in headings 6901 to 6903;
(b) articles heated to temperatures less than 800 °C for purposes such as curing of resins, accelerating hydration reactions, or for the removal of water or other volatile components, are not considered to be fired. Such articles are excluded from Chapter 69; and
(c) ceramic articles are obtained by firing inorganic, non-metallic materials which have been prepared and shaped previously at, in general, room temperature. Raw materials comprise, inter alia, clays, siliceous materials including fused silica, materials with a high melting point, such as oxides, carbides, nitrides, graphite or other carbon, and in some cases binders such as refractory clays or phosphates.
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, luminaires 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).
Headings and duty rates
Heading 6901 00 00
| CN code | Description | Conventional duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6901 00 00 | Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths | 2 % |
Heading 6902
Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods, other than those of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths:
| CN code | Description | Conventional duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6902 10 00 | Containing, by weight, singly or together, more than 50 % of the elements Mg, Ca or Cr, expressed as MgO, CaO or Cr₂O₃ | 2 % | |
| 6902 20 | Containing, by weight, more than 50 % of alumina (Al₂O₃), of silica (SiO₂) or of a mixture or compound of these products: | ||
| 6902 20 10 | Containing, by weight, 93 % or more of silica (SiO₂) | 2 % | |
| Other: | |||
| 6902 20 91 | Containing, by weight, more than 7 % but less than 45 % of alumina (Al₂O₃) | 2 % | |
| 6902 20 99 | Other | 2 % | |
| 6902 90 00 | Other | 2 % |
Heading 6903
Other refractory ceramic goods (for example, retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods and slide gates), other than those of siliceous fossil meals or of similar siliceous earths:
| CN code | Description | Conventional duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6903 10 00 | Containing, by weight, more than 50 % of free carbon | 5 % | |
| 6903 20 | Containing, by weight, more than 50 % of alumina (Al₂O₃) or of a mixture or compound of alumina and of silica (SiO₂): | ||
| 6903 20 10 | Containing, by weight, less than 45 % of alumina (Al₂O₃) | 5 % | |
| 6903 20 90 | Containing, by weight, 45 % or more of alumina (Al₂O₃) | 5 % | |
| 6903 90 | Other: | ||
| 6903 90 10 | Containing, by weight, more than 25 % but not more than 50 % of free carbon | 5 % | |
| 6903 90 90 | Other | 5 % |
Heading 6904
Ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like:
| CN code | Description | Conventional duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6904 10 00 | Building bricks | 2 % | p/st |
| 6904 90 00 | Other | 2 % |
Heading 6905
Roofing tiles, chimney pots, cowls, chimney liners, architectural ornaments and other ceramic constructional goods:
| CN code | Description | Conventional duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6905 10 00 | Roofing tiles | Free | p/st |
| 6905 90 00 | Other | Free |
Heading 6906 00 00
| CN code | Description | Conventional duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6906 00 00 | Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings | Free |
Heading 6907
Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing; finishing ceramics:
| CN code | Description | Conventional duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, other than those of subheadings 6907 30 and 6907 40: | |||
| 6907 21 00 | Of a water absorption coefficient by weight not exceeding 0,5 % | 5 % | m² |
| 6907 22 00 | Of a water absorption coefficient by weight exceeding 0,5 % but not exceeding 10 % | 5 % | m² |
| 6907 23 00 | Of a water absorption coefficient by weight exceeding 10 % | 5 % | m² |
| 6907 30 00 | Mosaic cubes and the like, other than those of subheading 6907 40 | 5 % | m² |
| 6907 40 00 | Finishing ceramics | 5 % | m² |
Heading 6909
Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs and similar receptacles of a kind used in agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar articles of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods:
| CN code | Description | Conventional duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses: | |||
| 6909 11 00 | Of porcelain or china | 5 % | |
| 6909 12 00 | Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale | 5 % | |
| 6909 19 00 | Other | 5 % | |
| 6909 90 00 | Other | 5 % |
Heading 6910
Ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures:
| CN code | Description | Conventional duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6910 10 00 | Of porcelain or china | 7 % | |
| 6910 90 00 | Other | 7 % |
Heading 6911
Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of porcelain or china:
| CN code | Description | Conventional duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6911 10 00 | Tableware and kitchenware | 12 % | |
| 6911 90 00 | Other | 12 % |
Heading 6912 00
Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, other than of porcelain or china:
| CN code | Description | Conventional duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tableware and kitchenware: | |||
| 6912 00 21 | Of common pottery | 5 % | |
| 6912 00 23 | Stoneware | 5.5 % | |
| 6912 00 25 | Earthenware or fine pottery | 9 % | |
| 6912 00 29 | Other | 7 % | |
| Other: | |||
| 6912 00 81 | Of common pottery | 5 % | |
| 6912 00 83 | Stoneware | 5.5 % | |
| 6912 00 85 | Earthenware or fine pottery | 9 % | |
| 6912 00 89 | Other | 7 % |
Heading 6913
Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles:
| CN code | Description | Conventional duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6913 10 00 | Of porcelain or china | 6 % | |
| 6913 90 | Other: | ||
| 6913 90 10 | Of common pottery | 3.5 % | |
| Other: | |||
| 6913 90 93 | Earthenware or fine pottery | 6 % | |
| 6913 90 98 | Other | 6 % |
Heading 6914
Other ceramic articles:
| CN code | Description | Conventional duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6914 10 00 | Of porcelain or china | 5 % | |
| 6914 90 00 | Other | 3 % |
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