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Chapter 69: Ceramic products

Section XIII — Articles of stone, plaster, cement; ceramic products; glass

13 headings · 62 total HS codes

Classification Notes for Chapter 69

Notes 1. This Chapter applies only to ceramic products which have been fired after shaping: 1. 6904 to 6914 apply only to such products other than those classifiable in 6901.00.00 to 6903; 2. 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 3. 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. 1. This Chapter does not cover:

Heading	Description	General Rate	Sub-codes	FTAs
6901	Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths	5%	1	16 FTAs
6902	Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods, other than those of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths	0%	13	16 FTAs
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	5%	3	14 FTAs
6904	Ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like	0%	2	17 FTAs
6905	Roofing tiles, chimney-pots, cowls, chimney liners, architectural ornaments and other ceramic constructional goods	5%	2	14 FTAs
6906	Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings	0%	1	14 FTAs
6907	Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing; finishing ceramics	0%	16	13 FTAs
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	5%	5	15 FTAs
6910	Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures	5%	2	17 FTAs
6911	Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of porcelain or china	5%	2	16 FTAs
6912	Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, other than of porcelain or china	5%	1	16 FTAs
6913	Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles	5%	2	16 FTAs
6914	Other ceramic articles	5%	2	15 FTAs

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