# HS code 2516.11: Granite, crude or roughly trimmed

> HS code 2516.11 covers granite, crude or roughly trimmed. It sits in heading 25.16 (granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape) in chapter 25 (salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement). Other goods of heading 25.16 are classified under 2516.12 (granite, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape), 2516.20 (sandstone) or 2516.90 (other monumental or building stone). National tariff lines under 2516.11 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/251611
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 25](https://border.bot/hs-codes/25) / [25.16](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2516) / [2516.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/251611)

## Key facts

- HS code: 2516.11
- Covers: Granite, crude or roughly trimmed
- Heading: [25.16: Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2516)
- Chapter: [25: Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement](https://border.bot/hs-codes/25)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/251611)

## What this code covers

HS code 2516.11 covers granite, crude or roughly trimmed.

The legal text of the subheading is “Granite: Crude or roughly trimmed”, read under “Granite”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 25.16 are classified under 2516.12 (granite, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape), 2516.20 (sandstone) or 2516.90 (other monumental or building stone).

- [2516.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/251612) Granite: Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
- [2516.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/251620) Sandstone
- [2516.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/251690) Other monumental or building stone

## How it is structured

2516.11 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 25, are the chapter; the first four, 2516, are heading 25.16; the last two, 11, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 25: Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement
- Heading 25.16: Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
- Within the heading: Granite
- Subheading 2516.11: Crude or roughly trimmed

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 2516.11 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/251611): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [2515.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/251520) Ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone; alabaster
- Next subheading: [2516.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/251612) Granite: Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 2516.11 cover?

HS code 2516.11 covers granite, crude or roughly trimmed.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 2516.11 in?

HS code 2516.11 is in heading 25.16 (granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape) in chapter 25 (salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement).

### Where are goods of heading 25.16 classified when 2516.11 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 25.16 are classified under 2516.12 (granite, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape), 2516.20 (sandstone) or 2516.90 (other monumental or building stone).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 2516.11?

National tariff lines under 2516.11 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/251611.json