# HS chapter 68: Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials > HS chapter 68 covers articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials. It has 15 headings, 68.01 to 68.15, and 50 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 68 are live on border.bot for the United States (97 lines, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/68 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 68](https://border.bot/hs-codes/68) ## Key facts - Chapter: 68 - Description: Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials - Headings: 15 - Subheadings: 50 - Edition: HS2022 ## What this chapter covers HS chapter 68 covers articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials. It has 15 headings, 68.01 to 68.15, and 50 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. ### [68.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6801) Setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate) - [6801.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680100) Setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate) ### [68.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6802) Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; 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) - [6802.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680210) Tiles, cubes and similar articles, whether or not rectangular (including square), the largest face 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 - [6802.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680221) Other monumental or building stone and articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface: Marble, travertine and alabaster - [6802.23](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680223) Other monumental or building stone and articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface: Granite - [6802.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680229) Other monumental or building stone and articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface: Other stone - [6802.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680291) Other: Marble, travertine and alabaster - [6802.92](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680292) Other: Other calcareous stone - [6802.93](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680293) Other: Granite - [6802.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680299) Other: Other stone ### [68.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6803) Worked slate and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate - [6803.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680300) Worked slate and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate ### [68.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/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 - [6804.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680410) Millstones and grindstones for milling, grinding or pulping - [6804.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680421) Other millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like: Of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond - [6804.22](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680422) Other millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like: Of other agglomerated abrasives or of ceramics - [6804.23](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680423) Other millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like: Of natural stone - [6804.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680430) Hand sharpening or polishing stones ### [68.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/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 - [6805.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680510) On a base of woven textile fabric only - [6805.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680520) On a base of paper or paperboard only - [6805.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680530) On a base of other materials ### [68.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/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 68.11 or 68.12 or of Chapter 69 - [6806.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680610) Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools (including intermixtures thereof), in bulk, sheets or rolls - [6806.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680620) Exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials (including intermixtures thereof) - [6806.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680690) Other ### [68.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6807) Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) - [6807.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680710) In rolls - [6807.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680790) Other ### [68.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6808) 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 - [6808.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680800) 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 ### [68.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6809) Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster - [6809.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680911) Boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, not ornamented: Faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard only - [6809.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680919) Boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, not ornamented: Other - [6809.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/680990) Other articles ### [68.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6810) Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced - [6810.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681011) Tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles: Building blocks and bricks - [6810.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681019) Tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles: Other - [6810.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681091) Other articles: Prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering - [6810.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681099) Other articles: Other ### [68.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6811) Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like - [6811.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681140) Containing asbestos - [6811.81](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681181) Not containing asbestos: Corrugated sheets - [6811.82](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681182) Not containing asbestos: Other sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles - [6811.89](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681189) Not containing asbestos: Other articles ### [68.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/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 68.11 or 68.13 - [6812.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681280) Of crocidolite - [6812.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681291) Other: Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear - [6812.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681299) Other: Other ### [68.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/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 - [6813.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681320) Containing asbestos - [6813.81](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681381) Not containing asbestos: Brake linings and pads - [6813.89](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681389) Not containing asbestos: Other ### [68.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6814) Worked mica and articles of mica, including agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support of paper, paperboard or other materials - [6814.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681410) Plates, sheets and strips of agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support - [6814.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681490) Other ### [68.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/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 - [6815.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681511) Carbon fibres; articles of carbon fibres for non-electrical uses; other articles of graphite or other carbon for non-electrical uses: Carbon fibres - [6815.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681512) Carbon fibres; articles of carbon fibres for non-electrical uses; other articles of graphite or other carbon for non-electrical uses: Fabrics of carbon fibres - [6815.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681513) Carbon fibres; articles of carbon fibres for non-electrical uses; other articles of graphite or other carbon for non-electrical uses: Other articles of carbon fibres - [6815.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681519) Carbon fibres; articles of carbon fibres for non-electrical uses; other articles of graphite or other carbon for non-electrical uses: Other - [6815.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681520) Articles of peat - [6815.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681591) Other articles: Containing magnesite, magnesia in the form of periclase, dolomite including in the form of dolime, or chromite - [6815.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/681599) Other articles: Other ## What it doesn’t cover Chapter 67, before it, covers prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair; chapter 69, after it, covers ceramic products. ## How it is structured Chapter 68 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (68.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more. ## In other countries National tariff lines under chapter 68 are live on border.bot for the United States (97 lines, also used by 1 other country). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/68): 97 lines, used by 1 other country - Previous chapter: [67](https://border.bot/hs-codes/67) Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair - Next chapter: [69](https://border.bot/hs-codes/69) Ceramic products ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS chapter 68 cover? HS chapter 68 covers articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials. ### How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 68? HS chapter 68 has 15 headings and 50 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 68? National tariff lines under chapter 68 are live on border.bot for the United States (97 lines, 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/68.json