# HS chapter 69: Ceramic products

> HS chapter 69 covers ceramic products. It has 13 headings, 69.01 to 69.14, and 30 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 69 are live on border.bot for the United States (120 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/69
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 69](https://border.bot/hs-codes/69)

## Key facts

- Chapter: 69
- Description: Ceramic products
- Headings: 13
- Subheadings: 30
- Edition: HS2022

## What this chapter covers

HS chapter 69 covers ceramic products.

It has 13 headings, 69.01 to 69.14, and 30 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.

### [69.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6901) Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths

- [6901.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690100) Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths

### [69.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6902) Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods, other than those of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths

- [6902.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690210) Containing by weight, singly or together, more than 50 % of the elements Mg, Ca or Cr, expressed as MgO, CaO or Cr2O3
- [6902.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690220) Containing, by weight, more than 50 % of alumina (Al2O3), of silica (SiO2) or of a mixture or compound of these products
- [6902.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690290) Other

### [69.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/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

- [6903.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690310) Containing by weight more than 50 % of free carbon
- [6903.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690320) Containing by weight more than 50 % of alumina (Al2O3) or of a mixture or compound of alumina and of silica (SiO2)
- [6903.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690390) Other

### [69.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6904) Ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like

- [6904.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690410) Building bricks
- [6904.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690490) Other

### [69.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6905) Roofing tiles, chimney-pots, cowls, chimney liners, architectural ornaments and other ceramic constructional goods

- [6905.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690510) Roofing tiles
- [6905.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690590) Other

### [69.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6906) Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings

- [6906.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690600) Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings

### [69.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6907) Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing; finishing ceramics

- [6907.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690721) Flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, other than those of subheadings 6907 30 and 6907 40: Of a water absorption coefficient by weight not exceeding 0.5 %
- [6907.22](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690722) Flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, other than those of subheadings 6907 30 and 6907 40: Of a water absorption coefficient by weight exceeding 0.5 % but not exceeding 10 %
- [6907.23](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690723) Flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, other than those of subheadings 6907 30 and 6907 40: Of a water absorption coefficient by weight exceeding 10 %
- [6907.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690730) Mosaic cubes and the like, other than those of subheading 6907.40
- [6907.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690740) Finishing ceramics

### [69.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/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

- [6909.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690911) Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses: Of porcelain or china
- [6909.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690912) Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses: Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale
- [6909.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690919) Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses: Other
- [6909.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/690990) Other

### [69.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6910) Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures

- [6910.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/691010) Of porcelain or china
- [6910.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/691090) Other

### [69.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6911) Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of porcelain or china

- [6911.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/691110) Tableware and kitchenware
- [6911.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/691190) Other

### [69.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6912) Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, other than of porcelain or china

- [6912.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/691200) Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, other than of porcelain or china

### [69.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6913) Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles

- [6913.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/691310) Of porcelain or china
- [6913.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/691390) Other

### [69.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6914) Other ceramic articles

- [6914.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/691410) Of porcelain or china
- [6914.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/691490) Other


## What it doesn’t cover

Chapter 68, before it, covers articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; chapter 70, after it, covers glass and glassware.

## How it is structured

Chapter 69 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (69.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more.

## In other countries

National tariff lines under chapter 69 are live on border.bot for the United States (120 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/69): 120 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous chapter: [68](https://border.bot/hs-codes/68) Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
- Next chapter: [70](https://border.bot/hs-codes/70) Glass and glassware

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS chapter 69 cover?

HS chapter 69 covers ceramic products.

### How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 69?

HS chapter 69 has 13 headings and 30 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 69?

National tariff lines under chapter 69 are live on border.bot for the United States (120 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/69.json
