What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 69 imports?

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines range from 0.7% to 28% (median 8.5%); roughly 25% of lines enter duty-free. Use the calculator linked from each code page to build a date- and origin-specific import-duty estimate, including applicable Chapter 99 layers and customs fees. Potential AD/CVD exposure is flagged separately and is not included in the estimate.

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

Section 301 and Section 232 measures are represented by Chapter 99 provisions. A catalog link between a provision and a 10-digit line is a screening flag, not a claim that the measure applies; origin, product and material facts, claims, and entry date control the result.

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 69?

AD/CVD orders are issued at the case level by the Department of Commerce against specific products from specific countries. Use the product's base HTS code to find potentially relevant AD/CVD order flags, then read the written order scope; an HTS match alone does not determine coverage.

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Section XIII: Articles of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica or Similar Materials; Ceramic Products; Glass and Glassware

Chapter 69: Ceramic products

Q: What does HTS Chapter 69 cover?

Chapter 69 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) covers Ceramic products. It sits within Section XIII: Articles of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica or Similar Materials; Ceramic Products; Glass and Glassware. Tandom's catalog lists all 120 10-digit statistical lines and 10 4-digit headings in this chapter.

Chapter 69 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Ceramic products and sits within Section XIII: Articles of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica or Similar Materials; Ceramic Products; Glass and Glassware.

About Chapter 69

Chapter 69 contains 120 10-digit statistical lines grouped under 10 4-digit headings. Brokers, importers, and customs counsel use these codes to declare ceramic products on entry summaries (CBP Form 7501) and to look up the published Column 1, Special, and Column 2 rate notation.

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines in Chapter 69 range from 0.7% to 28%, with a median of 8.5%. About 25% of the chapter's lines (30 of 120) enter duty-free under the general rate. Special-rate notation (including USMCA, KORUS, AGOA, and GSP when authorized) and Chapter 99 measures can modify these base rates for qualifying shipments.

Product-code pages link into the Tandom Tariff Calculator with the base HTS code prefilled. Chapter 99 provision pages instead show mapped base codes and send you to a dated calculator scenario, which determines whether a measure applies from the entry facts. Tandom's data refreshes daily from USITC HTSUS, CBP CSMS, the Federal Register, and the Department of Commerce — the same authoritative sources the trade community files against.

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
6902.10	Containing by weight, singly or together, more than 50 percent of the elements magnesium, calcium or chromium, expressed as MgO, CaO or Cr2O3:	—	—	—	—
6902.10.10.00	·Magnesite bricks	Free	13%	—	thousands, t
6902.10.50.00

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
6903.10.00.00	Containing by weight more than 50 percent of free carbon	Free	45%	—	kg
6903.20.00.00	Containing by weight more than 50 percent of alumina (Al2O3) or of a mixture or compound of alumina and of silica (SiO2)

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
6904.10.00	Building bricks	Free	Free	—	—
6904.10.00.10	··Heat insulating	Free	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
6905.10.00.00	Roofing tiles	13.5%	55%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	m2
6905.90.00	Other	3.2%	30%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
6907.21	·Of a water absorption coefficient by weight not exceeding 0.5%:	—	—	—	—
6907.21.10	··Unglazed	10%

Chapter 69: Ceramic products

`6901`Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths

`6902`Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods, other than those of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths:

`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:

`6904`Ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like:

`6905`Roofing tiles, chimney pots, cowls, chimney liners, architectural ornaments and other ceramic constructional goods:

`6906`Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings

`6907`Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing; finishing ceramics:

`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:

`6910`Ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet bowls, flush tanks, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures:

`6911`Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of porcelain or china:

`6912`

`6913`Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles:

`6914`Other ceramic articles:

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 69 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 69 imports?

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 69?

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
6909.11	·Of porcelain or china:	—	—	—	—
6909.11.20.00	··Machinery parts

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
6910.10.00	Of porcelain or china	5.8%	60%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	—
6910.10.00.05	·Water closet bowls, flushometer type	5.8%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
6911.10	Tableware and kitchenware:	—	—	—	—
6911.10.10.00	·Hotel or restaurant ware and other ware not household ware	25%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
6912.00	Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, other than of porcelain or china:	—	—	—	—
6912.00.10.00	·Of coarse-grained earthenware, or of coarse- grained stoneware; of fine-grained earthenware, whether or not decorated, having a reddish-colored body and a lustrous glaze which, on teapots, may be any color, but which, on other articles, must be mottled, streaked or solidly colored brown to black with metallic oxide or salt

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
6913.10	Of porcelain or china:	—	—	—	—
6913.10.10.00	·Statues, statuettes and handmade flowers, valued over $2.50 each and produced by professional sculptors or directly from molds made from original models produced by professional sculptors

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
6914.10	Of porcelain or china:	—	—	—	—
6914.10.40.00	·Ceramic ferrules of porcelain or china, not exceeding 3 mm in diameter or 25 mm in length, having a fiber channel opening and/or ceramic mating sleeves of alumina or zirconia	Free

6901Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths

6902Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods, other than those of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths:

6903Other 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:

6904Ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like:

6905Roofing tiles, chimney pots, cowls, chimney liners, architectural ornaments and other ceramic constructional goods:

6906Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings

6907Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing; finishing ceramics:

6909Ceramic 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:

6910Ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet bowls, flush tanks, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures:

6911Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of porcelain or china:

6912

6913Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles:

6914Other ceramic articles:

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 69 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 69 imports?

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 69?

`6901`Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths

`6902`Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods, other than those of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths:

`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:

`6904`Ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like:

`6905`Roofing tiles, chimney pots, cowls, chimney liners, architectural ornaments and other ceramic constructional goods:

`6906`Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings

`6907`Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing; finishing ceramics:

`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:

`6910`Ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet bowls, flush tanks, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures:

`6911`Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of porcelain or china:

`6912`

`6913`Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles:

`6914`Other ceramic articles: