2516.12.00
Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
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: Granite
Data provenance: Rates from HTS Revision 16 (Aug 15, 2026); trade measures verified against CBP CSMS and Federal Register notices through Aug 15, 2026.
Duty rates
Column 1 (General / MFN)
2.8%
Column 2 (Non-NTR)
60%
Column 1 (Special / FTA)
Free
Eligible
The rates above are statutory column rates. Trade remedies in Chapter 99 (Section 301, 232, IEEPA, reciprocal) and FTA preferences can change the duty owed on a given entry — see below.
Trade measures (Chapter 99)
No active Chapter 99 measures are linked to this code.
Rate-change history
What the rate was before, and when it changed. The government schedule replaces each revision in place; we keep the timeline.
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NEW_PROGRAM Executive Order Feb 1, 2026 — Reciprocal Tariff (FR 2026-03824)
Section 122 reciprocal surcharge in effect — additional 10% on most imports through July 24, 2026
See the change → -
Base rate HTS 2023
Column 1 general rate set to 2.8%.
Related CBP rulings
The tariff classification of a crude rock from the Philippines
This sample was sent to our U.S. Customs and Border Protection Laboratory for analysis. Laboratory analysis of the stone has now been completed.
The tariff classification of five stones from Indonesia
You indicated in your letter that you wish to import various types of natural stones with each type of stone packaged and shipped in 10 kg. and 20 kg. plastic bags.
Protest 0201-94-100212; Kinawa rough block stone; 2516.11.00; crude or roughly trimmed granite; geological designation; EN 25.15; HRL 085266; HRL 086894; HRL 954358; HRL 954912; HRL 955738; laboratory report
The Kinawa rough block stone entry was liquidated on February 18, 1994, under subheading 2516.90.00, HTSUS, as other monumental or building stone. This classification was based on Customs Laboratory Report #3-94-30237-001 dated December 8,
"Imported Directly"; GSP; 19 CFR 10.175; granite from Zimbabwe and South Africa
You state that your company is presently involved in importing rough granite blocks from Zimbabwe and South Africa into the U.S. You have presented two scenarios which you have asked us to consider. Under the first scenario, granite blocks
Request for Further Review of Protest 3501-1-100403, dated October 7, 1991, Concerning Blue Pearl Granite (Syenite) - Rough Blocks
The article under consideration is syenite, a hard igneous rock used as monument and building stone.
Other codes in heading 2516
Duty by origin country
The rate above is the statutory base. Total landed duty depends on origin — see the calculated rate for 2516.12.00 from each major US trading partner.
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