HS code 2516.12: Granite, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
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Key facts
- HS code
- 2516.12
- Covers
- Granite, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 2516.12 covers granite, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape. 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 2516.11 (granite, crude or roughly trimmed), 2516.20 (sandstone) or 2516.90 (other monumental or building stone).
What this code covers
HS code 2516.12 covers granite, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape.
The legal text of the subheading is “Granite: Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape”, read under “Granite”, in HS2022.
How it is structured
2516.12 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 25, are the chapter; the first four, 2516, are heading 25.16; the last two, 12, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Within the heading
- Granite
- Subheading 2516.12
- Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 2516.12 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 2516.12 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 2516.12 cover?
HS code 2516.12 covers granite, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 2516.12 in?
HS code 2516.12 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 2516.12 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 25.16 are classified under 2516.11 (granite, crude or roughly trimmed), 2516.20 (sandstone) or 2516.90 (other monumental or building stone).
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 13 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.