HS chapter 68: Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica
Chapter 68 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, with the official text of every heading in it and their 6-digit subheadings.
Official description
68ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
- Headings (4 digits)
- 15
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 50
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 61
Headings in chapter 68
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (excl. slate)
- 6801 00 Setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Monumental or building stone, natural (excl. slate), worked, and articles; mosaic cubes etc. of natural stone, incl. slate, whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings, powder, of natural stone, incl. slate (excl. setts, curbstones, flagstones; articles of fused basalt and of fired steatite; jewellery, clocks, lamps and parts; buttons, chalks, original sculptures and statuary)
- 6802 10 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 Other monumental or building stone and articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface | Marble, travertine and alabaster
- 6802 23 Other monumental or building stone and articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface | Granite
- 6802 29 Other monumental or building stone and articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface | Other stone
- 6802 91 Other | Marble, travertine and alabaster
- 6802 92 Other | Other calcareous stone
- 6802 93 Other | Granite
- 6802 99 Other | Other stone
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Worked slate and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate (excl. slate granules, chippings and powder, mosaic cubes and the like, slate pencils, and ready-to-use slates or boards with writing or drawing surfaces)
- 6803 00 Worked slate and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for milling, grinding, pulping, 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 (excl. perfumed pumice stones and grinding wheels etc. specifically for dental drill engines)
- 6804 10 Millstones and grindstones for milling, grinding or pulping
- 6804 21 Other millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like | Of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond
- 6804 22 Other millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like | Of other agglomerated abrasives or of ceramics
- 6804 23 Other millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like | Of natural stone
- 6804 30 Hand sharpening or polishing stones
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of textile material, paper, paperboard or other materials, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up
- 6805 10 On a base of woven textile fabric only
- 6805 20 On a base of paper or paperboard only
- 6805 30 On a base of other materials
Explanatory note (Eurostat): 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 (excl. articles of light concrete, asbestos, asbestos-cement, cellulose fibre-cement or the like, mixtures and other articles of or based on asbestos, and ceramic products)
- 6806 10 Slag-wool, rock-wool and similar mineral wools (including intermixtures thereof), in bulk, sheets or rolls
- 6806 20 Exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials (including intermixtures thereof)
- 6806 90 Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Articles of asphalt or of similar materials, e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch
- 6807 10 In rolls
- 6807 90 Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): 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 (excl. articles of asbestos-cement, cellulose fibre-cement or the like)
- 6808 00 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
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster (excl. plaster bandages for straightening fractures, put up for retail sale; plaster splints for the treatment of fractures; lightweight with plaster agglomerated building boards or articles for heat-insulation, sound-insulation or sound absorption; anatomic and other models for demonstration purposes; original sculptures and statuary)
- 6809 11 Boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, not ornamented | Faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard only
- 6809 19 Boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, not ornamented | Other
- 6809 90 Other articles
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Articles of cement, concrete or artificial stone, whether or not reinforced
- 6810 11 Tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles | Building blocks and bricks
- 6810 19 Tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles | Other
- 6810 91 Other articles | Prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering
- 6810 99 Other articles | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Articles of asbestos-cement, cellulose fibre-cement or the like
- 6811 40 Containing asbestos
- 6811 81 Not containing asbestos | Corrugated sheets
- 6811 82 Not containing asbestos | Other sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles
- 6811 89 Not containing asbestos | Other articles
Explanatory note (Eurostat): 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, e.g., thread, woven fabric, clothing, headgear, footwear, gaskets, whether or not reinforced (excl. friction material with a basis of asbestos, and articles of asbestos-cement)
- 6812 80 Of crocidolite
- 6812 91 Other | Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear
- 6812 99 Other | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Friction material and articles thereof, e.g., sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads, not mounted, for brakes, clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos, other mineral substances or cellulose, whether or not combined with textile or other materials (excl. mounted friction material)
- 6813 20 Containing asbestos
- 6813 81 Not containing asbestos | Brake linings and pads
- 6813 89 Not containing asbestos | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Worked mica and articles of mica, incl. agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support of paper, paperboard or other materials (excl. electrical insulators, insulating fittings, resistors and capacitors, protective goggles of mica and their glasses, and mica in the form of Christmas tree decorations)
- 6814 10 Plates, sheets and strips of agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support
- 6814 90 Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Articles of stone or of other mineral substances, incl. carbon fibres, articles of carbon fibres and articles of peat, n.e.s.
- 6815 11 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 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 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 Carbon fibres; articles of carbon fibres for non-electrical uses; other articles of graphite or other carbon for non-electrical uses | Other
- 6815 20 Articles of peat
- 6815 91 Other articles | Containing magnesite, magnesia in the form of periclase, dolomite including in the form of dolime, or chromite
- 6815 99 Other articles | Other
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Source
Source: EU Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926), © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/. Reformatted by WISEPIM: indent dashes removed and parent lines joined. Only the Official Journal is authentic.