HS code 6813: Friction material and articles thereof
Heading 6813 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 68, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.
Official description
6813Friction material and articles thereof (for example, sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads), not mounted, for brakes, for clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos, of other mineral substances or of cellulose, whether or not combined with textile or other materials
Place in the nomenclature: 68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials > 6813
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)
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 3
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 3
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 6813
- 6813 20Containing asbestos
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Friction material and articles thereof, e.g. sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers and pads, for clutches and the like, not mounted, containing asbestos, whether or not combined with textile or other materials
- 6813 20 00 Containing asbestos
- 6813 81Not containing asbestos | Brake linings and pads
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Brake linings and pads, with a basis of mineral substances or cellulose, whether or not combined with textile or other materials (excl. containing asbestos)
- 6813 81 00 Brake linings and pads
- 6813 89Not containing asbestos | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Friction material and articles thereof, e.g. sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers and pads, for clutches and the like, with a basis of mineral substances or cellulose, whether or not combined with textile or other materials (excl. containing asbestos, and brake linings and pads)
- 6813 89 00 Other
The first 6 digits are the Harmonized System, shared worldwide: a US HTS code that starts with the same 6 digits sits under the same subheading. The last 2 digits are the EU's own CN split.
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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.