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Chapter 25 SALT; SULPHUR; EARTHS AND STONE; PLASTERING MATERIALS, LIME AND CEMENT

United Kingdom

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CN codeDescription
Rate of duty
autonomous (%)conventional (%)
Supplementary unit
250100Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water
25010010Sea water and salt liquorsFreeFree—
Common salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents
25010031For chemical transformation (separation of Na from C1) for the manufacture of other productsf1 1 Ecu/1 000 kg/net0,8 Ecu/1 000 kg/net—
Other
25010051Denatured or for industrial uses (including refining) other than the preservation or preparation of foodstuffs for human or animal consumption 5 Ecu/1 000 kg/net2,3 Ecu/1 000 kg/net—
Other
25010091Salt suitable for human consumption16 Ecu/1 000 kg/net4,7 Ecu/1 000 kg/net—
25010099Other16 Ecu/1 000 kg/net4,7 Ecu/1 000 kg/net—
25020000Unroasted iron pyritesFreeFree—
2503Sulphur of all kinds, other than sublimed sulphur, precipitated sulphur and colloidal sulphur
25031000Crude or unrefined sulphurFreeFree—
25039000Other102,9—
2504Natural graphite
25041000In powder or in flakesFreeFree—
25049000OtherFreeFree—
2505Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of Chapter 26
25051000Silica sands and quartz sandsFreeFree—
25059000OtherFreeFree—
2506Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
25061000Quartz1Free—
Quartzite
25062100Crude or roughly trimmed1Free—
25062900Other1Free—
250700Kaolin and other kaolinic clays, whether or not calcined
25070020KaolinFreeFree—
25070080Other kaolinic claysFreeFree—
2508Other clays (not including expanded clays of heading No 6806), andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earths
25081000BentoniteFreeFree—
25082000Decolourizing earths and fuller's earthFreeFree—
25083000Fire-clayFreeFree—
25084000Other claysFreeFree—
25085000Andalusite, kyanite and sillimaniteFreeFree—
25086000MulliteFreeFree—
250870Chamotte or dinas earths
25087010Chamotte earthFreeFree—
25087090Dinas earthFreeFree—
25090000ChalkFreeFree—
2510Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk
25101000UngroundFreeFree—
25102000GroundFreeFree—
2511Natural barium sulphate (barytes); natural barium carbonate (witherite), whether or not calcined, other than barium oxide of heading No 2816
25111000Natural barium sulphate (barytes)FreeFree—
25112000Natural barium carbonate (witherite)30,5—
25120000Siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite and diatomite) and similar siliceous earths, whether or not calcined, of an apparent specific gravity of 1 or lessFreeFree—
2513Pumice stone; emery; natural corundum, natural garnet and other natural abrasives, whether or not heat-treated
Pumice stone
25131100Crude or in irregular pieces, including crushed pumice (‘bimskies’)FreeFree—
25131900Other30,4—
Emery, natural corundum, natural garnet and other natural abrasives
25132100Crude or in irregular piecesFreeFree—
25132900Other30,4—
25140000Slate, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shapeFreeFree—
2515Marble, travertine, ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of 2,5 or more, and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
Marble and travertine
25151100Crude or roughly trimmedFreeFree—
251512Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
25151220Of a thickness not exceeding 4 cmFreeFree—
25151250Of a thickness exceeding 4 cm but not exceeding 25 cmFreeFree—
25151290OtherFreeFree—
25152000Ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone; alabasterFreeFree—
2516Granite, 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
25161100Crude or roughly trimmedFreeFree—
251612Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
25161210Of a thickness not exceeding 25 cm72,8—
25161290OtherFreeFree—
Sandstone
25162100Crude or roughly trimmedFreeFree—
251622Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
25162210Of a thickness not exceeding 25 cm72,8—
25162290OtherFreeFree—
251690Other monumental or building stone
25169010Porphyry, syenite, lava, basalt, gneiss, trachyte and other similar hard rocks, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, of a thickness not exceeding 25 cm72,8—
25169090OtherFreeFree—
2517Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated; macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in the first part of the heading; tarred macadam; granules, chippings and powder, of stones of heading No 2515 or 2516, whether or not heat-treated
251710Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated
25171010Pebbles, gravel, shingle and flintFreeFree—
25171020Limestone, dolomite and other calcareous stone, broken or crushedFreeFree—
25171080OtherFreeFree—
25172000Macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in subheading 2517 10FreeFree—
25173000Tarred macadamFreeFree—
Granules, chippings and powder, of stones of heading No 2515 or 2516, whether or not heat-treated
25174100Of marbleFreeFree—
25174900OtherFreeFree—
2518Dolomite, whether or not calcined; dolomite, roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape; agglomerated dolomite (including tarred dolomite)
25181000Dolomite not calcinedFreeFree—
25182000Calcined dolomite41,4—
25183000Agglomerated dolomite (including tarred dolomite)51,8—
2519Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite); fused magnesia; dead-burned (sintered) magnesia, whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering; other magnesium oxide, whether or not pure
25191000Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite)FreeFree—
251990Other
25199010Magnesium oxide, other than calcined natural magnesium carbonate93,6—
25199030Dead-burned (sintered) magnesiaFreeFree—
25199090OtherFreeFree—
2520Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate) whether or not coloured, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders
25201000Gypsum; anhydriteFreeFree—
252020Plasters
25202010BuildingFreeFree—
25202090OtherFreeFree—
25210000Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cementFreeFree—
2522Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading No 2825
25221000Quicklime43,1—
25222000Slaked lime43,1—
25223000Hydraulic lime43,1—
2523Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers
25231000Cement clinkers82,9—
Portland cement
25232100White cement, whether or not artificially coloured82,9—
25232900Other82,9—
25233000Aluminous cement82,9—
252390Other hydraulic cements
25239010Blast furnace cement82,9—
25239030Pozzolanic cement82,9—
25239090Other82,9—
252400Asbestos
25240030Fibres, flakes or powderFreeFree—
25240080OtherFreeFree—
2525Mica, including splittings; mica waste
25251000Crude mica and mica rifted into sheets or splittingsFreeFree—
25252000Mica powderFreeFree—
25253000Mica wasteFreeFree—
2526Natural steatite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape; talc
25261000Not crushed, not powderedFreeFree—
25262000Crushed or powdered30,4—
25270000Natural cryolite; natural chioliteFreeFree—
2528Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined), but not including borates separated from natural brine; natural boric acid containing not more than 85 % of H3BO3 calculated on the dry weight
25281000Natural sodium borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined)FreeFree—
25289000OtherFreeFree—
2529Felspar; leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite; fluorspar
25291000FelsparFreeFree—
Fluorspar
25292100Containing by weight 97 % or less of calcium fluoride3Free—
25292200Containing by weight more than 97 % of calcium fluoride3Free—
25293000Leucite; nepheline and nepheline syeniteFreeFree—
2530Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included
253010Vermiculite, perlite and chlorites, unexpanded
25301010PerliteFreeFree—
25301090Vermiculite and chloritesFreeFree—
25302000Kieserite, epsomite (natural magnesium sulphates)FreeFree—
25303000Earth coloursFreeFree—
25304000Natural micaceous iron oxides31,4—
253090Other
25309020SepioliteFreeFree—
25309080OtherFreeFree—
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