THE CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT, 1975 (SCHEDULE)
SECTION XIII. ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS, CERAMIC PRODUCTS, GLASS AND GLASSWARE

THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT, 1975

SECTION-XIII

ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS; CERAMIC PRODUCTS; GLASS AND GLASSWARE

CHAPTER 69

Ceramic products

1. This Chapter applies only to ceramic products which have been fired after shaping :-

(a) headings 6904 to 6914 apply only to such products other than those classifiable in headings 6901 to 6903;

(b) articles heated to temperatures less than 800 °C for purposes such as curing of resins, accelerating hydration reactions, or for the removal of water or other volatile components, are not considered to be fired. Such articles are excluded from Chapter 69; and

(c) Ceramic articles are obtained by firing inorganic, non-metallic materials which have been prepared and shaped previously at, in general, room temperature. Raw materials comprise, inter alia, clays, siliceous materials including fused silica, materials with a high melting point, such as oxides, carbides, nitrides, graphite or other carbon, and in some cases binders such as refractory clays or phosphates.;

2. This Chapter does not cover :

(a) products of heading 2844;

(b) articles of heading 6804;

(d) cermets of heading 8113;

(e) articles of Chapter 82;

(f) electrical insulators (heading 8546) or fittings of insulating material of heading 8547;

(g) artificial teeth (heading 9021);

(h) articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock cases);

(ij) articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings);

(k) articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games and sports requisites);

(l) articles of heading 9606 (for example, buttons) or of heading 9614 (for example, smoking pipes); or

(m) articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art).

Tariff Item	Description of goods	Unit	Rate of duty
			Standard	Preferential Areas
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
	I.-GOODS OF SILICEOUS FOSSIL MEALS OR OF SIMILAR SILICEOUS EARTHS, AND REFRACTORY GOODS
6901	BRICKS, BLOCKS, TILES AND OTHER CERAMIC GOODS OF SILICEOUS FOSSIL MEALS (FOR EXAMPLE, KIESELGUHR, TRIPOLITE OR DIATOMITE) OR OF SIMILAR SILICEOUS EARTHS
6901 00	- Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths :
6901 00 10	--- Bricks	mt	7.5%	-
6901 00 20	--- Blocks	mt	7.5%	-
6901 00 30	--- Tiles	mt	7.5%	-
6901 00 90	--- Other	mt	7.5%	-
6902	REFRACTORY BRICKS, BLOCKS, TILES AND SIMILAR REFRACTORY CERAMIC CONSTRUCTIONAL GOODS, OTHER THAN THOSE OF SILICEOUS FOSSIL MEALS OR SIMILAR SILICEOUS EARTHS
6902 10	- Containing by weight, singly or together, more than 50% of the elements Mg, Ca or Cr, expressed as MgO, CaO or Cr2O3 :
6902 10 10	--- Magnesite bricks and shapes	mt	7.5%	-
6902 10 20	--- Chrome magnesite bricks	mt	7.5%	-
6902 10 30	--- Magnesite chrome bricks and shapes	mt	7.5%	-
6902 10 40	--- Magnesia carbon bricks and shapes	mt	7.5%	-
6902 10 50	--- Direct bonded basic bricks and shapes	mt	7.5%	-
6902 10 90	--- Other	mt	7.5%	-
6902 20	- Containing by weight more than 50% of alumina (Al2O3), of silica (SiO2) or of a mixture or compound of these products :
6902 20 10	--- Silica bricks and shapes	mt	7.5%	-
6902 20 20	--- High alumina bricks and shapes	mt	7.5%	-
6902 20 30	--- Alumina carbon bricks and shapes	mt	7.5%	-
6902 20 40	--- Silicon Carbide bricks and shapes	mt	7.5%	-
6902 20 50	--- Mullite bricks	mt	7.5%	-
6902 20 90	--- Other	mt	7.5%	-
6902 90	- Other :
6902 90 10	--- Fire clay bricks and shapes	mt	7.5%	-
6902 90 20	--- Graphite bricks and shapes	mt	7.5%	-
6902 90 30	--- Vermiculite insulation bricks	mt	7.5%	-
6902 90 40	--- Clay graphite stopper heads	mt	7.5%	-
6902 90 90	--- Other	mt	7.5%	-
6903	OTHER REFRACTORY CERAMIC GOODS (FOR EXAMPLE, RETORTS, CRUCIBLES, MUFFLES, NOZZLES, PLUGS, SUPPORTS, CUPELS, TUBES, PIPES, SHEATHS, RODS AND SLIDGE GATES), OTHER THAN THOSE OF SILICEOUS FOSSIL MEALS OR OF SIMILAR SILICEOUS EARTHS
6903 10 00	- Containing by weight more than 50 % of free carbon	mt	7.5%	-
6903 20	- Containing by weight more than 50% of alumina (Al2O3) or of a mixture or compound of alumina and of silica (SiO2) :
6903 20 10	--- Silicon carbide crucibles	mt	7.5%	-
6903 20 90	--- Other	mt	7.5%	-
6903 90	- Other :
6903 90 10	--- Zircon or zircon-mullite refractories	mt	7.5%	-
6903 90 20	--- Basalt tiles	mt	7.5%	-
6903 90 30	--- Ceramic fibres	mt	7.5%	-
6903 90 40	--- Monolithics or castables (fire-clay, basic, silica, high alumina, insulating)	mt	7.5%	-
6903 90 90	--- Other	mt	7.5%	-
	II.-OTHER CERAMIC PRODUCTS
6904	CERAMIC BUILDING BRICKS, FLOORING BLOCKS, SUPPORT OR FILLER TILES AND THE LIKE
6904 10 00	- Building bricks	Tu	10%	-
6904 90 00	- Other	mt	10%	-
6905	ROOFING TILES, CHIMNEY-POTS, COWLS, CHIMNEY LINERS, ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENTS AND OTHER CERAMIC CONSTRUCTIONAL GOODS
6905 10 00	- Roofing tiles	mt	15%	-
6905 90 00	- Other	mt	15%	-
6906 00 00	CERAMIC PIPES, CONDUITS, GUTTERING AND PIPE FITTINGS	mt	10%	-
6907	CERAMIC FLAGS AND PAVING, HEARTH OR WALL TILES; CERAMIC MOSAIC CUBES AND THE LIKE, WHETHER OR NOT ON A BACKING; FINISHING CERAMICS
	- Flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, other than those of sub-headings 6907 30 and 6907 40:
6907 21 00	-- Of a water absorption coefficient by weight not exceeding 0.5%	m2	15%	-
6907 22 00	-- Of a water absorption coefficient by weight exceeding 0.5% but not exceeding 10%	m2	15%	-
6907 23 00	-- Of a water absorption coefficient by weight exceeding 10%	m2	15%	-
6907 30	- Mosaic cubes and the like, other than those of sub-heading 6907 40:
6907 30 00	- Mosaic cubes and the like, other than those of sub-heading 6907 40	m2	15%	-
6907 40 00	- Finishing ceramics	m2	15%	-
6908	Omitted
6909	CERAMIC WARES FOR LABORATORY, CHEMICAL OR OTHER TECHNICAL USES; CERAMIC TROUGHS, TUBS AND SIMILAR RECEPTACLES OF A KIND USED IN AGRICULTURE; CERAMIC POTS, JARS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES OF A KIND USED FOR THE CONVEYANCE OR PACKING OF GOODS
	- Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses :
6909 11 00	-- Of porcelain or china	kg.	10%	-
6909 12 00	-- Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale	kg.	10%	-
6909 19	-- Other :
6909 19 10	--- Ceramic filter candle	kg.	10%	-
6909 19 90	--- Other	kg.	10%	-
6909 90 00	- Other	kg.	10%	-
6910	CERAMIC SINKS, WASH BASINS, WASH BASIN PEDESTALS, BATHS, BIDETS, WATER CLOSET PANS, FLUSHING CISTERNS, URINALS AND SIMILAR SANITARY FIXTURES
6910 10 00	- Of porcelain or china	kg.	10%	-
6910 90 00	- Other	kg.	10%	-
6911	TABLEWARE, KITCHENWARE, OTHER HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES AND TOILET ARTICLES, OF PORCELAIN OR CHINA
6911 10	- Tableware and kitchenware:
	--- Tableware :
6911 10 11	---- Of bone china and soft porcelain	kg.	20%	-
6911 10 19	---- Other	kg.	20%	-
	--- Kitchenware:
6911 10 21	---- Of Bone china and soft porcelain	kg.	20%	-
6911 10 29	---- Other	kg.	20%	-
6911 90	- Other :
6911 90 10	--- Toilet articles	kg.	10%	-
6911 90 20	--- Water filters of a capacity not exceeding 40 litres	kg.	20%	-
6911 90 90	--- Other	kg.	20%	-
6912	CERAMIC TABLEWARE, KITCHENWARE, OTHER HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES AND TOILET ARTICLES, OTHER THAN OF PORCELAIN OR CHINA
6912 00	- Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, other than of porcelain or china :
6912 00 10	--- Tableware	kg.	20%
6912 00 20	--- Kitchenware	kg.	20%	-
6912 00 30	--- Toilet articles	kg.	10%	-
6912 00 40	--- Clay articles	kg.	20%	-
6912 00 90	--- Other	kg.	20%	-
6913	STATUETTES AND OTHER ORNAMENTAL CERAMIC ARTICLES
6913 10 00	- Of porcelain or china	kg.	10%
6913 90 00	- Other	kg.	10%	-
6914	OTHER CERAMIC ARTICLES
6914 10 00	- Of porcelain or china	kg.	10%
6914 90 00	- Other	kg.	10%	-