Chapter 68 — Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials

Nepal Customs Tariff 2026/27 import duty rates and 54 HS code lines for Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (Section XIII — Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware). Each code shows the general and SAARC customs duty; tap a code to open the full breakdown and landed-cost estimate.

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68.01 — Setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate)

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
6801.00.00	Setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate).	kg	10%	6%

68.02 — Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of Heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
6802.10.00	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	kg	30%	30%
6802.21.00	Marble, travertine and alabaster	kg	30%	30%
6802.23.00	Granite	kg	30%	30%
6802.29.00	Other monumental or building stone and articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface — Other stone	kg	30%	30%
6802.91.00	Marble, travertine and alabaster	kg	30%	30%
6802.92.00	Other calcareous stone	kg	30%	30%
6802.93.00	Granite	kg	30%	30%
6802.99.00	Other stone	kg	30%	30%

68.03 — Worked slate and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
6803.00.00	Worked slate and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate.	kg	10%	6%

68.04 — Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for grinding, 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

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
6804.10.00	Millstones and grindstones for milling, grinding or pulping	kg	10%	6%
6804.21.00	Of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond	kg	10%	6%
6804.22.00	Of other agglomerated abrasives or of ceramics	kg	10%	6%
6804.23.00	Of natural stone	kg	10%	6%
6804.30.00	Hand sharpening or polishing stones	kg	10%	6%

68.05 — Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of textile material, of paper, of paperboard or of other materials, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
6805.10.00	On a base of woven textile fabric only	kg	15%	7.25%
6805.20.00	On a base of paper or paperboard only	kg	15%	7.25%
6805.30.00	On a base of other materials	kg	15%	7.25%

68.06 — 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, other than those of Heading 68.11 or 68.12 or of Chapter 69

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
6806.10.00	Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools (including inter-mixtures thereof), in bulk, sheets or rolls	kg	10%	6%
6806.20.00	Exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials (including inter-mixtures thereof)	kg	10%	6%
6806.90.00	Other	kg	10%	6%

68.07 — Articles of asphalt or of similar materials (for example, petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
6807.10.00	In rolls	kg	15%	7.25%
6807.90.00	Other	kg	15%	7.25%

68.08 — 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

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
6808.00.10	Boards or panels of various thickness made of mixtures of saw dust, cement, and different chemical binders	m2/kg	15%	6%
6808.00.90	Other	m2/kg	15%	7.25%

68.09 — Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
6809.11.00	Faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard only	m2/kg	15%	7.25%
6809.19.00	Boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, not ornamented — Other	m2/kg	15%	7.25%
6809.90.00	Other articles	kg	15%	7.25%

68.10 — Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
6810.11.10	Autoclaved aerated concrete blocks (A.A.C. block)	nos/kg	15%	7.25%
6810.11.90	Building blocks and bricks — Other	nos/kg	15%	7.25%
6810.19.10	Unfried modified clay material (M.C.M.) travertine	nos/kg	30%	7.25%
6810.19.90	Tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles — Other	nos/kg	10%	6%
6810.91.00	Prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering	nos/kg	10%	6%
6810.99.00	Other articles — Other	nos/kg	10%	6%

68.11 — Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
6811.40.00	Containing asbestos	kg	10%	6%
6811.81.00	Corrugated sheets	kg	10%	6%
6811.82.00	Not containing asbestos — Other sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles	kg	10%	6%
6811.89.00	Not containing asbestos — Other articles	kg	10%	6%

68.12 — 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 (for example, thread, woven fabric, clothing, headgear, footwear, gaskets), whether or not reinforced, other than goods of Heading 68.11 or 68.13

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
6812.80.00	Of crocidolite	kg	15%	7.25%
6812.91.00	Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear	kg	15%	7.25%
6812.99.00	Other	kg	15%	7.25%

68.13 — Friction 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

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
6813.20.10	Break Lining and Pads	nos/kg	10%	6%
6813.20.90	Containing asbestos — Other	nos/kg	10%	6%
6813.81.00	Brake linings and pads	nos/kg	10%	6%
6813.89.00	Not containing asbestos — Other	nos/kg	10%	6%

68.14 — Worked mica and articles of mica, including agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support of paper, paper board or other materials

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
6814.10.00	Plates, sheets and strips of agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support	kg	15%	7.25%
6814.90.00	Other	kg	15%	7.25%

68.15 — Articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including carbon fibres, articles of carbon fibres and articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or included

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
6815.11.00	Carbon fibres	kg	15%	7.25%
6815.12.00	Fabrics of carbon fibres	kg	15%	7.25%
6815.13.00	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	kg	15%	7.25%
6815.19.00	Carbon fibres; articles of carbon fibres for non-electrical uses; other articles of graphite or other carbon for non-electrical uses — Other	kg	15%	7.25%
6815.20.00	Articles of peat	kg	15%	7.25%
6815.91.00	Containing magnesite, magnesia in the form of periclase, dolomite including in the form of dolime, or chromite	kg	15%	7.25%
6815.99.00	Other articles — Other	kg	15%	7.25%

Chapter 68 legal notes

Notes. 1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Goods of Chapter 25; (b) Coated, impregnated or covered paper and paperboard of heading 48.10 or 48.11 (for example, paper and paperboard coated with mica powder or graphite, bituminised or asphalted paper and paperboard); (c) Coated, impregnated or covered textile fabric of Chapter 56 or 59 (for example, fabric coated or covered with mica powder, bituminised or asphalted fabric); (d) Articles of Chapter 71; (e) Tools or parts of tools, of Chapter 82; (f) Lithographic stones of heading 84.42; (g) Electrical insulators (heading 85.46) or fittings of insulating material of heading 85.47; (h) Dental burrs (heading 90.18); (ij) Articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock cases); (k) Articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings); (l) Articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games and sports requisites); (m) Articles of heading 96.02, if made of materials specified in Note 2 (b) to Chapter 96, or of heading 96.06 (for example, buttons), of heading 96.09 (for example, slate pencils), heading 96.10 (for example, drawing slates) or of heading 96.20 (monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles); or (n) Articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art). 2.- In heading 68.02 the expression “worked monumental or building stone” applies not only to the varieties of stone referred to in heading 25.15 or 25.16 but also to all other natural stone (for example, quartzite, flint, dolomite and steatite) similarly worked; it does not, however, apply to slate.

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