Reviewed September 2026. Tariff lines, duty layers and packing rules reflect what the sources named in each section published as of that date.
Importing Granite, Quartz and Marble from India: The Short Version
Natural granite, engineered quartz and marble look alike in a showroom but are treated very differently at the US border. As checked on September 23, 2026, polished granite slabs from India pay the 3.7% Column 1 rate plus the 10% Section 301 duty that applies to Indian goods. Marble slabs pay 1.9% to 4.9% by line, plus the same 10%. Engineered quartz pays no Column 1 duty, but it carries three more layers: the 10% Section 301 duty, antidumping and countervailing duties under orders in force since June 2020, and, since August 15, 2026, a Section 201 safeguard of 25% in quota or 50% over quota.
This guide is for US importers, fabricators and distributors buying granite, quartz and marble slabs from India. It covers the HTS lines and their duty, the full 2026 duty stack with dates, how slabs are packed and why a 20-foot container is the normal box, the Indian load ports, the documents the entry needs, and door delivery to a fabricator. Granite and stone slabs and engineered quartz are the top two commodities by container volume on Airlift's India to USA lane, and they move as full-container loads through Airlift's own offices at both ends. Airlift is an FMC-licensed NVOCC (license 016162), not a customs broker: the US entry is filed through licensed customs brokers.
For the wider picture, see US tariffs on India in 2026 for every duty layer on Indian goods and Section 301 tariffs for how the forced-labor action works. For limestone, sandstone, rough blocks and EU or Middle East requirements, see the stone and mineral commodities guide.
Slab, Countertop or Block: How Far the Stone Is Worked Decides the Line
How far the stone is worked before it leaves the factory decides its tariff line, how it is packed and how much fits in a container.
Polished granite slabs
Quarried granite sawn into slabs and polished on one face, sold by the square meter and shipped standing on edge in bundles or on A-frames. HTS 6802.93.00; the statistical line 6802.93.00.10 covers slabs not cut to size with one face surface-worked.
Engineered quartz slabs
Crushed quartz and other silica bound with polyester resin, typically sold as rectangular slabs of about 45 to 60 square feet, 1, 2 or 3 cm thick. HTS 6810.99.00. From India, subject to the AD/CVD orders and the Section 201 safeguard.
Marble slabs and tiles
Marble sawn flat is HTS 6802.21.50 (1.9%); polished marble slabs are 6802.91.05 (2.5%) and other worked marble 6802.91.15 (4.9%). Travertine has its own lines. Marble is outside the quartz AD/CVD orders and the Section 201 safeguard, and ships the same way as granite.
Cut-to-size countertops and vanity tops
Granite cut to a customer's dimensions falls under HTS 6802.93.00.20 or .25, by thickness. Quartz countertops, vanity tops and backsplashes stay inside the quartz surface products scope whether cut, edged or attached to a sink.
Sawn blocks and rough slabs
Granite merely sawn into rectangular blocks or slabs, with no surface working, falls in HTS 2516.12.00 at 2.8%; crude or roughly trimmed blocks fall in 2516.11.00, duty-free before the Section 301 duty. Rough marble blocks fall in heading 2515. Blocks usually need flat-rack equipment and are covered in the general stone guide.
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Get a quoteHTS Codes for Granite, Quartz and Marble, with Column 1 Duty
- HTS 6802.93.00 polished granite slabs from India: duty page
- HTS 6802.23.00 simply cut granite from India: duty page
- HTS 6810.99.00 engineered quartz slabs from India: duty page
- HTS 6802.91.05 marble slabs from India: duty page
- HTS 6802.91.15 other worked marble from India: duty page
- HTS 6802.21.50 simply cut marble from India: duty page
- HTS 6802.99.00 quartzite and other worked stone from India: duty page
- HTS 2516.11.00 rough granite blocks from India: duty page
These are the Column 1 General rates in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (2026 Revision 19, published by the USITC), checked September 23, 2026. India has no free trade agreement with the US and no GSP benefits since 2019, so the Special column does not apply. Every rate below is charged before the Chapter 99 duties in the next section. Each duty page linked below shows the full stack for that line from India.
Natural granite (chapters 25 and 68)
How far the stone has been worked before export decides the line.
| HTS line | Description | Column 1 rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2516.11.00.00 | Granite, crude or roughly trimmed | Free | Quarry blocks, not sawn |
| 2516.12.00 | Granite merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular shape | 2.8% | Gang-sawn slabs with no surface working; statistical suffix by thickness (7.5 cm or more, or other) |
| 6802.23.00.00 | Granite, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface | 3.7% | Sawn with a flat or even surface but not polished or otherwise worked further; reported in metric tons |
| 6802.93.00.10 | Granite articles for monumental or building purposes, not cut to size, with only one face surface-worked more than simply cut or sawn | 3.7% | The usual line for polished slabs sold by the square meter; the statistical line refers back to articles of 6802.23 with one face worked |
| 6802.93.00.20 / .25 | Granite, cut to size, maximum thickness 1.5 cm or less (.20) or over 1.5 cm up to 7.5 cm (.25) | 3.7% | Cut-to-size countertops, vanity tops, treads |
| 6802.93.00.35 / .60 / .90 | Granite cut to size over 7.5 cm thick: monuments, bases and markers (.35) or other (.60); other worked granite (.90) | 3.7% | Memorials, thick cut pieces and other finished articles |
Engineered quartz and other agglomerated stone (heading 6810)
Engineered quartz is an article of artificial stone, not of natural stone, so it never classifies in heading 6802.
| HTS line | Description | Column 1 rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6810.99.00.20 | Agglomerated quartz slabs of the type used for countertops, in slabs of rectangular shape, length 3 m or more and width 1.25 m or more | Free | Jumbo slabs; reported in square meters. Named in the Section 201 proclamation |
| 6810.99.00.40 | Agglomerated quartz slabs of the type used for countertops, other | Free | Standard-size slabs. Named in the Section 201 proclamation. Cut pieces and countertops stay inside the AD/CVD and safeguard scope whatever line they enter under |
| 6810.19.12.00 | Tiles, flagstones and similar articles of stone agglomerated with binders other than cement | 4.9% | Quartz tiles; one of the lines listed in the AD/CVD scope that subject merchandise may enter under |
Marble and travertine (heading 6802)
Marble is natural stone, outside the quartz AD/CVD orders and the Section 201 safeguard. Its lines split by working and by stone.
| HTS line | Description | Column 1 rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6802.21.50.00 | Marble, travertine and alabaster, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface: other than travertine | 1.9% | Sawn marble slabs and tiles with no further working |
| 6802.21.10.00 | Travertine, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface | 4.2% | |
| 6802.91.05.00 | Marble slabs, worked beyond simply cut or sawn | 2.5% | Polished or honed marble slabs |
| 6802.91.15.00 | Other worked marble | 4.9% | Cut-to-size pieces, vanity tops and other finished marble articles |
| 6802.91.25.00 | Other worked travertine | 3.7% |
These codes are indicative starting points, not a classification. Find the exact 10-digit line for your product in the HTS Code Finder. Getting the classification right is the importer of record’s legal responsibility.
Column 1 is only the first layer. Estimate the full stack for your line and entry date with the tariff simulator: it adds the Section 301 duty and, for quartz slabs, the 25% in-quota Section 201 rate, but it does not add antidumping or countervailing duty and does not know how full the quota is, which the next sections cover. Census import values for these headings are on the HTS 6802 and HTS 6810 import-data pages.
- Granite quarry block, not sawn: 2516.11 (Free). Sawn into rectangular blocks or slabs but not otherwise worked: 2516.12 (2.8%).
- Granite slab sawn with a flat surface and nothing more: 6802.23 (3.7%). Polished or otherwise surface-worked, not cut to size: 6802.93.00.10 (3.7%). Cut to size: 6802.93.00.20 or .25 by thickness.
- 6802.23 or 6802.93? Classification depends on processing: a slab with a polished, honed or flamed face is worked beyond simply cut or sawn. Both lines carry 3.7% and the same Section 301 duty today, so the choice rarely changes the duty, but the line must match the product. Confirm with your broker.
- Marble: sawn flat 6802.21.50 (1.9%); polished slabs 6802.91.05 (2.5%); other worked marble 6802.91.15 (4.9%).
- Engineered quartz slab or countertop: 6810.99.00.20 (slabs 3 m by 1.25 m or larger) or 6810.99.00.40 (other), Column 1 Free, plus the Chapter 99 duties.
- Natural quartzite is quarried stone and classifies in 6802.99 (6.5%), outside the quartz surface products orders and the safeguard; do not confuse it with engineered quartz.
- India's export declaration uses the 8-digit ITC-HS code; the US entry uses the 10-digit HTSUS line. The first six digits match, the rest do not.
Where to check the primary sources
- hts.usitc.gov
- Current HTSUS text, statistical suffixes and Column 1 rates for headings 2515, 2516, 6802 and 6810, and the Chapter 99 headings 9903.05.44, 9903.45.30 and 9903.45.31 with U.S. notes 41 and 52.
- cbp.gov: AD/CVD
- How CBP collects AD/CVD cash deposits at entry and the case-rate look-up for A-533-889 and C-533-890.
- access.trade.gov
- The public record of the quartz surface products investigations, administrative reviews and scope rulings.
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Get a quoteThe 2026 Duty Stack on Indian Granite, Marble and Quartz
What a US entry of Indian stone pays on top of the Column 1 rate, product by product, as checked September 23, 2026. Each layer has its own legal basis and start date.
| Duty layer | Granite and marble (6802) | Engineered quartz (6810.99) | Basis and date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Column 1 general rate | Granite 3.7%; marble 1.9% to 4.9% by line | Free | HTSUS 2026 Revision 19, USITC |
| Section 301 forced-labor action, India | 10% under 9903.05.44 | 10% under 9903.05.44 | USTR notice 91 FR 47318; entries from July 24, 2026. Stone lines are not in the U.S. note 52(b) exemption list, and stone is not a Section 232 product, so no exemption applies |
| Section 201 safeguard, quartz surface products | Not covered: the scope excludes granite, marble, soapstone and quartzite | 25% in quota (9903.45.30) or 50% over quota (9903.45.31) in year one, on top of the Column 1 rate, the Section 301 duty and any AD/CVD | Proclamation 11051, 91 FR 50645; entries from August 15, 2026; India is not exempt under U.S. note 41(c) |
| Antidumping and countervailing duties, A-533-889 / C-533-890 | Not covered: the scope excludes quarried stone | Cash deposits at entry at the exporter's or producer's rate | Orders of June 22, 2020; continued effective December 18, 2025 (notice 91 FR 1751, January 15, 2026) |
| Section 232 | Not covered | Not covered | No Section 232 program covers stone |
| IEEPA reciprocal tariff and Section 122 surcharge | Ended: IEEPA duties stopped for entries from February 24, 2026; the 10% Section 122 surcharge ran from February 24 to July 24, 2026 | Same | CBP guidance and Proclamation 11012; see the India tariff guide |
| Merchandise processing fee and harbor maintenance fee | MPF 0.3464% of value ($33.58 minimum, $651.50 maximum per entry in fiscal 2026; $34.58 and $670.86 from October 1, 2026); HMF 0.125% on ocean arrivals | Same | CBP user fees, 19 CFR 24.23 and 24.24 |
Is There a Tariff on Quartz from India? AD/CVD and the Section 201 Quota
- A-533-889: antidumping duty order on quartz surface products from India
- C-533-890: countervailing duty order on quartz surface products from India
The orders. Commerce published antidumping duty orders (case A-533-889) and countervailing duty orders (case C-533-890) on certain quartz surface products from India on June 22, 2020. The scope covers slabs and other surfaces made from a mixture that is predominantly silica (quartz, quartz powder, cristobalite, glass powder) with a resin binder, whether polished or unpolished, cut or uncut, fabricated or not, and including countertops, backsplashes, vanity tops, tiles and pieces attached to sinks or cabinets. The scope does not cover quarried stone surface products such as granite, marble, soapstone or quartzite, and it specifically excludes crushed-glass surface products that meet a four-part test. After the first five-year sunset review, Commerce and the ITC found that revoking the orders would likely lead to continued dumping, subsidies and injury. Commerce published the continuation notice on January 15, 2026 (91 FR 1751), effective December 18, 2025; the next sunset review is due to start in 2030.
The case pages for the orders list the deposit rates, the HTS lines in the scope and every Federal Register notice: A-533-889, antidumping duty on quartz surface products from India and C-533-890, countervailing duty on quartz surface products from India. Browse other orders in the AD/CVD case finder.
How the cash deposit works. At entry CBP collects an AD cash deposit and a CVD cash deposit at the rate assigned to the exporter or producer on the entry, on top of the normal duty. The rates in the original orders were low single digits: for India the all-others AD margin was 3.19%, deposited at 1.02% after the export-subsidy offset, and the all-others CVD rate was 2.17%, with company-specific rates for Antique Marbonite and Pokarna Engineered Stone. Rates then move with each annual administrative review, which covers entries from June 1 to May 31: a reviewed company's deposit becomes the rate in the final results of its latest review, a company never reviewed keeps the all-others rate, and if the exporter is not a reviewed firm but the manufacturer is, the manufacturer's rate applies. The preliminary results of the 2024–2025 review, published September 14, 2026 (91 FR 58082), found 4.91% for Cuarzo/Beyyond Rocks and for the companies not selected, and 0.00% for Pokarna Engineered Stone; those become deposit rates only when the final results publish. The entry is not final at deposit: it is liquidated at the rate the review sets for that period, which can be higher or lower than what was deposited, so AD/CVD entries stay open for years and the importer of record carries the difference.
What that means for a buyer. Price the order on the right exporter's rate: the same slab from two Indian plants can deposit at different rates. Ask the supplier which legal entity will appear as exporter and producer on the invoice, and look up that entity's current deposit rate before you commit. Before liquidation, the importer must file the certificate under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) stating whether the exporter has reimbursed the AD/CVD; if it is not filed, Commerce may presume that the exporter reimbursed the duty and deduct that amount in the margin calculation (19 CFR 351.402(f)(3)). A slab that is finished, cut or packaged in a third country stays in scope if it was made in India.
The Section 201 safeguard. Separately from the AD/CVD orders, Proclamation 11051 of July 31, 2026 (91 FR 50645) imposed a four-year safeguard on quartz surface products from all origins not on its exclusion list, effective for entries on or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on August 15, 2026. It runs as a tariff-rate quota under new US note 41 to subchapter III of chapter 99: goods entered within the quarterly quantity go under heading 9903.45.30, goods above it under 9903.45.31. The year-one rates are 25% in quota and 50% over quota, stepping to 23%/49%, 21%/48% and 19%/47% in years two to four. The year-one quantity is 13,006,426 square meters, released as 3,251,606 square meters in each quarter (August 15 to November 14, November 15 to February 13, February 14 to May 15, and May 16 to August 14), with unused quantity carried into the next quarter; it rises to 14,771,583, 15,236,099 and 15,700,614 square meters in the following years. The note states that the safeguard duty is cumulative with the chapter 68 rate and that all antidumping, countervailing or other duties continue to be imposed. Canada, Mexico, Australia, Colombia, the CAFTA-DR countries, Israel, Panama, Peru, Singapore, South Korea, a list of developing countries (which includes Brazil, Indonesia, Cambodia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) and the CBERA beneficiaries are exempt; India is not on any of the note 41(c) lists, so Indian quartz pays the quota rate. Because U.S. note 52 keeps every other subchapter III duty in place, Indian quartz pays the Section 201 duty and the 10% Section 301 duty together.
Planning around the quota. Your container's rate depends on national volume, not yours. Because the quota is aggregate across all covered origins and fills in quarterly tranches, the rate is set by how much has been entered nationally by the time your entry is filed. Ask the broker to check the quota fill before the vessel arrives, and model the landed cost at 50% rather than 25% if the entry will fall late in a quarter. CBP's filing guidance reports the Section 301 heading first, then Section 232, then the Section 201 duty and the Section 201 quota headings, so a quartz entry now carries several Chapter 99 lines that must be sequenced correctly; the tariff updates tracker carries the safeguard and the Section 301 action with their sources and effective dates, and Airlift's customs clearance team coordinates the entry through licensed customs brokers.
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Get a quoteContainer Weight, A-Frames and Packing: Why Slabs Ship in 20-Foot Boxes
Stone is dense, brittle at the edges and expensive to re-handle. Weight decides the container, breakage risk decides the packing, and the US plant-health rule decides how the wood is treated and marked.
Granite has a density of 2.6 to 2.8 metric tons per cubic meter, so a 3 cm slab weighs roughly 80 kg per square meter before its frame. A 20-foot container has a structural payload near 28 metric tons, but the road at the US end is the real ceiling: the federal limit on the Interstate system is 80,000 lb gross vehicle weight, 20,000 lb on a single axle and 34,000 lb on a tandem, inclusive of all tolerances (23 CFR 658.17).
Plan a stone container around what the truck can legally carry, not what the container can hold. On a standard drayage move that leaves roughly 19 to 20 metric tons of cargo (about 42,000 to 44,000 lb), bundles and frames included, which is why slabs move in 20-foot containers and a 40-foot box is only used for lighter cut pieces. Some states issue overweight permits, and a tri-axle chassis spreads the load, which can allow more at extra cost; the rules vary by state and route. Tell us the delivery address and the gross weight per bundle and we quote the equipment and any permit with the freight. An overweight box is usually found at the destination scale, where the fix is a transload at your expense.
Polished faces scratch and the corners of a 3 m slab chip or crack if a bundle shifts against the container wall or the slabs rub against each other during a month or more at sea.
Slabs stand on edge, face to face, in strapped bundles or on wooden A-frames, with foam or plastic separators between faces and edge protectors under the straps. Following the GDV Container Handbook practice for granite and marble slabs on A-frames, the frames are shored with squared lumber against the container walls so they cannot shift or tip, strapping is tensioned around each slab and frame half, and lashings are only lightly pretensioned because the slabs are fragile; friction with the floor carries most of the longitudinal force. Whether one or two frames go in one container depends on the mass of the cargo. Bundles are numbered and the packing list states each bundle's slab count, dimensions and gross weight so the receiver can plan the forklift or crane lift.
Weeks at sea bring condensation inside a closed box. Water trapped between polished faces, or against wet wood, can stain lighter stones, and a slab that was already cracked or poorly resin-filled at the factory can break in transit.
Load dry slabs with dry, treated wood, keep plastic or foam separators between polished faces, and have the factory inspect and photograph each bundle before strapping so pre-existing cracks are on record. Frame the slabs so they cannot flex: a slab that leans or rocks is the one that cracks. Note visible damage on the delivery receipt before the driver leaves; that record and the stuffing photographs are what a cargo insurance claim rests on.
The A-frames, crates, pallets and dunnage are regulated wood packaging material. The stone itself is not a plant-health article and needs no fumigation, but the wood is inspected.
Under 7 CFR 319.40-3(b) every piece of wood packaging entering the United States must have been treated (heat treatment or methyl bromide fumigation under 7 CFR part 305) and must carry the IPPC mark, legibly and permanently, preferably on two opposite sides: the IPPC symbol, the ISO country code (IN), the treatment provider's registration number and HT or MB. No separate certificate is required for the mark, but non-compliant wood is subject to immediate re-export with the cargo still on it, so the exporter should photograph the marks on every frame before stuffing. Steel A-frames are not wood packaging and fall outside the rule.
A slab bundle is a lift of two to three metric tons that must come out of a box container through the doors, and most fabrication shops have no loading dock.
Confirm before booking that the receiver has a forklift with a slab boom or clamp rated for the heaviest bundle, hard standing for a tractor and chassis, and staff who unload stone. Where they do not, the container is delivered to a stone warehouse or a transload yard and the bundles are trucked in on a flatbed. Airlift arranges the drayage and the delivery appointment through its own US offices; give us the receiver's unloading equipment when you ask for the quote.
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On Airlift's own India to USA bookings, Mundra and Nhava Sheva (JNPT) carry about two thirds of the containers, followed by Ennore, Kolkata and Chennai. The right port depends on where the factory is: South Indian processing units ship through Ennore, Chennai, Kattupalli or Tuticorin; West and North India ship through Mundra, Nhava Sheva or Pipavav. Export documentation is handled by Airlift's own offices, including Chennai, Gandhidham and Navi Mumbai.
On the US side, stone containers arrive at New York/New Jersey, Norfolk, Savannah, Houston, Charleston, Los Angeles/Long Beach and Oakland, with door delivery to the fabricator or distributor from the nearest one. Airlift's own offices in New Jersey and Los Angeles arrange the drayage and the delivery appointment.
Port-to-port planning ranges for each Indian port and US gateway are on the India to USA lane page, with port-pair pages such as Chennai to New York, Ennore to New York, Kattupalli to New York, Tuticorin to New York, Mundra to New York and Nhava Sheva to New York. Port profiles: INMAA, INENR, INMUN, INNSA. Current carrier services are on Sealanes: Chennai to New York, Mundra to New York and Nhava Sheva to Norfolk. Planning ranges are not guaranteed durations; ask for the current sailing when you book.
Documents for a Slab Shipment
What the US entry, the ISF and the AD/CVD filing need from the Indian shipper.
| Document | What it must show for stone | Who prepares it |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial invoice | Stone type and finish (polished granite, engineered quartz), thickness, quantity in square meters or square feet and in slabs, unit price and currency, Incoterm, and for quartz the producer and exporter legal names exactly as they appear in the AD/CVD case records | Exporter |
| Packing list | Bundle or crate numbers, slabs per bundle, slab length, width and thickness, net and gross weight per bundle, container and seal number; this is what the drayage, the scale and the receiver's forklift are planned from | Exporter |
| Bill of lading | Container, seal, piece count as bundles or crates, gross weight, and the verified gross mass declared before loading | Airlift (house bill) and the carrier (master bill) |
| Importer Security Filing (ISF) | Filed 24 hours before the container is loaded in India; needs the manufacturer, seller, buyer, ship-to, HTS code, container stuffing location and consolidator | Importer or Airlift on the importer's behalf |
| Certificate of origin | Non-preferential certificate from an Indian chamber of commerce; there is no US-India free trade agreement, so it does not lower the duty, but origin decides the Section 301 duty, the AD/CVD orders and the safeguard | Exporter |
| IPPC mark on all wood packaging | Symbol, IN country code, treatment provider number and HT or MB on every A-frame, crate and pallet; photographed before stuffing. No fumigation certificate is required for the stone itself | Exporter and its packing supplier |
| AD/CVD reimbursement certificate (quartz only) | Importer's statement under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) on whether the exporter reimbursed the antidumping or countervailing duties, filed before liquidation | Importer of record |
| Cargo insurance certificate | Cover for breakage and chipping as well as loss, for the full invoice value plus freight, on the leg the buyer is responsible for under the Incoterm | Importer, or Airlift on request |
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Get a quoteSources, Checked September 23, 2026
Every rate and date on this page comes from these primary sources. Rates change; check the date on each before you rely on it.
Tariff lines and Column 1 rates: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026 Revision 19, headings 2516, 6802 and 6810, and Chapter 99 U.S. notes 41 and 52.
Section 301: USTR, Notice of Actions in Section 301 Investigations (91 FR 47318, July 28, 2026), which inserted U.S. note 52 and heading 9903.05.44 for India from July 24, 2026.
Section 201 safeguard: Proclamation 11051, To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Quartz Surface Products (91 FR 50645, August 5, 2026).
AD/CVD orders: Commerce, antidumping duty orders (85 FR 37422, June 22, 2020), countervailing duty orders (85 FR 37431, June 22, 2020), continuation notice (91 FR 1751, January 15, 2026) and preliminary results of the 2024-2025 review (91 FR 58082, September 14, 2026). CBP explains how deposits are collected on its AD/CVD page.
Truck weight: 23 CFR 658.17, the federal weight limits on the Interstate system. Wood packaging: 7 CFR 319.40-3.
FAQs
Yes, several. As checked September 23, 2026, engineered quartz slabs from India (HTS 6810.99.00) pay no Column 1 duty, but they pay the 10% Section 301 duty on Indian goods (since July 24, 2026), the Section 201 safeguard of 25% within the quarterly quota or 50% above it (since August 15, 2026; India is not exempt), and antidumping and countervailing duty cash deposits under orders A-533-889 and C-533-890, in force since 2020 and continued effective December 18, 2025. Natural quartzite is quarried stone and pays only its Column 1 rate plus the 10%. See the quartz duty page for the stack.
Polished granite slabs that are not cut to size fall in HTS 6802.93.00, statistical line 6802.93.00.10, at a Column 1 rate of 3.7%. Slabs that are only sawn flat and not otherwise worked are 6802.23.00.00, also 3.7%, and blocks or slabs merely sawn from the block go back to 2516.12.00 at 2.8%. Cut-to-size pieces are 6802.93.00.20 or .25 by thickness. Classification depends on processing, so confirm the line with your broker. From India, add the 10% Section 301 duty; see the granite duty page, or find another line in the HTS code finder.
Engineered quartz is an article of artificial stone in heading 6810, not natural stone in 6802. The HTSUS has a statistical breakout for agglomerated quartz slabs of the type used for countertops: 6810.99.00.20 for rectangular slabs at least 3 m long and 1.25 m wide, and 6810.99.00.40 for other slabs; both are Column 1 Free. Those two lines and 7020.00.6000 are the ones named in the Section 201 proclamation, and the AD/CVD scope lists the earlier 6810.99.0010 line plus lines such as 6810.19.1200 and 6810.11.0070 that subject merchandise may also enter under. The written scope, not the HTS number, decides whether a product is covered.
Marble sawn flat is 6802.21.50 (1.9%), polished marble slabs are 6802.91.05 (2.5%) and other worked marble, such as cut-to-size pieces, is 6802.91.15 (4.9%). From India, each also pays the 10% Section 301 duty. Marble is quarried stone, so it is outside the quartz AD/CVD orders and the Section 201 safeguard. See the marble slab duty page.
As checked September 23, 2026: the Column 1 rate of 3.7% plus the 10% Section 301 duty on Indian goods (HTS 9903.05.44, since July 24, 2026), 13.7% in all, plus the merchandise processing fee at 0.3464% and the harbor maintenance fee at 0.125% on ocean arrivals. Granite is not in the Section 301 exemption list and is not a Section 232 product, and it is outside the quartz AD/CVD orders and the Section 201 safeguard. The IEEPA tariffs and the Section 122 surcharge no longer apply; if you entered granite between February 24 and July 23, 2026, the Section 122 refund calculator shows what was paid. Run your own value and entry date through the tariff simulator, and see US tariffs on India for the full picture.
Yes. Commerce's antidumping order A-533-889 and countervailing duty order C-533-890 on certain quartz surface products from India have been in force since June 22, 2020 and were continued after the first sunset review, effective December 18, 2025 (notice published January 15, 2026). CBP collects an AD cash deposit and a CVD cash deposit at entry at the rate assigned to the exporter or producer on the invoice; the original all-others deposit rates were 1.02% AD and 2.17% CVD, and company rates change with each annual administrative review. The entry is later liquidated at the rate the review sets, so the final amount can differ from the deposit. Look up the exporter's current rate before you price the order. The case pages A-533-889 and C-533-890 list the notices.
Yes, it applies to India. It is a four-year safeguard tariff-rate quota on quartz surface products from all non-exempt origins, effective for entries on or after August 15, 2026. Year one is 25% on entries within the quarterly quota under HTS 9903.45.30 and 50% above it under 9903.45.31, cumulative with the Column 1 rate and with any AD/CVD, stepping down to 19% and 47% by year four. The year-one quantity is 13,006,426 square meters, released in four quarterly tranches of 3,251,606 square meters, with unused quantity carried forward. Canada, Mexico, Australia, Colombia, the CAFTA-DR countries, Israel, Panama, Peru, Singapore, South Korea, the listed developing countries and CBERA beneficiaries are exempt; India is not, so Indian quartz pays the quota rate.
Partly. For granite and marble the simulator returns the full stack: the Column 1 rate, the 10% Section 301 duty, MPF and HMF. For engineered quartz it adds the Section 201 duty at the 25% in-quota rate, but it does not know how full the quota is, and it does not add antidumping or countervailing duty. For quartz, add the exporter's AD and CVD cash deposit rates, and use 50% instead of 25% if the quota has filled.
Not by law, but most importers use one. The importer of record may file its own entry; only a licensed customs broker may file it for someone else. A container of granite is well over the $2,500 formal-entry threshold, so it needs a formal entry and a customs bond. Quartz adds AD/CVD deposits, Section 201 quota lines and the reimbursement certificate, which is why brokers handle most stone entries. Airlift is an FMC-licensed NVOCC (016162), not a customs broker; it can file the ISF and coordinates the entry through licensed customs brokers. See customs clearance.
Weight, not space, sets the number. On a standard US drayage move, a 20-foot container carries roughly 19 to 20 metric tons of cargo, frames included, because the federal limit on the Interstate system is 80,000 lb gross vehicle weight (20,000 lb on a single axle, 34,000 lb on a tandem). Granite is 2.6 to 2.8 metric tons per cubic meter, so a 3 cm slab weighs about 80 kg per square meter and a 2 cm slab about 55 kg. Divide the cargo weight by the slab weight: a 3 cm slab of 5 square meters (about 400 kg) gives a ceiling in the high 40s, and a 2 cm slab of the same size (about 270 kg) around 70, less the weight of the frames. Your supplier's packing list gives the real bundle weights; the container load calculator checks them against the limits.
Standing on edge, face to face, in strapped bundles or on wooden or steel A-frames, with separators between the polished faces and edge protectors under the straps. The frames are shored with squared lumber against the container walls so they cannot shift or tip, strapping is tensioned around each slab and frame half, and lashings are only lightly pretensioned because the slabs are fragile (GDV Container Handbook, granite and marble slabs on A-frames). Whether one or two frames go in a container depends on the mass. Cut-to-size pieces and tiles go in wooden crates. Every bundle is numbered and its slab count, dimensions and gross weight appear on the packing list.
The stone does not, but the wooden A-frames, crates, pallets and dunnage must be treated. Under 7 CFR 319.40-3 all wood packaging material entering the United States must be heat treated or fumigated with methyl bromide under 7 CFR part 305 and marked with the IPPC mark showing the IN country code, the treatment provider's number and HT or MB. The mark is the certificate; no separate fumigation certificate is needed. Unmarked or illegible wood is refused and re-exported with the cargo, so the exporter should photograph the marks on every frame at stuffing.
On Airlift's India to USA bookings, Mundra and Nhava Sheva (JNPT) carry about two thirds of the containers, followed by Ennore, Kolkata and Chennai. South Indian granite units ship through Ennore, Chennai, Kattupalli or Tuticorin; West and North India through Mundra, Nhava Sheva or Pipavav. Airlift's own Chennai, Gandhidham and Navi Mumbai offices handle the export documents. Transit planning ranges for each port are on the India to USA lane page.
Port to port, the planning ranges on the India to USA lane page run from about 30 days on the fastest pairs to more than 70 on the slowest, depending on the load port, the US gateway and the service. Add the origin side (stuffing at the factory, trucking to the port, and the container cut-off, typically three to seven days before sailing) and the destination side (customs release, the AD/CVD and quota filing for quartz, chassis and drayage, and the delivery appointment). Plan the fabricator's schedule from the arrival date plus the release and delivery days, and ask for the current sailing when you book.
Yes, and it should cover breakage and chipping, not only total loss. Under FOB terms risk passes to you when the goods are on board in India, and under FCA when they are handed to the carrier, so the ocean leg and the US delivery are yours to insure; under CIF the seller's cover is the Incoterms minimum (Institute Cargo Clauses C), which does not cover chipping or partial breakage. The Incoterms guide sets out who carries the risk on each term. Insure the invoice value plus freight, keep the packing list and photographs of every bundle at stuffing and at unloading, and note damage on the delivery receipt before the driver leaves. Airlift arranges cargo insurance with the freight on request.
Yes, where the shop can receive it. Door delivery is a chassis move from the port or rail ramp with a live unload, so the receiver needs hard standing for a tractor and chassis, a forklift with a slab boom or clamp rated for the heaviest bundle, and staff used to unloading stone; the truck's free time is limited and waiting time is charged. Where the shop cannot receive a container, it goes to a stone warehouse or transload yard and the bundles go in on a flatbed. Airlift's own offices in New Jersey and Los Angeles arrange the drayage through contracted carriers and book the appointment; give us the receiver's equipment and hours with the enquiry.
Shipping terms in this guide:Flat Rack ContainerFree Trade Agreement (FTA)Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF)Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF)Cubic Meter (CBM)Drayage
U.S. import duty on Granite & Engineered Quartz Slabs by country of origin
Total duty on the highest-value tariff lines in this category, by country of origin, calculated with our tariff engine and U.S. Census import values. Each page breaks down the duty components, how the rate has changed by entry date, and the landed-cost math.
- Quartzite slabs from Brazil
- Agglomerated quartz slabs from Vietnam
- Agglomerated quartz slabs from Thailand
- Agglomerated quartz slabs from India
- Granite slabs, 1.5 to 7.5 cm thick from Brazil
- Worked marble from Turkey
- Worked marble slabs from Turkey
- Articles of cement, concrete or artificial stone from China
- Granite slabs, 1.5 to 7.5 cm thick from India
- Articles of cement, concrete or artificial stone from Turkey
- Worked granite from China
- Worked marble from China
- Worked travertine from Turkey
- Agglomerated quartz slabs from Indonesia
- Quartzite slabs from India
- Worked marble from India
25 more in this group. Rates are our tariff engine's total for a commercial entry today. Open a page for the duty lines behind a rate and how it changed by entry date, browse all import duty pages, or price your own shipment.
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