Historical MFN averages (2020); not current shipment rates. HS6 descriptions use the UN Comtrade Combined HS reference; the original rate nomenclature remains unconfirmed. National special codes require destination-specific verification. No effective date is available. The data review on September 11, 2026 does not update the rates. Reference source.

Chapter 25:

67 total items67 with duty rates0 headings
HS CodeDescriptionArabicDuty Rate
2501.00Salt (including table salt and denatured salt); pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution; sea water6.66667%
2502.00Iron pyrites; unroastedExempted
2503.00Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphurExempted
2504.10Graphite; natural, in powder or in flakesExempted
2504.90Graphite; natural, in other forms, excluding powder or flakesExempted
2505.10Sands; natural, silica and quartz sands, whether or not colouredExempted
2505.90Sands; natural, (other than silica and quartz sands), whether or not coloured, (other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26)Exempted
2506.10Quartz; other than natural sands5%
2506.20Quartzite; whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape5%
2507.00Kaolin and other kaolinic clays; whether or not calcinedExempted
2508.10Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); bentonite, whether or not calcinedExempted
2508.30Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); fireclay, whether or not calcinedExempted
2508.40Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcinedExempted
2508.50Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcinedExempted
2508.60Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); mulliteExempted
2508.70Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); chamotte or dinas earthsExempted
2509.00Chalk5%
2510.10Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ungroundExempted
2510.20Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; groundExempted
2511.10Barium sulphate (barytes); naturalExempted
2511.20Barium carbonate (witherite); natural, whether or not calcined, other than barium oxide of heading no. 2816Exempted
2512.00Siliceous fossil meals (e.g. kieselguhr, tripolite and diatomite) and similar siliceous earths; whether or not calcined, of an apparent specific gravity of 1 or lessExempted
2513.10Pumice stone, whether or not heat treated5%
2513.20Emery, natural corundum, natural garnet and other natural abrasives, whether or not heat-treated5%
2514.00Slate; whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape5%
2515.11Marble and travertine; having a specific gravity of 2.5 or more, crude or roughly trimmed by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shapeExempted
2515.12Marble and travertine; merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, having a specific gravity of 2.5 or more1.66667%
2515.20Ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone; alabaster, having a specific gravity of 2.5 or more2.5%
2516.11Granite; crude or roughly trimmedExempted
2516.12Granite; merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape2.5%
2516.20Sandstone;. whether or not roughly trimmed, cut, by sawing etc, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape2.5%
2516.90Monumental or building stone; n.e.c. in heading no. 2516, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape2.5%
2517.10Pebbles, 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-treatedExempted
2517.20Macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste; whether or not incorporating the materials in Tariff item 2517.10.00Exempted
2517.30Tarred macadamExempted
2517.41Stones; of marble, in granules, chippings and powder, whether or not heat-treatedExempted
2517.49Stones; of heading no. 2515 or 2516 (excluding marble), in granules, chippings and powder, whether or not heat-treatedExempted
2518.10Dolomite, not calcined or sintered; including dolomite roughly trimmed, or merely cut by sawing or otherwise into blocks or slabs of rectangular (including square) shape5%
2518.20Dolomite, calcined or sintered; including dolomite roughly trimmed, or merely cut by sawing or otherwise into blocks or slabs of rectangular (including square) shape5%
2519.10Magnesium carbonate (magnesite); naturalExempted
2519.90Magnesia, fused or dead-burned (sintered); whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering, other magnesium oxide, whether or not pure, (not natural magnesium carbonate)Exempted
2520.10Gypsum; anhydriteExempted
2520.20Plasters; (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), whether or not coloured, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders23%
2521.00Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement5%
2522.10Quicklime; excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 282515%
2522.20Slaked lime; excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 282515%
2522.30Hydraulic lime; excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 282515%
2523.10Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)75%
2523.21Cement; portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured25%
2523.29Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured75%
2523.30Cement; aluminous (ciment fondu), whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers30%
2523.90Cement; hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 252335%
2524.10Asbestos; crocidolite (blue asbestos)Exempted
2524.90Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)Exempted
2525.10Mica; crude and rifted into sheets or splittingsExempted
2525.20Mica; powderExempted
2525.30Mica; wasteExempted
2526.10Steatite; natural, (not crushed or powdered), whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape; talc2.5%
2526.20Steatite; natural, crushed, powdered, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape; talc2.5%
2528.00Natural 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 weightExempted
2529.10FeldsparExempted
2529.21Fluorspar; containing by weight 97% or less of calcium fluorideExempted
2529.22Fluorspar; containing by weight more than 97% of calcium fluorideExempted
2529.30Leucite; nepheline and nepheline syeniteExempted
2530.10Vermiculite, perlite and chlorites; unexpanded5%
2530.20Kieserite, epsomite (natural magnesium sulphates)5%
2530.90Mineral substances; n.e.c. in chapter 255%

Data source: WITS/UNCTAD TRAINS (MFN 2020). Values are indicative HS6 MFN averages, not shipment-specific applied rates. Import permission and restrictions are not assessed. Historical reference rates exclude VAT, excise and other national measures. Separate national entries preserve the columns printed by their source; these are not a complete shipment assessment. Full disclaimer.