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U.S. imports of granite — simply cut or sawn flat (monumental or building stone) (HS 680223) totaled $4.1M in July 2026, traded with 25 countries.
Importers of Granite — Simply Cut or Sawn Flat (Monumental or Building Stone) paid $591K in duties in July 2026 — an effective duty rate of 15% on $3.8M in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule. Granite — Simply Cut or Sawn Flat (Monumental or Building Stone) imports of $4.1M in July 2026 ran 13% above the year-to-date monthly average of $3.6M.
Last updated: July 2026 dataIndia leads US imports of simply cut or sawn granite building and monumental stone, with China and Brazil also prominent suppliers. At this processing stage the stone has only been cut or sawn to a flat or even surface, making it a semi-finished input for countertop fabricators, monument producers, and architectural stone yards that perform final shaping and polishing domestically. The entire heading resolves to a single 10-digit line, 6802230000, so classification disputes typically center on whether surface treatment has advanced the article beyond 'simply cut or sawn' into the worked-granite provisions of 6802.93.
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312 shipments/mo
Once a granite article has been worked beyond a simple flat or even sawn surface — for example, by polishing, flaming, bush-hammering, or edge profiling — it is classified as worked granite under 6802.93 rather than simply cut or sawn stone under 6802.23. The distinction is based on the degree of surface or edge processing, not the final intended use.
Importing at the simply-cut stage allows domestic fabricators to control final dimensions, edge profiles, and surface finishes to customer specification. It can also affect duty classification, since further-worked granite under 6802.93 carries different tariff treatment and, for certain origins, may be subject to trade-remedy measures.
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HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Import Value | Effective Tariff % | Dutiable Share | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6802230000 | Granite Mon or Bldg Stone Smply Cut or Sawn | $4.1M | 14.37% | 93.50% | $591K |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 6802230000 | Granite Mon or Bldg Stone Smply Cut or Sawn | $238K |
Import lines come from the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and export lines from Schedule B. The two are numbered by different agencies, so the same 10-digit code can appear in both tables describing a different product.
ImportsExports
Imports
$4.1MYoY · Pro
Exports
$238KYoY · Pro
12-mo low · imports
YoY · ProThrough July 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Imports · July 2026
origin
India and China together supply 82% of it.
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rate provision · imports
6.5% enters free of duty; the effective duty rate is 14.37%.