U.S. imports of Granite — Simply Cut or Sawn Flat (Monumental or Building Stone) (HS 680223) totaled $3.5M in August 2026, imported from 26 countries.
Importers of Granite — Simply Cut or Sawn Flat (Monumental or Building Stone) paid $564K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 15.92% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 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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255 import shipments a month
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.
Subheading 7 of 8 in heading 6802
Subheading 680223 · $3.5M of $249.3M
ImportsExports
Imports
$3.5MYoY · free account
Exports
$220KYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $41.5M of Granite — Simply Cut or Sawn Flat (Monumental or Building Stone) and exported $3.0M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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Imports · August 2026
origin
India and China together supply 73% of it. Brazil pays 41.2% duty; Mexico 0.0%.
customs district
destination
entry
rate provision · imports
14.3% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 15.92% of imports for consumption.
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Imports for consumption | Average duty rate | Dutiable Share | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6802230000 | Granite Mon or Bldg Stone Smply Cut or Sawn | $3.5M | 15.92% | 85.73% | $564K |
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 | $220K |
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.