Code 2516 90 · Heading 2516

Porphyry, basalt and other monument or building stone, roughly shaped or cut into square or rectangular blocks or slabs, excluding granite, sandstone, certain limestone and loose forms

This code covers porphyry, basalt and other monument or building stone that is roughly shaped or cut into square or rectangular blocks or slabs. It excludes granulate, splinters, powder, stone shaped as setts, kerbstones or paving stones, building limestone with an apparent density of at least 2,500 kg/m³, and granite or sandstone.

For example

Roughly shaped porphyry block for monument or building use, in a square or rectangular form
Basalt slab cut into a rectangular form for monument or building use
Other monument or building stone, roughly shaped into a square block, excluding granite and sandstone

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Official tariff text

Porphyry, basalt and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a square or rectangular shape (excl. in the form of granules, chippings or powder, or already with the characteristics of setts, curbstones and flagstones, monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of >= 2,5, granite and sandstone)

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Step 1 · Section V Mineral products
Is the product salt, sulphur, earth or stone, gypsum, lime or cement; an ore, slag or ash; or a mineral fuel, mineral oil, distillation product, bituminous substance or mineral wax?
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Step 2 · Chapter 25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materia… 1 of 3 chapters in section V
Which named material or product type is it: salt, natural iron sulphides, sulphur, natural graphite, natural sand, quartz or quartzite, kaolin or other kaolin-containing clay, other clay or related materials, chalk, natural phosphates, natural barium compounds, fossil siliceous meal or similar earth, pumice or other natural abrasives, slate, marble or other dense building limestone, granite or other building stone, gravel or crushed stone, dolomite, magnesite or magnesium oxide, gypsum, limestone for lime, cement, asbestos, mica, steatite or talc, natural borates or boric acids, feldspar or similar minerals, or vermiculite, perlite and other minerals?
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Step 3 · Heading 2516 Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monu… 16 of 29 headings under chapter 25
Which child description fits the stone: raw or roughly shaped granite; granite cut into square or rectangular blocks or slabs; sandstone; or porphyry, basalt and other monument or building stone?
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Step 4 · Subheading 2516 90 Porphyry, basalt and other monumental or building s… 4 of 4 subheadings under heading 2516
Is the product porphyry, basalt or another monument or building stone, roughly shaped or cut into a square or rectangular block or slab, and not granite, sandstone, the specified limestone or a loose or paving-related form?

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2516 90 00 Porphyry, basalt and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a square or rectangular shape (excl. in the form of granules, chippings or powder, or already with the characteristics of setts, curbstones and flagstones, monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of >= 2,5, granite and sandstone) Duty free Save

Compare the sibling codes

2516 11 Granite, crude or roughly trimmed (excl. already with the characteristics of setts, curbstones and flagstones) 0.0%
2516 12 Granite, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a square or rectangular shape (excl. already with the characteristics of setts, curbstones and flagstones) 0.0%
2516 20 Sandstone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a square or rectangular shape (excl. already with the characteristics of setts, curbstones and flagstones) 0.0%
2516 90 Porphyry, basalt and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a square or rectangular shape (excl. in the form of granules, chippings or powder, or already with the characteristics of setts, curbstones and flagstones, monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of >= 2,5, granite and sandstone) you are here 0.0%

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

25.16.9001

Labrador (syenite)

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
25.16.9009

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

2516 90 00 00

Other monumental or building stone

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.