HTSUS Chapter 68 on the customs broker exam

Chapter 68 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials. Across the released customs broker exams, 7 questions turn on classifying goods in this chapter. Drawn from 7 released sittings, April 2021 through October 2020 (PM). Below: every heading CBP has tested, the official heading text, and each exam question that used it.

6810 — Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced

What is the CLASSIFICATION of floor tiles, which measure approximately 15 centimeters long by 15 centimeters wide and one centimeter thick, made of traditional cement stained to look like American Black Walnut parquet flooring?
April 2025 exam, question 36 · tests 6810.19.1400. Full question, answer and citation →
What is the CLASSIFICATION of bathroom wall tiles which measure 30 centimeters long by 30 centimeters wide by .8 centimeters thick, and are comprised of approximately 71% natural dolomite uniformly agglomerated with a plastic binder?
October 2019 exam, question 34 · tests 6810.19.1200. Full question, answer and citation →

6802 — Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 6801; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially colored granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)

What is the CLASSIFICATION of a geological granite stone slab cut to size with a flat or even surface with a maximum thickness greater than 1.5 centimeters (cm) but not greater than 7.5 cm, which is further worked to a polish?
April 2022 exam, question 45 · tests 6802.93.0025. Full question, answer and citation →

6804 — Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, hand sharpening or polishing stones, and parts thereof, of natural stone, of agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives, or of ceramics, with or without parts of other materials

What is the CLASSIFICATION of a hand-held scrubber/polisher for metal grills consisting of a square-cut piece of solid, natural pumice mounted onto a plastic handle?
October 2020 (PM) exam, question 42 · tests 6804.30.0000. Full question, answer and citation →

6808

Of the four choices below, which is the best CLASSIFICATION of sound insulating panels? The panels are two centimeters thick and imported in one by one half meter sections. They are composed of wood shavings agglomerated with a cement binder and are sanded but otherwise unfinished. To a casual observer, the panels look like a collection of randomly oriented wood slivers pressed together into a flat, rigid board. The intended use is for acoustic sound absorption for the construction of areas such as music studios.
April 2026 exam, question 38 · tests 6808.00.0000. Full question, answer and citation →

6809 — Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster

What is the CLASSIFICATION of a wall panel which is manufactured by mixing natural gypsum plaster powder with water, molding it to shape, allowing it to dry, then reinforcing it with paper?
April 2021 exam, question 24 · tests 6809.11.0010. Full question, answer and citation →

6811 — Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fiber-cement or the like

What is the CLASSIFICATION of floor tiles, which measure approximately fifteen (15) centimeters long by fifteen (15) centimeters wide by one (1) centimeter thick, made of cellulose fiber-cement board which does not contain asbestos?
May 2024 exam, question 30 · tests 6811.82.0000. Full question, answer and citation →

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