2005 Schedule B - Chapter 69

                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Chapter - 69                                                                                        
2005 Sched ule B                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
Ceramic Products                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Notes                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
1.  This chapter applies only to ceramic products which have                                        
    been fired after shaping.  Headings 6904 to 6914 apply only                                     
    to such products other than those classifiable in headings                                      
    6901 to 6903.                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
2.  This chapter does not cover:                                                                    
                                                                                                    
  (a). Products of heading 2844;                                                                    
                                                                                                    
  (b). Articles of heading 6804;                                                                    
                                                                                                    
  (c). Articles of chapter 71 (for example, imitation jewelry);                                     
                                                                                                    
  (d). Cermets of heading 8113;                                                                     
                                                                                                    
  (e). Articles of chapter 82;                                                                      
                                                                                                    
  (f). Electrical insulators, (heading 8546) or fittings of                                         
       insulating material (heading 8547);                                                          
                                                                                                    
  (g). Artificial teeth (heading 9021);                                                             
                                                                                                    
  (h). Articles of chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock                                        
       cases);                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
  (i). Articles of chapter 94 (for example, furniture, lamps                                        
       and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings);                                             
                                                                                                    
  (j). Articles of chapter 95 (for example, toys, games and                                         
       sports equipment);                                                                           
                                                                                                    
  (k). See (j) above.                                                                               
                                                                                                    
  (l). Articles of heading 9606 (for example, buttons) or of                                        
       heading 9614 (for example, smoking pipes); or                                                
                                                                                                    
  (m). Articles of chapter 97 (for example, works of art).                                          
                                                                                                    
Statistical Notes                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
1.  For the purpose of this chapter, a "ceramic article" is a                                       
    shaped article having a glazed or unglazed body of                                              
    crystalline or substantially crystalline structure, the                                         
    body of which is composed essentially of inorganic                                              
    nonmetallic substances and is formed and subsequently                                           
    hardened by such heat treatment that the body, if reheated                                      
    to pyrometric cone 020, would not become more dense, harder,                                    
    or less porous, but does not include any glass articles.                                        
                                                                                                    
2.  For the purpose of headings 6902 and 6903, the term                                             
    "refractory" is applied to articles which have a pyrometric                                     
    cone equivalent of at least 1500 degrees C when heated at                                       
    60 degrees C per  hour (pyrometric cone 18).  Refractory                                        
    articles have special properties of strength and resistance                                     
    to thermal shock and may also have, depending upon the                                          
    particular uses for which designed, other special                                               
    properties such as resistance to abrasion and corrosion.                                        
                                                                                                    
3.  For the purpose of heading 6902, a brick which contains                                         
    both chromium and magnesium is classifiable according to                                        
    which of those components (expressed as Cr2O3 or MgO,                                           
    respectively) is greater by weight.                                                             
                                                                                                    
4.  For the purposes of headings 6905, 6907, and 6908, the term                                     
    "tiles" does not include any article 3.2 cm (1.260 inch) or                                     
    more in thickness.                                                                              
                                                                                                    
5.  For the purposes of headings 6909 through 6914:                                                 
                                                                                                    
  (a). The terms "porcelain" and "china" embrace ceramic ware                                       
       (other than stoneware), whether or not glazed or                                             
	decorated, having a fired white body (unless                                                       
	artificially colored) which will not absorb more than                                              
	0.5 percent of its weight of water and is translucent                                              
	in thickness of several millimeters.  The term                                                     
	"stoneware" as used in this note, embraces ceramic ware                                            
	which contains clay as an essential ingredient, is not                                             
	commonly white, will absorb not more than 3 percent of                                             
	its weight of water, and is naturally opaque (except in                                            
	very thin pieces) even when absorption is less than 0.1                                            
        percent.                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
  (b). The term "earthenware" embraces ceramic ware, whether or                                     
       not glazed or decorated, having a fired body which                                           
       contains clay as an essential ingredient, and will                                           
       absorb more than 3 percent of its weight of water.                                           
                                                                                                    
  (c). The water absorption of a ceramic body shall be deter-                                       
       mined by ASTM test method designated C373-72 (except                                         
       that test specimens may have a minimum weight of 10                                          
       g (0.35 ounce), and may have one large surface glazed).                                      
                                                                                                    
6.  For the purposes of heading 6904:                                                               
                                                                                                    
  (a). The term "solid bricks" refers to bricks containing not                                      
       more than 25 percent voids.                                                                  
                                                                                                    
  (b). The term "hollow bricks" refers to bricks containing                                         
       more than 25 percent voids.                                                                  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
          I. GOODS OF SILICEOUS FOSSIL MEALS OR OF SIMILAR                                          
                SILICEOUS EARTHS, AND REFRACTORY GOODS                                              
                                                                                                    
   Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods                                                    
	     of siliceous fossil meals (for example,                                                       
	     kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of                                                     
             similar siliceous earths  . . . . . . . . . . . t                                      
                                                                                                    
   Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar                                                     
	     refractory ceramic constructional goods, other                                                
	     than those of siliceous fossil meals or similar                                               
	     siliceous earths:                                                                             
     Containing by weight, singly or together,                                                      
	       more than 50 percent of the elements                                                        
	       magnesium, calcium, or chromium, expressed                                                  
	       as MgO, CaO or Cr2O3:                                                                       
        Magnesite bricks . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thsnds                                            
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t                                                
                                                                                                    
     Containing by weight more than 50 percent of                                                   
	       alumina (Al2O3), of silica (SiO2) or of a                                                   
	       mixture or compound of these products:                                                      
                  Bricks:                                                                           
          Alumina  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thsnds                                            
          Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thsnds                                            
                  Other:                                                                            
          Alumina  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t                                                
          Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t                                                
                                                                                                    
     Other:                                                                                         
                  Bricks:                                                                           
          Of clay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thsnds                                            
          Nonclay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t                                                
                  Other:                                                                            
          Of clay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t                                                
          Nonclay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t                                                
                                                                                                    
   Other refractory ceramic goods (for example,                                                     
	     retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs,                                                  
	     supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths and                                                   
	     rods), other than those of siliceous fossil                                                   
	     meals or of similar siliceous earths:                                                         
     Containing by weight more than 50 percent                                                      
	       of graphite or other carbon or of a mixture                                                 
	       of these products  . . . . . . . . . . . . . kg                                             
                                                                                                    
     Containing by weight more than 50 percent                                                      
	       of alumina (Al2O3) or of a mixture or                                                       
	       compound of alumina and of silica (SiO2)  . .kg                                             
                                                                                                    
     Other:                                                                                         
        Of clay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
        Other (nonclay)  . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                
                                                                                                    
             II. OTHER CERAMIC PRODUCTS                                                             
                                                                                                    
   Ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks,                                                        
	     support or filler tiles and the like:                                                         
     Building bricks:                                                                               
        Solid bricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thsnds                                             
        Hollow bricks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thsnds                                             
     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                
                                                                                                    
   Roofing tiles, chimney pots, cowls, chimney                                                      
	     liners, architectural ornaments and other                                                     
	     ceramic constructional goods:                                                                 
     Roofing tiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                
     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                
                                                                                                    
   Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe                                                      
	     fittings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kg                                            
                                                                                                    
   Unglazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or                                                     
	     wall tiles; unglazed ceramic mosaic cubes and                                                 
	     the like, whether or not on a backing:                                                        
     Tiles, cubes and similar articles, whether                                                     
	       or not rectangular, the largest surface area                                                
	       of which is capable of being enclosed in a                                                  
	       square the side of which is less than 7 cm                                                  
	       (2.76 inches)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m2                                             
                                                                                                    
     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                
                                                                                                    
   Glazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or                                                       
	     wall tiles; glazed ceramic mosaic cubes and                                                   
	     the like, whether or not on a backing:                                                        
     Tiles, cubes and similar articles, whether                                                     
	       or not rectangular, the largest surface area                                                
	       of which is capable of being enclosed in a                                                  
	       square the side of which is less than 7 cm                                                  
	       (2.76 inches) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                             
                                                                                                    
     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2                                                
                                                                                                    
   Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or                                                        
	     other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs and                                               
	     similar receptacles of a kind used in                                                         
	     agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar                                                   
	     articles of a kind used for the conveyance or                                                 
	     packing of goods:                                                                             
               Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or                                            
	       other technical uses:                                                                       
        Of porcelain or china  . . . . . . . . . . X                                                
        Articles having a hardness equivalent to                                                    
	          9 or more on the Mohs scale  . . . . . . . X                                             
        Other:                                                                                      
          Ferrite core memories  . . . . . . . . . X                                                
          Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                
     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                
                                                                                                    
   Ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals,                                                  
	     baths, bidets, water closet bowls, flush tanks,                                               
	     urinals and similar sanitary fixtures:                                                        
     Of porcelain or china:                                                                         
        Water closet bowls, flushometer type . . .No.                                               
        Water closet bowls with tanks, in one                                                       
		  piece  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.                                                   
        Other water closet bowls and flush tanks,                                                   
		  whether or not in sets   . . . . . . . . .No.                                                   
        Sinks and wash basins (lavatories) . . . .No.                                               
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.                                               
     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                
                                                                                                    
   Tableware, kitchenware, other household                                                          
	     articles and toilet articles, of porcelain or                                                 
	     china:                                                                                        
     Tableware and kitchenware:                                                                     
        Hotel and restaurant ware and other ware                                                    
		  not household ware . . . . . . . . . . . Dz PCs                                                 
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dz PCs                                             
                                                                                                    
     Other:                                                                                         
        Toilet articles  . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                
                                                                                                    
   Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household                                                  
	     articles and toilet articles, other than of                                                   
	     porcelain or china:                                                                           
               Tableware and kitchenware:                                                           
        Of coarse-grained earthenware, or of                                                        
	          coarse-grained stoneware; of fine-grained                                                
		  earthenware, whether or not decorated,                                                          
	          having a reddish-colored body and a                                                      
		  lustrous glaze which, on tea-pots may be                                                        
		  any color, but which, on other articles,                                                        
		  must be mottled, streaked, or solidly                                                           
		  colored brown to black with metallic                                                            
		  oxide or salt  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dz PCs                                                 
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dz PCs                                             
     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                
   Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic                                                          
	     articles:                                                                                     
     Of porcelain or china . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                
     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                
                                                                                                    
   Other ceramic articles:                                                                          
     Of porcelain or china . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                
     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X