# HTS 6909.12.00.00: Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale

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## Duty rates

- **General (MFN) rate:** 4%
- **Special / FTA rate:** Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
- **Column 2 rate:** 45%
- **Corpus rank:** #4533 of 6827 among dutiable tariff lines
- **Percentile among ad-valorem lines:** 66th of 13,544 rated lines

## Classification path

- **Section XIII:** [Stone, Plaster, Cement; Ceramic; Glass](https://plaintariff.com/section/xiii-stone-plaster-cement-ceramic-glass)
- **Chapter 69:** [Ceramic products](https://plaintariff.com/chapter/chapter-69-ceramic-products)
- **HTS code:** 6909.12.00.00

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*Source: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule. HTML canonical: https://plaintariff.com/heading/6909120000-articles-having-a-hardness-equivalent-to-9-or-more-on-the-mo*