Section XIII


Chapter - 69
2002 Schedule 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 headings 6902 and 6903, "refractory articles" 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.

2.  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.

3.  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 determined 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).

4.  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
             
6901000000   Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil 
             meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of 
             similar siliceous earths  . . . . . . . . . . . t

6902         Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic
             constructional goods, other than those of siliceous fossil
             meals or similar siliceous earths:
6902.10        Containing by weight, singly or together, more than 50
               percent of the elements magnesium, calcium, or chromium,
               expressed as MgO, CaO or Cr2O3:
6902101000        Magnesite bricks . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thsnds
6902105000        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t

6902.20        Containing by weight more than 50 percent of alumina
               (Al2O3), of silica (SiO2) or of a mixture or compound of
               these products:
                  Bricks:
6902201010          Alumina  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thsnds
6902201020          Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thsnds
                  Other:
6902205010          Alumina  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t
6902205020          Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t

6902.90        Other:
                  Bricks:
6902901010          Of clay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thsnds
6902901020          Nonclay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t
                  Other:
6902905010          Of clay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t
6902905020          Nonclay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t

6903         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:
6903100000     Containing by weight more than 50 percent of graphite or
               other carbon or of a mixture of these products kg

6903200000     Containing by weight more than 50 percent of alumina
               (Al2O3) or of a mixture or compound of alumina and of
               silica (SiO2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg

6903.90        Other:
6903900010        Of clay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
6903900050        Other (nonclay)  . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg

             II. OTHER CERAMIC PRODUCTS

6904         Ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler tiles
             and the like:
6904.10        Building bricks:
6904100015        Solid bricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thsnds
6904100090        Hollow bricks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thsnds
6904900000     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

6905         Roofing tiles, chimney pots, cowls, chimney liners, architectural
             ornaments and other ceramic constructional goods:
6905100000     Roofing tiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
6905900000     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

6906000000   Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings kg

6907         Unglazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; unglazed
             ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing:
6907100000     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

6907900000     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2

6908         Glazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; glazed
             ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a
             backing:
6908100000     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

6908900000     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .m2

6909         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:
6909110000        Of porcelain or china  . . . . . . . . . . X
6909120000        Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on
                  the Mohs scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
6909.19           Other:
6909191000          Ferrite core memories  . . . . . . . . . X
6909195000          Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
6909900000     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

6910         Ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, 
             water closet bowls, flush tanks, urinals and similar sanitary 
             fixtures:
6910.10        Of porcelain or china:
6910100005        Water closet bowls, flushometer type . . .No.
6910100010        Water closet bowls with tanks, in one piece No.
6910100025        Other water closet bowls and flush tanks, whether or
                  not in sets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
6910100030        Sinks and wash basins (lavatories) . . . .No.
6910100050        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
6910900000     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

6911         Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet
             articles, of porcelain or china:
6911.10        Tableware and kitchenware:
6911101000        Hotel and restaurant ware and other ware not
                  household ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dz PCs
6911105500        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dz PCs

6911.90        Other:
6911900010        Toilet articles  . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
6911900050        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

6912         Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and
             toilet articles, other than of porcelain or china:
               Tableware and kitchenware:
6912001000        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
6912002500        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dz PCs
6912005000     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
6913         Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles:
6913100000     Of porcelain or china . . . . . . . . . . . . X
6913900000     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

6914         Other ceramic articles:
6914100000     Of porcelain or china . . . . . . . . . . . . X
6914900000     Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X