Code 6812 91 · Heading 6812

Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headwear made of asbestos or asbestos-based mixtures, excluding crocidolite asbestos

This code covers clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headwear made of asbestos or mixtures based on asbestos or asbestos and magnesium carbonate. It excludes items made of crocidolite asbestos.

For example

An asbestos garment, excluding crocidolite asbestos
Asbestos footwear, excluding crocidolite asbestos
An asbestos hat, excluding crocidolite asbestos

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Official tariff text

Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear of asbestos or of mixtures with a basis of asbestos or a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate (excl. of crocidolite asbestos)

How we got to this code

XIII
68
6812
6812 91

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The path to this code

Every code is reached through these choices, one level at a time.

Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section XIII Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica …
Is the item made of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or a similar material; is it a ceramic product; or is it glass or glassware?
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Step 2 · Chapter 68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica … 1 of 3 chapters in section XIII
Which product and material category best describes it: natural-stone paving, worked stone or stone mosaic material, worked slate, grinding or sharpening goods, abrasive on a backing, mineral wool or expanded mineral material, asphalt-like goods, wood or plant fibre bonded with cement or plaster, plaster goods, cement/concrete/artificial-stone goods, asbestos-cement or cellulose-cement goods, asbestos goods, unmounted friction material, mica goods, or another stone or mineral-material product?
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Step 3 · Heading 6812 Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis o… 12 of 15 headings under chapter 68
Is the product the broad group of asbestos products and mixtures described under 6812 80, clothing, clothing accessories, footwear or headwear under 6812 91, or manufactured asbestos fibres and asbestos-based mixtures and products other than those excluded under 6812 99?
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Step 4 · Subheading 6812 91 Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headge… 2 of 3 subheadings under heading 6812
Is the item clothing, a clothing accessory, footwear or headwear made of asbestos or an asbestos-based mixture, and not made of crocidolite asbestos?

Pick the 8-digit code

Import duty on the codes below: 3.7%

Only one code below

6812 91 00

Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear of asbestos or of mixtures with a basis of asbestos or a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate (excl. of crocidolite asbestos)

3.7%

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 1.7% to 3.7%.

6812 80 Fabricated crocidolite asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of crocidolite asbestos or with a basis of crocidolite asbestos and magnesium carbonate; articles of such mixtures or of crocidolite asbestos, e.g., thread, woven fabric, clothing, headgear, footwear, gaskets, whether or not reinforced (excl. friction material with a basis of crocidolite asbestos, and articles of crocidolite asbestos-cement) 1.7–3.7%
6812 91 Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear of asbestos or of mixtures with a basis of asbestos or a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate (excl. of crocidolite asbestos) you are here 3.7%
6812 99 Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate; articles of such mixtures or of asbestos, e.g., yarn, thread, cords, string, woven or knitted fabric, whether or not reinforced (excl. of crocidolite asbestos; clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear; friction material with a basis of asbestos; articles of asbestos-cement) 1.7–3.7%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

68.12.9100 Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

2.0%

Their lines1 British line
EU originDuty free

6812 91 00 00 Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines2 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

6812.91.10.00 Fabricated asbestos fibers; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

68.12.9100

Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

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

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

6812 91 00 00

Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear

Ordinary duty

2.0%

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 v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 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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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

6812.91.10.00

Fabricated asbestos fibers; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate; articles of such mixtures or of asbestos (for example, thread, woven fabric, clothing, headgear, footwear, gaskets), whether or not reinforced, other than goods of heading 6811 or 6813, Other, Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear, Footwear

General rate

8.3%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
6812.91.90.00

Fabricated asbestos fibers; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate; articles of such mixtures or of asbestos (for example, thread, woven fabric, clothing, headgear, footwear, gaskets), whether or not reinforced, other than goods of heading 6811 or 6813, Other, Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear, Other

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, 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.