Insulation materials|HS Code

Insulation materials harmonized system code

Product Overview Insulation Materials under the Harmonized System (HS) Code 6806 refer to a range of products primarily made from mineral wools, expanded mineral materials, and cellular concrete. These materials are typically processed into various forms including sheets, rolls, panels, or customized shapes depending on the specific application requirements. Key characteristics of these products include high thermal resistance, excellent sound absorption, and fire retardancy. Insulation materials under HS Code 6806 can be further classified into four subcategories: slag wool, rock wool, exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, and similar heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials. These products find widespread use across various industries such as construction, automotive, marine, and aerospace for thermal insulation, acoustic control, and fire protection purposes. The competitive advantage of these materials lies in their outstanding insulative properties, durability, and cost-effectiveness. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications HS Code 6806 falls under Chapter 68 (Articles of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica, etc.), Heading 06 (Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag, and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading 6811 or 6812; articles of light-concrete, other than those of heading 6811). These insulation materials are classified under this code due to their mineral composition and insulating capabilities. In terms of trade considerations, these products are usually packaged in protective wrappers or boxes to prevent damage during transport. Shipping requirements may include maintaining specific temperature and humidity conditions to ensure product integrity. Quality standards for these materials are typically defined by ASTM International, ISO, or other relevant industry-specific standards. The selection of these materials for import or export should be based on their compliance with regional and international regulations, demonstrating their safety, performance, and suitability for specific applications.

Insulation materials Chapter Note

1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Goods of Chapter 25; (b) Coated, impregnated or covered paper and paperboard of heading 48.10 or 48.11 (for example, paper and paperboard coated with mica powder or graphite, bituminised or asphalted paper and paperboard); (c) Coated, impregnated or covered textile fabric of Chapter 56 or 59 (for example, fabric coated or covered with mica powder, bituminised or asphalted fabric); (d) Articles of Chapter 71; (e) Tools or parts of tools, of Chapter 82; (f) Lithographic stones of heading 84.42; (g) Electrical insulators (heading 85.46) or fittings of insulating material of heading 85.47; (h) Dental burrs (heading 90.18); (ij) Articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock cases); (k) Articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings); (l) Articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games and sports requisites); (m) Articles of heading 96.02, if made of materials specified in Note 2 (b) to Chapter 96, or of heading 96.06 (for example, buttons), of heading 96.09 (for example, slate pencils), heading 96.10 (for example, drawing slates) or of heading 96.20 (monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles); or (n) Articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art). 2.- In heading 68.02 the expression “worked monumental or building stone” applies not only to the varieties of stone referred to in heading 25.15 or 25.16 but also to all other natural stone (for example, quartzite, flint, dolomite and steatite) similarly worked; it does not, however, apply to slate.