List, Specifications, and Technical Criteria of Minerals for Construction Materials for Export in Vietnam

23:53, 11/07/2024

On June 29, 2018, the Ministry of Construction of Vietbnam issued Circular 05/2018/TT-BXD on guidelines for exporting minerals used as construction materials.

Circular 05 promulgates the list, specifications, and technical criteria for minerals used as construction materials for export in Vietnam. To be specific:

HS Code	List of minerals	Specifications, Technical Criteria
I	White silica sand, yellow mold sand
2505.10.00	White silica sand used as raw material for the production of construction materials or other industrial fields	- Processed (sieved, selected, washed, classified by grain size) - SiO₂ content ≥ 99%; - Grain size ≤ 1.0mm
2505.90.00	White silica sand, yellow sand used for mold casting	- Processed (sieved, selected, washed, classified by grain size, resin-coated or non-resin-coated) - SiO₂ content ≥ 95%; - Grain size ≤ 2.5mm
2505.10.00.10	Fine or superfine quartz sand powder	- Processed (sieved, selected, washed, dried, crushed, classified by grain size) - SiO₂ content ≥ 99%; - Grain size ≤ 96 µm
II	Facing stones
2515.12.20	Facing stones from marble, limestone, cut into slabs by saw or other means	Thickness ≤ 100 mm
2516.12.20	Facing stones from granite, gabbro, basalt, and other stones, cut into slabs by saw or other means	Thickness ≤ 100 mm
2516.20.20	Facing stones from sandstone, cut into slabs by saw or other means	Thickness ≤ 100 mm
2506.10.00	Facing stones from quartz, cut into slabs by saw or other means	Thickness ≤ 100 mm
2506.20.00	Facing stones from quartzite, cut into slabs by saw or other means	Thickness ≤ 100 mm
2514.00.00	Slate stones for construction, roofing, cut into slabs by saw or other means	Thickness ≤ 50 mm
6801.00.00	Natural stone curbstones (excluding slate)	Thickness ≤ 100 mm
6802.21.00	Facing stones from marble, processed into flat and smooth slabs	Thickness ≤ 100 mm
6802.23.00	Facing stones from granite, processed into flat and smooth slabs	Thickness ≤ 100 mm
6802.29.10	Facing stones from limestone, processed into flat and smooth slabs	Thickness ≤ 100 mm
6802.29.90	Facing stones from other natural stones, processed into flat and smooth slabs	Thickness ≤ 100 mm
III	Block stones
2515.20.00.10	Block stones from white marble, extracted and cut into block-shaped products with flat surfaces	Volume ≥ 0.5 m^3^
2515.12.10	Block stones from marble, limestone, extracted and cut into block-shaped products with flat surfaces	Volume ≥ 0.5 m^3^
2516.12.10	Block stones from granite, gabbro, basalt, sandstone, and other stones, extracted and cut into block-shaped products with flat surfaces	Volume ≥ 0.5 m^3^
IV	Artistic stones
6802.91.10	Artistic stones from marble	Processed and crafted into products
6802.92.00	Artistic stones from limestone	Processed and crafted into products
6802.93.00	Artistic stones from granite	Processed and crafted into products
6802.99.00	Artistic stones from other natural stones	Processed and crafted into products
V	Construction stones
V-a	Used for concrete formulation, road paving
2517.10.00	Construction stones from pebbles, gravel, used for concrete formulation, road paving	Processed (crushed, sieved) with grain size ≤ 60 mm
2517.49.00.30	Construction stones from limestone used for concrete formulation, road paving	- Processed (crushed, sieved) with grain size ≤ 60 mm; - CaCO₃ content < 85%
2517.49.00.30	Construction stones from granite, gabbro, marble, sandstone, and other stones used for concrete formulation, road paving	Processed (crushed, sieved) with grain size ≤ 60 mm
V-b	Used for shore embankment, foundation building, wall construction, pavement, and road surface paving
2515.11.00	Other construction stones (block stones, split stones, cubic stones, etc.) from marble, limestone, used for shore embankment, foundation building, wall construction, pavement, and road surface paving	Processed, cut, crafted into products
2516.11.00	Other construction stones (block stones, split stones, cubic stones, etc.) from granite, gabbro, basalt, and other stones, used for shore embankment, foundation building, wall construction, pavement, and road surface paving	Processed, cut, crafted into products
2516.20.10	Other construction stones (block stones, split stones, cubic stones, etc.) from sandstone, used for shore embankment, foundation building, wall construction, pavement, and road surface paving	Processed, cut, crafted into products
VI	Other minerals
2518.10.00	Dolomite used as raw material for the production of construction materials and other industries	- MgO content ≥ 18%; - Grain size ≤ 60 mm
2507.00.00	Kaolin used as raw material for the production of construction materials and other industries	- Al₂O₃ content ≥ 28%, Fe₂O₃ content ≤ 1%; - Grain size ≤ 0.2mm
2507.00.00	Pyrophyllite kaolin used as raw material for the production of construction materials and other industries	- Al₂O₃ content ≥ 15%, Fe₂O₃ content ≤ 1%; - Size ≤ 100 mm
2508.30.00	Refractory clay used as raw material for the production of construction materials and other industries	- Al₂O₃ content ≥ 23%; - Grain size ≤ 0.2mm
2529.10.00	Feldspar used as raw material for the production of construction materials and other industries	- Total alkali content (K₂O+Na₂O) ≥ 7%; - Size ≤ 100 mm

See more Circular 05/2018/TT-BXD effective from August 15, 2018, replacing Circular 04/2012/TT-BXD.

- Thanh Lam -

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