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Section V — Mineral products

Subheading

251200

Siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite and diatomite) and similar siliceous earths, whether or not calcined, of an apparent specific gravity of 1 or less.

Common commodities
Kieselguhr powder (low density silica fossil meal)Tripolite in raw formCalcined diatomite for filtrationRaw diatomaceous earth for insulationTripolite powder for drilling mudLow-density diatomite for cat litterKieselguhr for paint additiveDiatomite in filtered water purificationCalcined tripolite for refractoriesRaw kieselguhr for toothpaste abrasive

HS codes

CodeDescriptionTaxes
25120000Siliceous fossil meals (kieselguhr, tripolite, etc); siliceous earthsCustoms TaxCID, PAL, SSCL, VAT