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Figure 4. Customs Value (AUD) of Natural Stone Imorts HS CODE 250620 251400 251511 251512 251520 251611 251612 251620 251690 251710 680100 680210 680221 680222 680223 680229 680291 680292 680293 680299 680300 GRAND TOTAL
2011 78,427 672,858 23,153 494,938 6,315 22,354 1,122,039 401,777 641,048 993,681 12,169,798 2,934,342 15,587,231 7,619,877 10,745,279 37,470,539 15,138,656 31,565,349 16,966,895 8,276,324 162,930,880
2012
2013
53,051 849,583 3,491 283,898 7,330 42,149 792,580 429,399 1,048,329 972,522 13,157,425 2,297,036 11,102,160
74,564 770,968 11,363 168,150 8,968 752,614 352,073 308,502 1,206,389 1,042,425 21,495,586 2,439,333 7,489,659
2014
2015
112,831 9,300 480,044 492,731 276,822 1,802,031 2,707,029 25,080,420 3,086,974 10,662,948
136,418 657,888 19,537 267,632 19,271 381,044 444,672 317,050 2,242,528 1,616,563 30,375,493 4,566,064 13,369,274
7,157,533 5,907,152 39,798,690 15,981,321 34,675,482 19,678,028 8,092,181 162,329,340
5,770,611 7,382,301 47,686,153 15,200,501 35,511,833 19,502,104 7,855,828 175,029,924
10,859,624 8,410,832 56,634,983 17,506,934 38,072,228 24,405,401 10,582,129 212,060,933
18,369,821 12,743,550 62,744,661 19,146,344 41,932,785 30,878,486 12,506,615 252,735,696
232,314 645,357
A breakdown of imports of natural stone over the last five years into the various HTISC codes can be found in Figure 4. The only categories that Australian Customs records a measure of quantity against are the raw or crude natural stone import codes (numbers beginning with 25). These can be found in Figure 5. All but one are measured in kilograms. Code 2514000001 (slate, roughly cut or sawn) is measured in square metres. The value of ‘Crude or roughly trimmed’ stone imports in 2015 was A$6,102,602. The majority of the value was shipped to Victoria with 49 percent of the crude total, while
Figure 5. Total Natural Stone Import Quantity - Raw or Crude Stone
HTISC
UNIT OF MEASURE
2506200012 Kilograms 2506200038 Kilograms 2506200039 Kilograms 2514000001 Square Metres 2515110002 Kilograms 2515120003 Kilograms 2515200004 Kilograms 2516110005 Kilograms 2516120006 Kilograms 2516201009 Kilograms 2516202010 Kilograms 2516900036 Kilograms 2517100011 Kilograms Total Kg (exc 251400001)
2011 54,180 62,125 60,698 17,789 596,024 5,710 46,870 2,397,425 517,591 685,130 2,009,212 3,826,099 10,218,155
2012
2013
2014
2015
119,391
311,244
597,338
336,545
75,175 9,856 240,168 45,250 111,061 1,289,783 880,506 830,803 3,714,259 3,853,705 11,094,782
51,673 11,759 103,169 27,649 32,565,975 751,510 1,096,111 394,945 3,696,058 3,479,749 42,438,169
45,760
40,830 22,130 211,179 59,350 892,896 536,728 564,023 374,837 4,809,921 4,716,770 12,524,379
110,693 26,328 2,923,330 473,349 777,327 226,589 4,588,149 44,675,712 54,398,815
Figure 6. Harmonized Tariff Item Statistical Code (HTISC) Descriptions HTISC 2506200012 2514000001 2515110002 2515120003 2515200004 2516110005 2516120006 2516201009 2516202010 2516900036 2517100011 6801000001 6802100002 6802210003 6802230005 6802290004 6802290006 6802910007 6802920008 6802930009 6802990010 6803000011
DESCRIPTION Quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (incl. square) shape (excl. quartzite in shapes identifiable as road or paving sets, flagstones or curbstones (HS 6801)) Slate (incl. powder & waste), whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (incl. square) shape (excl. mosaic cubes; slate cut into shapes other than rectangular; worked slate) Crude or roughly trimmed marble and travertine, of an apparent specific gravity of 2.5 or more Marble and travertine, of an apparent specific gravity of 2.5 or more, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (incl. square) shape (excl. crude or roughly trimmed marble and travertine) Ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone (excl. marble & travertine), of an apparent specific gravity of 2.5 or more, and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut into blocks or slabs of a rectangular shape Crude or roughly trimmed granite Granite, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (incl. square) shape (excl. crude or roughly trimmed granite) Crude or roughly trimmed sandstone Sandstone, merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (incl. square) shape (excl. crude or roughly trimmed sandstone) Porphyry, basalt and other monumental or building stone (excl. granite and sandstone), whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (incl. square) shape Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated Setts, curbstones and flagstones of natural stone (except slate) Tiles, cubes and similar articles of natural stone, the largest surface area of which is capable of being enclosed in a square the side of which is less than 7 cm; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder Marble, travertine and alabaster, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface Granite, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface Calcareous stone, (excl. marble, travertine and alabaster), simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface Stone (excl. calcareous or granite), simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface Marble, travertine and alabaster (excl. simply cut or sawn with a flat or even surface) Calcareous stone (excl. marble, travertine and alabaster, and simply cut or sawn with a flat or even surface) Granite, (excl. simply cut or sawn with a flat or even surface) Stone, (excl. calcareous or granite, and simply cut or sawn having a flat or even surface) Worked slate and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate
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