HTS Index

HTS heading 2709

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude — 5 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
2709.00Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude + Ch. 99not stated
2709.00.10.00Testing under 25 degrees A.P.I. + Ch. 995.25¢/bblbbl
2709.00.20Testing 25 degrees A.P.I. or more + Ch. 9910.5¢/bbl
2709.00.20.10Condensate derived wholly from natural gas + Ch. 9910.5¢/bbl (inherited from 2709.00.20)bbl
2709.00.20.90Other + Ch. 9910.5¢/bbl (inherited from 2709.00.20)bbl

2 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

5 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.