HTS Index

HTS heading 2712

Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, microcrystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not colored — 6 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
2712Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, microcrystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not colored + Ch. 99not stated
2712.10.00.00Petroleum jelly + Ch. 99Freekg
2712.20.00.00Paraffin wax containing by weight less than 0.75 percent of oil + Ch. 99Freekg
2712.90Other + Ch. 99not stated
2712.90.10.00Montan wax + Ch. 99Freekg
2712.90.20.00Other + Ch. 99Freekg

Additional duties may apply

6 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.