2701.11.00

Analysis

HTS 2701.11.00 covers coal, whether or not pulverized, but not agglomerated: anthracite under heading 2701 (coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal).

The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 89% of the 46 tariff lines in chapter 27, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.

The other lines in the same group are 2701.12.00 (coal, whether or not pulverized, but not agglomerated…, duty-free), 2701.19.00 (coal, whether or not pulverized, but not agglomerated…, duty-free) and 2701.20.00 (briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured…, duty-free).

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 21211 (Coal Mining), an industry of 491 US establishments employing 42,347 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.

All 3 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.