HTS tariff line · chapter 27
2704.00.00
Coke and semicoke of coal, of lignite or of peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon
Analysis
HTS 2704.00.00 covers coke and semicoke of coal, of lignite or of peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon under heading 2704 (coke and semicoke of coal, of lignite or of peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in metric tons.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 89% of the 46 tariff lines in chapter 27. 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.
It is the only US line under subheading 2704.00, so the six-digit code used by every Harmonized System country and the eight-digit US line describe the same goods; a foreign tariff or an exporter's invoice showing 2704.00 points straight here.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 331110 (Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing), an industry of 359 US establishments employing 78,532 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2704.00.00.11 | Coke larger than 100 mm (4 inches) in maximum diameter and at least 50 percent of which is retained on a 100-mm (4-inch) sieve after drop shatter testing pursuant to ASTM D 3038, of a kind used in foundries | t | 331110 |
| 2704.00.00.25 | Other | t | 331110 |
| 2704.00.00.50 | Other | t | 331110 |