HTS tariff line · chapter 27
2706.00.00
Tar distilled from coal, from lignite or from peat, and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled, including reconstituted tars
Analysis
HTS 2706.00.00 covers tar distilled from coal, from lignite or from peat, and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled, including reconstituted tars under heading 2706 (tar distilled from coal, from lignite or from peat, and other mineral tars, whether or…).
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 2706.00, 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 2706.00 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.