HTS tariff line · chapter 27
2710.91.00
Containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)
Analysis
HTS 2710.91.00 covers containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) under heading 2710 (petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in bbl.
The general rate is 10.5¢/bbl, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 10.5¢/bbl. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
For statistics it divides in two: 2710.91.00.10 for containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at a… and 2710.91.00.50 for other, containing polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or…. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2710.91.00.10 | Containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at a concentration level of 50 mg/kg or more | bbl | |
| 2710.91.00.50 | Other, containing polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), whether or not also containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at a concentration level of less than 50 mg/kg | bbl |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2710.12.15 | Light oils and preparations: motor fuel | 52.5¢/bbl |
| 2710.12.18 | Motor fuel blending stock | 52.5¢/bbl |
| 2710.12.25 | Naphthas (except motor fuel or motor fuel blending stock) | 10.5¢/bbl |
| 2710.12.45 | Mixtures of hydrocarbons not elsewhere specified or included, which contain by weight not over 50 percent of any single hydrocarbon compound | 10.5¢/bbl |
| 2710.12.90 | Other: other | 7% |
| 2710.19.06 | Testing under 25 degrees A.P.I. | 5.25¢/bbl |
| 2710.19.11 | Testing 25 degrees A.P.I. or more | 10.5¢/bbl |
| 2710.19.16 | Kerosene-type jet fuel | 52.5¢/bbl |
| 2710.19.24 | Kerosene (except kerosene-type jet fuel): motor fuel | 52.5¢/bbl |
| 2710.19.25 | Motor fuel blending stock | 52.5¢/bbl |
| 2710.19.26 | Kerosene (except kerosene-type jet fuel | 10.5¢/bbl |
| 2710.19.30 | Lubricating oils and greases, with or without additives: oils | 84¢/bbl |
| 2710.19.35 | Containing not over 10 percent by weight of salts of fatty acids of animal (including marine animal) or vegetable origin | 5.8% |
| 2710.19.40 | Greases: other | 1.3¢/kg + 5.7% |
| 2710.19.45 | Mixtures of hydrocarbons not elsewhere specified or included, which contain by weight not over 50 percent of any single hydrocarbon compound | 10.5¢/bbl |
| 2710.19.90 | Other: other | 7% |
| 2710.20.05 | Testing under 25 degrees A.P.I. | 5.25¢/bbl |
| 2710.20.10 | Testing 25 degrees A.P.I. or more | 10.5¢/bbl |
| 2710.20.15 | Kerosene-type jet fuel, motor fuel or motor fuel blending stock | 52.5¢/bbl |
| 2710.20.25 | Kerosene (except kerosene-type jet fuel, motor fuel or motor fuel blending stock) | 10.5¢/bbl |
| 2710.99.05 | Testing under 25 degrees A.P.I. | 5.25¢/bbl |
| 2710.99.10 | Testing 25 degrees A.P.I. or more | 10.5¢/bbl |
| 2710.99.16 | Wastes of motor fuel or of motor fuel blending stock | 52.5¢/bbl |
| 2710.99.21 | Wastes of kerosene or naphthas | 10.5¢/bbl |
| 2710.99.31 | Wastes of lubricating oils and greases (whether or not containing additives): of oils | 84¢/bbl |
| 2710.99.32 | Containing not over 10 percent by weight of salts of fatty acids of animal (including marine animal) or vegetable origin | 5.8% |
| 2710.99.39 | Of greases: other | 1.3¢/kg + 5.7% |
| 2710.99.45 | Mixtures of hydrocarbons not elsewhere specified or included, which contain not over 50 percent of any single hydrocarbon compound | 10.5¢/bbl |
| 2710.99.90 | Other: other | 7% |