Analysis
HTS 2713.12.00 covers petroleum coke: calcined under heading 2713 (petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils…).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 45% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 45% duty.
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 2713.11.00 (petroleum coke: not calcined, duty-free), 2713.20.00 (petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of…, duty-free) and 2713.90.00 (petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of…, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 324110 (Petroleum Refineries), an industry of 143 US establishments employing 55,064 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2713.11.00 | Petroleum coke: not calcined | Free |
| 2713.20.00 | Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals: petroleum bitumen | Free |
| 2713.90.00 | Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals: other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous materials | Free |