2713.20.00

Analysis

HTS 2713.20.00 covers petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals: petroleum bitumen under heading 2713 (petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils…).

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.

The other lines in the same group are 2713.11.00 (petroleum coke: not calcined, duty-free), 2713.12.00 (petroleum coke: calcined, 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 is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.

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