2713.90.00

Analysis

HTS 2713.90.00 covers petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals: other residues of petroleum oils or of… under heading 2713 (petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils…).

There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 89% of the 46 tariff lines in chapter 27 that are also free. 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 2713.20.00 (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, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.

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