HTS tariff line · chapter 27
2715.00.00
Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (for example, bituminous mastics, cut-backs)
Analysis
HTS 2715.00.00 covers bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (for example, bituminous… under heading 2715 (bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen…).
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.
It is the only US line under subheading 2715.00, 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 2715.00 points straight here.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 324121 (Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing), an industry of 1,397 US establishments employing 17,655 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.