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HS code for benzene
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “benzene” points to chapter 27: mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
The UK Global Tariff divides 27 into 161 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 8% (average 1.1%). 91 of them are duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 27 covers 111 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 8%. 31 of them are duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides 27 into 199 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 8% (average 2.2%). 43 of them are duty-free.
Duty rates compared
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USASee also
- tar
- coal
- peat
- xylol
- benzol
- butane
- toluol
- lignite
- methane
- phenols
- propane
- coal gas
- coal tar
- kerosene
- tar sand
- fuel oils
- gas - oil
- anthracene
- anthracite
- coke pitch
- diesel oil
- lignite wax
- naphthalene
- creosote oil
- ovoids, coal
- paraffin wax
- mineral waxes
- oils, mineral
- carbon, retort
- coal tar pitch
- coke petroleum
- fuels, mineral
- coal briquettes
- hydrocarbon oil
- waxes - mineral
- asphalt, natural
- bitumen, natural
- electric current
- petroleum - coke
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for benzene?
Benzene are classified under 27 (Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.