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HS code for kerosene

2710

2710 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils

In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “kerosene” points to heading 2710: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils. 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.

In the UK Global Tariff, 2710 covers 87 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 4%. 26 of them are duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 2710 into 46 tariff lines; the duty is between 3.5% and 4.7% (average 4%).

In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 2710 covers 93 tariff lines and the statutory rate is 25%.

Duty rates compared

UK Free – 4% Third-country duty 87 tariff lines · average 1.9% EU 3.5% – 4.7% Third-country duty 46 tariff lines · average 4% Türkiye 25% Statutory rate (Law 474) 93 tariff lines USA 5.8% – 7% General (MFN) 30 tariff lines · average 6.5% · 25× specific or compound duty

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for kerosene?

Kerosene are classified under 2710 (Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.