Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 2709.00
2709.00.20: Crude oil: Testing 25 degrees A.P.I. or more
Crude oil
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 2709.00 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude:
- 2709.00.20 Testing 25 degrees A.P.I. or more
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 24 September 2018
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.03
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | 10.5¢/bbl |
| US–Australia FTA AU | Australia | Free |
| US–Bahrain FTA BH | Bahrain | Free |
| US–Chile FTA CL | Chile | Free |
| US–Colombia TPA CO | Colombia | Free |
| US–Israel FTA IL | Israel | Free |
| US–Jordan FTA JO | Jordan | Free |
| US–Korea FTA KR | South Korea | Free |
| US–Morocco FTA MA | Morocco | Free |
| US–Oman FTA OM | Oman | Free |
| CAFTA-DR P | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | Free |
| US–Panama TPA PA | Panama | Free |
| US–Peru TPA PE | Peru | Free |
| USMCA S | Canada, Mexico | Free |
| US–Singapore FTA SG | Singapore | Free |
| Column 2 | Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus | 21¢/bbl |
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
Subdivisions
- 2709.00.20 Testing 25 degrees A.P.I. or more 10.5¢/bbl
- 2709.00.20.10 Condensate derived wholly from natural gas bbl
- 2709.00.20.90 Other bbl
Same subheading in other tariffs
2709.00 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude
UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Brazil Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free – 13% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 6.7% 
Nigeria Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA lines: 2709.00
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
Legal notes
HTS code 2709.00.20 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 2709.00 (petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude).
The general duty is a specific or compound duty: 10.5¢/bbl.
2 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is free, the Argentina duty is free, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–13% and the Nigeria duty is free.
The United States imported goods of subheading 2709.00 worth US$169bn in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 2709.00.20?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 10.5¢/bbl. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 2709.00.20 under US trade agreements?
Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A+,AU, BH, CL, CO,D, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE, R,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 2709.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$100bn), followed by Mexico.