Tar distilled from coal, from lignite, peat and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled; including reconstituted tars
6-digit subheadings (1)
Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.
2706.00
Tar; distilled from coal, lignite or peat, and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled, including reconstituted tars
Chapter 27 classification notes
Chapter 27 dominates global trade volumes. OPEC + sanctions context (Russian crude, Iranian crude, Venezuelan crude) heavily affect tariff and clearance treatment. Personal-import not relevant for chapter 27.
Frequent misclassification in this chapter
Lubricant base oils vs. lubricant preparations — 2710 vs. 3403; petrochemical feedstocks vs. finished plastic resins (2710 vs. Chapter 39).
Classification certainty
The 6-digit level shown here is the internationally harmonised layer. Duty rates attach to national 8-10 digit tariff lines, which differ by country — use the duty calculator for lane estimates. For binding certainty, request a ruling from the destination customs authority.
Binding tariff ruling databaseOther headings in Chapter 27
- 2701 — Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coa…
- 2702 — Lignite; whether or not agglomerated, excluding jet
- 2703 — Peat; (including peat litter), whether or not agglomerated
- 2704 — Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomera…
- 2705 — Coal gas, water gas, producer gas and similar gases, other than petrol…
- 2707 — Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal t…
- 2708 — Pitch and pitch coke; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tar…
- 2709 — Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude
- 2710 — Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparati…
- 2711 — Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons
- 2712 — Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, micro-crystalline petroleum wax, slack …
- 2713 — Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or…
- 2714 — Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; a…
- 2715 — Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt; on natural bitumen, on p…
- 2716 — Electrical energy