What does HTS Chapter 27 cover?

Chapter 27 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) covers Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes. It sits within Section V: Mineral Products. Tandom's catalog lists all 141 10-digit statistical lines and 9 4-digit headings in this chapter.

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 27 imports?

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines range from 5.8% to 7% (median 7%); roughly 92% of lines enter duty-free. Use the calculator linked from each code page to compute the full landed rate, including Section 301/232 overlays, IEEPA tariffs, and AD/CVD deposits where applicable.

Are Section 301 or Section 232 tariffs applied to Chapter 27 products?

Section 301 (China) and Section 232 (steel, aluminum, copper) tariffs are layered on top of the base HTSUS rate via Chapter 99 provisions. Whether they apply to a specific 10-digit line in Chapter 27 depends on the product's country of origin, material content, and the active proclamation. Open any code in this chapter to see the live overlay stack and effective rate.

Are there antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders covering Chapter 27 products?

AD/CVD orders are issued at the case level by the Department of Commerce against specific products from specific countries. Tandom's AD/CVD catalog cross-references every active order to the HTS codes it covers — open any code in Chapter 27 to see flagged orders, deposit rates, and the underlying scope determinations.

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Section V: Mineral Products

Chapter 27: Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

Chapter 27 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes and sits within Section V: Mineral Products.

About Chapter 27

Chapter 27 contains 141 10-digit statistical lines grouped under 9 4-digit headings. Brokers, importers, and customs counsel use these codes to declare mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes on entry summaries (CBP Form 7501) and to look up the applicable Column 1, Special, and Column 2 duty rates.

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines in Chapter 27 range from 5.8% to 7%, with a median of 7%. About 41% of the chapter's lines (58 of 141) enter duty-free under the general rate. Special-program rates (USMCA, KORUS, GSP, AGOA, and others) and Chapter 99 overlays modify these base rates for qualifying shipments.

Every code page links into the Tandom Tariff Calculator with the HTS code prefilled, so you can compute the full landed duty for a specific shipment by entering value, country of origin, and (where relevant) material content or date of entry. Tandom's data refreshes daily from USITC HTSUS, CBP CSMS, the Federal Register, and the Department of Commerce — the same authoritative sources the trade community files against.

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2701.11.00.00	·Anthracite	Free	Free	—	t
2701.12.00	·Bituminous coal	Free	Free	—	—
2701.12.00.10	··Metallurgical coal	Free	Free	—	t
2701.12.00.50	··Other	Free	Free	—	t
2701.19.00	·Other coal	Free	Free	—	—
2701.19.00.10	··Sub-bituminous coal	Free	Free	—	t
2701.19.00.50	··Other	Free	Free	—	t
2701.20.00.00	Briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal	Free	Free	—	t

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2702.10.00.00	Lignite, whether or not pulverized, but not agglomerated	Free	Free	—	t
2702.20.00.00	Agglomerated lignite	Free	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2704.00.00	Coke and semicoke of coal, of lignite or of peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon	Free	Free	—	—
2704.00.00.11	·Coke larger than 100 mm (4 inches) in maximum diameter and at least 50 percent of which is retained on a 100-mm (4-inch) sieve after drop shatter testing pursuant to ASTM D 3038, of a kind used in foundries

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2707.10.00.00	Benzene	Free	Free	—	liters
2707.20.00.00	Toluene	Free	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2708.10.00.00	Pitch	Free	Free	—	kg
2708.20.00.00	Pitch coke	Free	Free	—

Chapter 27: Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

`2701`Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal:

`2702`Lignite, whether or not agglomerated, excluding jet:

`2703`Peat (including peat litter), whether or not agglomerated

`2704`

`2705`Coal gas, water gas, producer gas and similar gases, other than petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

`2706`Tar distilled from coal, from lignite or from peat, and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled, including reconstituted tars

`2707`Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the nonaromatic constituents:

`2708`Pitch and pitch coke, obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars:

`2709`

`2711`Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons:

`2712`Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, microcrystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not colored:

`2713`Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals:

`2714`Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks:

`2715`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)

`2716`Electrical energy

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 27 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 27 imports?

Are Section 301 or Section 232 tariffs applied to Chapter 27 products?

Are there antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders covering Chapter 27 products?

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2709.00	Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude:	—	—	—	—
2709.00.10.00	Testing under 25 degrees A.P.I.	5.25¢/bbl	21¢/bbl

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2710.12	·Light oils and preparations:	—	—	—	—
2710.12.15	··Motor fuel

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2711.11.00.00	·Natural gas	Free	Free	—	m3
2711.12.00	·Propane	Free	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2712.10.00.00	Petroleum jelly	Free	Free	—	kg
2712.20.00.00	Paraffin wax containing by weight less than 0.75 percent of oil

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2713.11.00.00	·Not calcined	Free	Free	—	t
2713.12.00.00	·Calcined	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2714.10.00.00	Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands	Free	Free	—	t
2714.90.00.00	Other	Free	Free

2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal:

2702Lignite, whether or not agglomerated, excluding jet:

2703Peat (including peat litter), whether or not agglomerated

2704

2705Coal gas, water gas, producer gas and similar gases, other than petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

2706Tar distilled from coal, from lignite or from peat, and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled, including reconstituted tars

2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the nonaromatic constituents:

2708Pitch and pitch coke, obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars:

2709

2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons:

2712Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, microcrystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not colored:

2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals:

2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks:

2715Bituminous 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)

2716Electrical energy

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 27 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 27 imports?

Are Section 301 or Section 232 tariffs applied to Chapter 27 products?

Are there antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders covering Chapter 27 products?

`2701`Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal:

`2702`Lignite, whether or not agglomerated, excluding jet:

`2703`Peat (including peat litter), whether or not agglomerated

`2704`

`2705`Coal gas, water gas, producer gas and similar gases, other than petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

`2706`Tar distilled from coal, from lignite or from peat, and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled, including reconstituted tars

`2707`Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the nonaromatic constituents:

`2708`Pitch and pitch coke, obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars:

`2709`

`2711`Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons:

`2712`Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, microcrystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not colored:

`2713`Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals:

`2714`Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks:

`2715`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)

`2716`Electrical energy