Field Condensate from Shale Gas from China
Light condensate from shale gas plays like Permian or Marcellus, wholly derived from natural gas fracturing with high API gravity over 25 degrees. Under HTS 2709.00.20.10 as qualifying crude petroleum oil from gas sources. High value for petrochemical naphtha production.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include hydraulic fracturing and gas separation process docs to prove natural gas origin amid common crude blend suspicions
• Test for impurities like H2S; exceedances can lead to hazmat declarations or reclassification
• Budget for potential drawback claims if re-exported after fractionation