Bonny Light Crude Oil from China
Bonny Light is a Nigerian light sweet crude with API gravity around 35 degrees, exceeding the 25 degrees A.P.I. threshold for HTS 2709.00.20. Known for its low sulfur (0.2%) and high gasoline yield, it is shipped in large tankers as unprocessed crude. Fits perfectly as crude petroleum oil from bituminous minerals.
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
• Submit chromatograph analysis for sulfur and API to CBP for binding rulings if borderline
• Declare exact provenance (e.g
• Bonny Terminal) for potential country-specific tariffs or sanctions checks
• Prepare for demurrage risks by aligning vessel ETA with customs pre-advice filings