Blended No. 2 Heating Oil ULSD (15-500 ppm S) from China
Blended No. 2 heating oil for residential and commercial boilers meets light fuel oil parameters (API ≥25°, visc <45 sec) with sulfur controlled at 15-500 ppm to meet air quality standards. Classified under HTS 2710.19.11.07 as a distillate fuel oil preparation containing ≥70% petroleum oils, excluding biodiesel or waste. It's dyed red for non-taxed heating use in the US.
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
• Confirm red dye (Solvent Red 164) presence for off-road heating exemption from highway diesel tax; submit flash point (>52°C) and sulfur certs
• Avoid road use labeling to prevent IRS penalties; check regional sulfur caps like Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel regs