Industrial Boiler No. 2 Fuel Oil 15-500 ppm S from China
No. 2-grade fuel oil for industrial boilers and process heaters has light fuel characteristics (API 25°+, visc <45 sec) and sulfur between 15-500 ppm, fitting HTS 2710.19.11.07 for non-crude petroleum distillates ≥70% oils. Used in manufacturing for steam generation, it meets urban air toxics standards without ultra-low sulfur refinement.
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
• Document end-use as industrial heating to qualify for potential exemptions; provide density and distillation curve per ASTM D86
• Beware of seasonal blending variations affecting viscosity; store separately from lubes