Industrial No. 4-Type Fuel Oil (>500 ppm S) from China
Petroleum distillate fuel for industrial burners and generators, with Saybolt viscosity 65 SUS average, API 28°, exceeding 500 ppm sulfur content. HTS 2710.19.11.25 applies precisely to this No. 4 specification for non-road heavy equipment and factory heating.
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
• Use accredited labs for viscosity (ASTM D2161) and sulfur (ASTM D4294) testing prior to shipment
• Include bill of lading noting 'fuel oil for industrial use' to support classification over motor fuels
• Monitor INCO terms; FOB imports require sulfur compliance docs at origin port