Heating Oil No. 2 with Biodiesel from China
No. 2 heating oil blended with biodiesel, sulfur 100 ppm, API 28-35°, <45 SUS viscosity. Falls under 2710.20.10.03 as low-sulfur diesel-like fuel oil with biodiesel. Used in residential and commercial boilers.
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)
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• ASTM D396 compliance for heating oils; document sulfur and biodiesel content
• Red dye for non-taxed heating use; declare intent to avoid highway tax
• Seasonal import peaks require advance sulfur testing to meet specs