Marine Light Fuel Oil Biodiesel Mix (Low S) from China
Blended light marine fuel oil with biodiesel, sulfur 15-500 ppm, API 25+, viscosity <45 SUS, fitting HTS 2710.20.10.13 for distillate fuels. Used in auxiliary engines on vessels under IMO sulfur caps. Biodiesel inclusion qualifies it distinctly from pure petroleum marine fuels.
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
• Certify compliance with MARPOL Annex VI sulfur limits; provide density and viscosity test reports
• Ensure bunker fuel documentation distinguishes from residual marine fuels