Heating Oil Kerosene with Vegetable Biodiesel from China
Kerosene-type heating oil blended with vegetable-derived biodiesel (at least 2% by volume), suitable for home furnaces and boilers. Classified under HTS 2710.20.25.00 due to its ≥70% kerosene content as the basic constituent with added biodiesel, not for aviation or automotive use.
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%Universal product exemption (U.S. note 52(b))
Import Tips
• Label packs clearly as heating fuel only to avoid EPA motor fuel rules; test for flash point compliance
• Pitfall: incomplete entry docs leading to reclassification as waste oil