PCT Fire-Retardant Hydraulic Waste Oil from China
Waste hydraulic fluid from manufacturing equipment using PCT-based fire retardants, containing less than 50 mg/kg PCBs. Classified in HTS 2710.91.00.50 for petroleum waste oils with PCT contamination. Generated in metalworking and heavy industry applications.
Duty Rate — China → United States
7.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
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
• Secure prior informed consent (PIC) under Basel Convention for transboundary movements
• Lab certificates must use validated methods like EPA 3540C for oil extraction analysis