Transformer Waste Oil with PCBs from Canada
Waste oil drained from electrical transformers contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) exceeding regulatory thresholds. Classified under HTS 2710.91.00 as waste oils containing PCBs from industrial equipment decommissioning. Used oils meeting the >70% petroleum oil basic constituent criterion.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
0%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Obtain EPA TSCA import certification confirming PCB content and manifest tracking from generator to importer
• Use licensed hazardous waste transporters; ensure DOT hazmat labeling for UN 3432 or equivalent
• Avoid misclassification as clean waste oil (2710.99); test for >50 ppm PCBs triggers this subheading