2710.91.00/Transformer Waste Oil with PCBs/Germany

Transformer Waste Oil with PCBs from Germany

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 — Germany → United States

0%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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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