Waste Automotive Motor Oil (API 30) from China
Used motor oil collected from drained car engines, testing at 30 degrees API, classified as waste distillate fuel oil under HTS 2710.99.10.00 due to its petroleum base and API gravity meeting the threshold. It contains over 70% petroleum oils and is unsuitable for further refining without treatment.
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
• Obtain EPA waste generator ID and recycler certifications; declare as hazardous waste if contaminated
• Provide lab analysis confirming API gravity ≥25° and distillate nature to avoid reclassification
• Use licensed hazardous waste transporters; common pitfall is missing TSCA compliance for imports