Used Motor Oil Waste from China
Spent motor oil collected from vehicle maintenance and repair shops, contaminated with metals and additives. Classified under HTS 3825.90.0100 as other wastes from chemical or allied industries per chapter note 6(d), specifically wastes from hydraulic fluids and anti-freezing fluids. Not suitable for petroleum oil classification in 2710 due to chemical contamination.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Obtain EPA waste generator ID and hazardous waste manifest for transboundary shipment compliance
• Verify Basel Convention Annex III consent for hazardous waste imports; avoid misclassification as clean petroleum
• Include lab analysis proving non-recoverable solvent content to prevent reclassification