Chapter 27 · Mineral fuels, oils and waxes; electricity · Section 5

HS Code 2710.12

Light oils and preparations

Heading 2710: Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 percent or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils

US duty (general)
7% +
US HTS lines
5
EU CN codes
12
UK commodity codes
31
Unit
bbl, kg

US HTS + UK Tariff v4.0.1596 · updated 2026-09-10 · sources

United States - HTS lines under 2710.12

Source: official Harmonized Tariff Schedule (USITC). "General" is the normal-trade-relations rate; "Special" lists preference programs; "Other" is the column-2 rate. Additional Section 232/301 duties may apply on top.

HTS codeDescriptionGeneralSpecialOtherUnit
2710.12.15 Light oils and preparations >
Motor fuel
5 statistical lines (10-digit)
  • 2710.12.15.10 - Leaded
  • 2710.12.15.14 - Reformulated
  • 2710.12.15.19 - Other
  • 2710.12.15.20 - Jet fuel, naphtha-type
  • 2710.12.15.50 - Other
52.5¢/bbl Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D, IL,JO, KR,MA,OM,P, PA,PE,R,S,SG) $1.05/bbl bbl
2710.12.18 Gasoline > Unleaded >
Motor fuel blending stock
2 statistical lines (10-digit)
  • 2710.12.18.05 - Reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending (RBOB)
  • 2710.12.18.90 - Other
52.5¢/bbl Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D, IL,JO, KR,MA,OM,P, PA,PE,R,S,SG) $1.05/bbl bbl
2710.12.25 Light oils and preparations > Motor fuel blending stock >
Naphthas (except motor fuel or motor fuel blending stock)
10.5¢/bbl Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D, IL,JO, KR,MA,OM,P, PA,PE,R,S,SG) 21¢/bbl bbl
2710.12.45 Light oils and preparations > Other >
Mixtures of hydrocarbons not elsewhere specified or included, which contain by weight not over 50 percent of any single hydrocarbon compound
3 statistical lines (10-digit)
  • 2710.12.45.45 - Insulating or transformer oils
  • 2710.12.45.60 - Renewable fuels blends containing not less than 51 percent by volume of biofuel, as described in statistical note 1 to this chapter
  • 2710.12.45.95 - Other
10.5¢/bbl Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D, IL,JO, KR,MA,OM,P, PA,PE,R,S,SG) 21¢/bbl bbl
2710.12.90 Other > Mixtures of hydrocarbons not elsewhere specified or included, which contain by weight not over 50 percent of any single hydrocarbon compound >
Other
7% Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO, KR,MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) 25% kg, liters

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European Union - CN codes under 2710.12

Source: EU Combined Nomenclature (Eurostat, © European Union, reused per Decision 2011/833/EU). Duty rates and measures live in TARIC; each code links to the official consultation.

CN codeDescription
2710 12 31 Aviation spirit EU duty (TARIC) →
2710 12 70 Spirit type jet fuel EU duty (TARIC) →
2710 12 41 With an octane number (RON) of less than 95 EU duty (TARIC) →
2710 12 49 With an octane number (RON) of 98 or more EU duty (TARIC) →
2710 12 11 For undergoing a specific process EU duty (TARIC) →
2710 12 15 For undergoing chemical transformation by a process other than those specified in respect of subheading 27101211 EU duty (TARIC) →
2710 12 45 With an octane number (RON) of 95 or more but less than 98 EU duty (TARIC) →
2710 12 50 Exceeding 0,013 g per litre EU duty (TARIC) →
2710 12 25 Other EU duty (TARIC) →
2710 12 90 Other light oils EU duty (TARIC) →
2710 12 21 White spirit EU duty (TARIC) →
2710 12 00 Light oils and preparations EU duty (TARIC) →

United Kingdom - commodity codes under 2710.12

Source: UK Integrated Online Tariff (Open Government Licence v3.0). Declarable 10-digit codes go on the customs declaration; check the official page for the current duty and VAT measures.

Commodity codeDescription
2710 12 00 00 Light oils and preparations UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 11 00 For undergoing a specific process UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 15 00 For undergoing chemical transformation by a process other than those specified in respect of subheading 2710 12 11 UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 21 00 White spirit UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 21 20 Containing ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 21 99 Other UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 25 00 Other UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 25 10 Containing ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 25 20 Mixture of C6 aliphatic hydrocarbons (CAS RN 92112-69-1), containing by weight 60 % or more but not more than 80 % of n-hexane (CAS RN 110-54-3), with: -a specific gravity of 0,666 or more but not more than 0,686, -a total of carbonyl compounds of less than 1 ppm, -a total of acetylenic compounds of less than 2 ppm UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 25 90 Other UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 31 00 Aviation spirit UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 31 10 Containing ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 31 90 Other UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 41 00 With an octane number (RON) of less than 95 UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 41 10 Containing ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 41 90 Other UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 45 00 With an octane number (RON) of 95 or more but less than 98 UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 45 10 Containing ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 45 90 Other UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 49 00 With an octane number (RON) of 98 or more UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 49 10 Containing ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 49 90 Other UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 50 00 Exceeding 0,013 g per litre UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 50 10 Containing ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 50 90 Other UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 70 00 Spirit type jet fuel UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 70 10 Containing ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 70 90 Other UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 90 00 Other light oils UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 90 10 Containing ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) UK duty & VAT →
2710 12 90 90 Other UK duty & VAT →
Not a customs ruling. Classification is determined by the importing country's customs authority and depends on the exact product. This page is reference information from official published schedules, not legal advice. For a binding decision, request a ruling (US: CBP CROSS · UK: HMRC ATaR · EU: BTI).

Other subheadings in 2710

Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (public domain) · EU Combined Nomenclature © European Union, Eurostat (Decision 2011/833/EU) · UK Integrated Online Tariff, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data refreshed weekly. Details on About & Data Sources.