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2008 Schedule B - Chapter 27
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Section V - Chapter 27                                                                              
                                                                                                    
Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products of Their Distillation;                                     
 Bituminous Substances; Mineral Waxes                                                               
                                                                                                    
Notes                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
1.  This chapter does not cover:                                                                    
                                                                                                    
  (a). Separate chemically defined organic compounds, other than pure methane and                   
        propane which are to be classified in heading 2711;                                         
                                                                                                    
  (b). Medicaments of heading 3003 or 3004; or                                                      
                                                                                                    
  (c). Mixed unsaturated hydrocarbons of heading 3301, 3302 or 3805.                                
                                                                                                    
2.  References in heading 2710 to "petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals"       
     include not only petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, but also similar   
     oils, as well as those consisting mainly of mixed unsaturated hydrocarbons, obtained by any    
     process, provided that the weight of the nonaromatic constituents exceeds that of the          
     aromatic constituents.  However, the references do not include liquid synthetic polyolefins    
     of which less than 60 percent by volume distills at 300 degrees C, after conversion to 1,013   
     millibars when a reduced-pressure distillation method is used (chapter 39).                    
                                                                                                    
3.  For the purposes of heading 2710, "waste oils" means waste containing mainly petroleum          
     oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (as described in note 2 to this chapter),      
     whether or not mixed with water.  These include:                                               
                                                                                                    
  (a). Such oils no longer fit for use as primary products (for example, used lubricating           
        oils, used hydraulic oils and used transformer oils);                                       
                                                                                                    
  (b). Sludge oils from the storage tanks of petroleum oils, mainly containing such oils and        
        a high concentration of additives (for example, chemicals) used in the manufacture          
        of the primary products; and                                                                
                                                                                                    
  (c). Such oils in the form of emulsions in water or mixtures with water, such as those            
        resulting from oil spills, storage tank washings, or from the use of cutting oils for       
        machining operations.                                                                       
                                                                                                    
Subheading Notes                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
1.  For the purposes of subheading 2701.11, "anthracite" means coal having a volatile matter        
     limit (on a dry, mineral-matter-free basis) not exceeding 14 percent.                          
                                                                                                    
2.  For the purposes of subheading 2701.12, "bituminous coal" means coal having a volatile          
     matter limit (on a dry, mineral-matter-free basis) exceeding 14 percent and a calorific value  
     limit (on a moist, mineral-matter-free basis) equal to or greater than 5,833 kcal/kg.          
                                                                                                    
3.  For the purposes of subheadings 2707.10, 2707.20, 2707.30 and 2707.40, the terms                
     "benzol (benzene)", "toluol (toluene)", "xylol (xylenes)", and "naphthalene" apply to products 
     which contain more than 50 percent by weight of benzene, toluene, xylenes or naphthalene,      
     respectively.                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
4.  For the purposes of subheading 2710.11, "light oils and preparations" are those of which 90     
     percent or more by volume (including losses) distill at 210 degrees C (ASTM D 86 method).      
                                                                                                    
Statistical Notes                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
1.  For the purpose of heading 2710, "petroleum oils" includes only products having:                
                                                                                                    
  (a). A Congealing Point (ASTM D 938) of less than 30 degrees C; or                                
                                                                                                    
  (b). If the Congealing Point is not less than 30 degrees C:                                       
                                                                                                    
       (i).   a density at 70 degrees C of less than 0.942 and a Worked Cone Penetration            
               (ASTM D 217) or a Cone Penetration (ASTM D 937) at 25 degrees C of not less          
               than 350; or                                                                         
                                                                                                    
       (ii).  if the density at 70 degrees C is not less than 0.942 having a Needle                 
               Penetration (ASTM D 5) at 25 degrees C of not less than 400.                         
                                                                                                    
2.  For the purpose of subheading 2710.11.15, "motor fuel" is any product derived primarily         
     from petroleum, shale or natural gas, whether or not containing additives, which is            
     principally used as a fuel in internal-combustion or other engines.                            
                                                                                                    
3.  For the purpose of subheadings 2710.11.18 and 2710.19.22, "motor fuel blending stock"           
     means any product (except naphthas of subheading 2710.11.25) derived primarily from            
     petroleum, shale oil or natural gas, whether or not containing additives, to be used for direct
     blending in the manufacture of motor fuel.                                                     
                                                                                                    
4.  For the purposes of this chapter, the term barrel (bbl) means a barrel of 158.98 liters (42     
     gallons) measured at 15.6 degrees C.                                                           
                                                                                                    
5.  In determining the relative weights of components of the mixtures provided for in               
     subheading 2710.11.45 and 2710.19.45, naphtha and other petroleum derivatives which            
     may be present in such mixtures as solvents shall be disregarded.                              
                                                                                                    
6.  For the purposes of heading 2716, the term "electrical energy" does not include electrical      
     energy transmitted as a medium of communication.                                               
                                                                                                    
7.  For the purposes of heading 2711.11, the quantity of liquefied natural gas shall be  reported   
     on a gaseous equivalent volume basis.                                                          
                                                                                                    
8.  Subheading 2712.10.00 does not include petroleum jelly, suitable for use for the care of the    
     skin, put up in packings of a kind sold at retail for such use (subheading 3304.99.10).        
                                                                                                    
2701       Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured                                      
              from coal:                                                                            
               Coal, whether or not pulverized, but not agglomerated:                               
2701110000      Anthracite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                   
270112          Bituminous coal:                                                                              
2701120010        Metallurgical coal . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                   
2701120050        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                   
2701190000      Other coal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                   
2701200000   Briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured                                          
                from coal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                      
2702       Lignite, whether or not agglomerated, excluding jet:                                               
2702100000   Lignite, whether or not pulverized, but not agglomerated t                                       
2702200000   Agglomerated lignite  . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                   
2703000000 Peat (including peat litter), whether or not agglomerated t                                        
2704       Coke and semicoke of coal, of lignite or of peat, whether or not                                   
              agglomerated; retort carbon:                                                          
2704000010   Coal coke and semicoke, commercially suitable for use as fuel t                                  
2704000020   Coal coke and semicoke, not commercially suitable for use as                                     
                fuel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                      
2704000050   Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                   
2705000000 Coal gas, water gas, producer gas and similar gases, other than                                    
              petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons Ths m3                                 
2706000000 Tar distilled from coal, from lignite or from peat, and other                                      
              mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled,                       
              including reconstituted tars  . . . . . . . . liter                                   
2707       Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature                                    
              coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic                        
              constituents exceeds that of the nonaromatic constituents:                            
2707100000   Benzene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liter                                                
2707200000   Toluene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liter                                                
270730       Xylenes:                                                                                         
2707300020      o-Xylene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liter                                                
2707300030      p-Xylene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liter                                                
2707300060      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liter                                                
2707400000   Naphthalene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liter                                                
2707500000   Other aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures of which 65 percent                                          
                or more by volume (including losses) distills at 250 degrees C                      
                by the ASTM D 86 method . . . . . . . . . . liter                                   
               Other:                                                                               
2707910000      Creosote oils  . . . . . . . . . . . . . liter                                                
270799          Other:                                                                                        
2707991000        Light oil  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liter                                                
2707992000        Picolines  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
2707994000        Carbazole having a purity of 65 percent or more by                                          
                     weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                     
                    Phenols:                                                                        
2707995500           Metacresol, orthocresol, paracresol and                                                  
                        metaparacresol, all the foregoing having a purity                           
                        of 75 percent or more by weight . . .kg                                     
2707995800           Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
                    Other:                                                                          
2707999010           Carbon black feedstock  . . . . . . .Bbl                                                 
2707999090           Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
2708       Pitch and pitch coke, obtained from coal tar or from other                                         
              mineral tars:                                                                         
2708100000   Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
2708200000   Pitch coke  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
2709       Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude:                                  
2709001000   Testing under 25 degrees A.P.I. . . . . . . Bbl                                                  
               Testing 25 degrees A.P.I. or more:                                                   
2709002010      Condensate derived wholly from natural gas Bbl                                                
2709002090      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                                  
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:                                   
               Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals                            
                (other than crude) and 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,                        
                other than waste oils:                                                              
271011          Light oils and preparations:                                                                  
                    Motor fuel:                                                                     
2710111510           Gasoline, leaded  . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                                  
                       Gasoline, unleaded:                                                          
2710111514             Reformulated  . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                                  
2710111519             Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                                  
2710111520           Jet fuel, naphtha-type  . . . . . . Bbl                                                  
2710111550           Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                                  
                    Motor fuel blending stock:                                                      
2710111805           Reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending                                           
                        (RBOB)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                     
2710111890           Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                                  
2710112500        Naphthas (except motor fuel or motor fuel                                                   
                     blending stock)  . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                     
                    Other:                                                                          
2710114500           Mixtures of hydrocarbons not elsewhere specified                                         
                        or included, which contain by weight not over 50                            
                        percent of any single hydrocarbon compound Bbl                              
2710119000           Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                                  
271019          Other:                                                                                        
                    Distillate and residual fuel oils (including blended                            
                     fuel oils):                                                                    
                       Testing under 25 degrees A.P.I.:                                             
                         Having a Saybolt Universal viscosity at 37.8                               
                          degrees C of 45 seconds or more but not                                   
                          more than 125 seconds (No. 4-type fuel oils):                             
2710190505                Containing not more than 500 ppm of                                                 
                             sulfur . . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                     
2710190515                Containing more than 500 ppm of sulfur Bbl                                          
2710190520             Having a Saybolt Universal viscosity at 37.8                                           
                          degrees C of more than 125 seconds (heavy                                 
                          fuel oils)  . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                     
2710190550             Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                                  
                       Testing 25 degrees A.P.I. or more:                                           
                         Having a Saybolt Universal viscosity at 37.8                               
                          degrees C of less than 45 seconds (light fuel                             
                          oils):                                                                    
2710191005                Containing not more than 500 ppm of                                                 
                             sulfur . . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                     
2710191007                Containing more than 500 ppm of sulfur Bbl                                          
                         Having a Saybolt Universal viscosity at 37.8                               
                          degrees C of 45 seconds or more but not more                              
                          than 125 seconds (No. 4-type fuel oils):                                  
2710191015                Containing not more than 500 ppm of                                                 
                             sulfur . . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                     
2710191025                Containing more than 500 ppm of sulfur Bbl                                          
2710191050             Having a Saybolt Universal viscosity at 37.8                                           
                          degrees C of more than 125 seconds (heavy                                 
                          fuel oils). . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                     
2710191500        Kerosene-type jet fuel . . . . . . . . Bbl                                                  
                    Kerosene (except kerosene-type jet fuel):                                       
2710192100           Motor fuel  . . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                                  
2710192200           Motor fuel blending stock . . . . . Bbl                                                  
2710192300           Kerosene (except motor fuel or motor fuel                                                
                        blending stock) . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                     
                    Lubricating oils and greases, with or without additives:                        
                       Oils:                                                                        
2710193010             Aviation engine lubricating oils, except jet                                           
                          engine lubricating oils . . . . . Bbl                                     
2710193020             Automotive, diesel and marine engine (except                                           
                          turbine) lubricating oils . . . . Bbl                                     
2710193030             Turbine lubricating oils, including marine Bbl                                         
2710193040             Automotive gear oils  . . . . . . Bbl                                                  
2710193050             Steam cylinder oils . . . . . . . Bbl                                                  
2710193070             Quenching or cutting oils . . . . Bbl                                                  
2710193080             Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                                  
2710193750           Greases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                                  
                    Other:                                                                          
                       Mixtures of hydrocarbons not elsewhere specified                             
                        or included, which contain by weight not over 50                            
                        percent of any single hydrocarbon compound:                                 
2710194530             White mineral oil, medicinal grade Bbl                                                 
2710194540             White mineral oil, except medicinal grade Bbl                                          
2710194545             Insulating or transformer oils  . Bbl                                                  
2710194590             Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bbl                                                  
2710199000           Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
               Waste oils:                                                                          
2710910000      Containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),                                                  
                   polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated                              
                   biphenyls (PBBs) . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                    
2710990000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                                 
2711       Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons:                                                    
               Liquefied:                                                                           
2711110000      Natural gas  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ths m3                                               
2711120000      Propane  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                                 
2711130000      Butanes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                                 
2711140000      Ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene kg                                                
2711190000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X                                                  
               In gaseous state:                                                                    
2711210000      Natural gas  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ths m3                                               
2711290000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bbl                                                 
2712       Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, microcrystalline petroleum wax,                                     
              slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral                            
              waxes, and similar products obtained by synthesis or by                               
              other processes, whether or not colored:                                              
2712100000   Petroleum jelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
2712200000   Paraffin wax containing by weight less than 0.75 percent                                         
                of oil  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                     
2712900000   Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
2713       Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of                                            
              petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals:                          
               Petroleum coke:                                                                      
2713110000      Not calcined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                   
2713120000      Calcined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                   
2713200000   Petroleum bitumen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                   
2713900000   Other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from                                        
                bituminous minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                      
2714       Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar                                      
              sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks:                                               
2714100000   Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands . . . .t                                                   
2714900000   Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t                                                   
2715000000 Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural                                           
              bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral                           
              tar pitch (for example, bituminous mastics, cut-backs) t                              
2716000000 Electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kWh                                                
                                                                      
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the U.S. Census Bureau's Foreign Trade Division.  Questions and       
comments can be directed to them via phone at                         
800-549-0595 (Menu Option 2).                                         
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