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Commodity 2710201121

Commodity
2710201121
Classification
Consigned from Canada
Commodity valid from
1 January 2012
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Date of trade
2 June 2026
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Country Measure type Conditions Legal base Footnotes
All countries (1011)
excluding Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belize, Bhutan, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Dominica, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, European Union, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Libya, Malawi, Maldives, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Sudan, Switzerland, The Bahamas, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela
Import control on restricted goods and technologies
Belarus (BY) Import prohibition
Belarus (BY) Restriction on entry into free circulation
Iran (IR) Import control on restricted goods and technologies
Libya (LY) Import control on restricted goods and technologies
North Korea (KP) Import prohibition
North Korea (KP) Import control on restricted goods and technologies
Russia (RU) Restriction on entry into free circulation
Russia (RU) Import control on restricted goods and technologies
Ukraine (UA) Restriction on entry into free circulation

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Country Measure type Duty rate Conditions Legal base Footnotes
All countries (1011) Third country duty 0.00%
Channel Islands (1080) UK-CD Customs Union n/a
CARIFORUM (1033) Tariff preference 0.00%
CPTPP All Members (2051)
excluding Canada, Mexico
Tariff preference 0.00%
Central America (2200) Tariff preference 0.00%
Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) - Comprehensive Preferences (1062) Tariff preference 0.00%
Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) - Enhanced Preferences (1061) Tariff preference 0.00%
Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) - Standard Preferences (1060) Tariff preference 0.00%
Eastern and Southern Africa States (1034)
excluding Comoros
Tariff preference 0.00%
European Union (1013) Tariff preference 0.00%
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) (2080) Tariff preference 0.00%
SADC EPA (1035) Tariff preference 0.00%
Albania (AL) Tariff preference 0.00%
Andorra (AD) Tariff preference 0.00%
Australia (AU) Tariff preference 0.00%
Cameroon (CM) Tariff preference 0.00%
Canada (CA) Tariff preference 0.00%
Ceuta (XC) Tariff preference 0.00%
Chile (CL) Tariff preference 0.00%
Colombia (CO) Tariff preference 0.00%
Ecuador (EC) Tariff preference 0.00%
Egypt (EG) Tariff preference 0.00%
Faroe Islands (FO) Tariff preference 0.00%
Fiji (FJ) Tariff preference 0.00%
Georgia (GE) Tariff preference 0.00%
Ghana (GH) Tariff preference 0.00%
Iceland (IS) Tariff preference 0.00%
Israel (IL) Tariff preference 0.00%
Ivory Coast (CI) Tariff preference 0.00%
Jordan (JO) Tariff preference 0.00%
Kenya (KE) Tariff preference 0.00%
Kosovo (XK) Tariff preference 0.00%
Lebanon (LB) Tariff preference 0.00%
Liechtenstein (LI) Tariff preference 0.00%
Melilla (XL) Tariff preference 0.00%
Mexico (MX) Tariff preference 0.00%
Moldova (MD) Tariff preference 0.00%
Morocco (MA) Tariff preference 0.00%
New Zealand (NZ) Tariff preference 0.00%
North Macedonia (MK) Tariff preference 0.00%
Norway (NO) Tariff preference 0.00%
Palestine (PS) Tariff preference 0.00%
Papua New Guinea (PG) Tariff preference 0.00%
Peru (PE) Tariff preference 0.00%
Samoa (WS) Tariff preference 0.00%
San Marino (SM) Tariff preference 0.00%
Serbia (XS) Tariff preference 0.00%
Singapore (SG) Tariff preference 0.00%
Solomon Islands (SB) Tariff preference 0.00%
South Africa (ZA) Tariff preference 0.00%
South Korea (KR) Tariff preference 0.00%
Switzerland (CH) Tariff preference 0.00%
Tunisia (TN) Tariff preference 0.00%
Turkey (TR) Tariff preference 0.00%
Ukraine (UA) Tariff preference 0.00%
Vietnam (VN) Tariff preference 0.00%

Trade remedies, safeguards and retaliatory duties

Country Measure type Duty rate Conditions Legal base Footnotes
All countries (1011)
excluding Canada, United States
Definitive anti-dumping duty £144.10 / 1,000 kg (biodiesel content)
All countries (1011)
excluding Argentina, Canada, Indonesia, United States
Definitive countervailing duty £198.33 / 1,000 kg (biodiesel content)
Argentina (AR) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: C999 All Other Overseas Exporters (Residual Rate) 33.40%
Argentina (AR) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: C490 COFCO International Argentina S.A.
Argentina (AR) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: C491 Cargill S.A.C.I.
Argentina (AR) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: C493 Aceitera General Deheza S.A.
Argentina (AR) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: C494 Bunge Argentina S.A.
Argentina (AR) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: C495 LDC Argentina S.A.
Argentina (AR) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: C496 Molinos Agro S.A.
Argentina (AR) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: C497 Oleaginosa Moreno Hnos. SACIFI y A
Argentina (AR) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: C498 Vicentin S.A.I.C.
Canada (CA) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: 8C00 HVO Only from US and/or Canada
Canada (CA) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: 8C00 HVO Only from US and/or Canada
Canada (CA) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: B999 All other overseas exporters (residual amount) £144.10 / 1,000 kg (biodiesel content)
Canada (CA) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: B999 All other overseas exporters (residual amount) £198.33 / 1,000 kg (biodiesel content)
Canada (CA) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: B107 BIOX Corporation, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Canada (CA) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: B107 BIOX Corporation, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Canada (CA) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: B108 Rothsay Biodiesel, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Canada (CA) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: B108 Rothsay Biodiesel, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Canada (CA) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: C114 DSM Nutritional Products Canada Inc, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Canada (CA) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: C114 DSM Nutritional Products Canada Inc, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
China (CN) Anti-dumping or countervailing registration
China (CN) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: 8A43 Zhuoyue Group (Longyan Zhuoyue New Energy Co., Ltd and Xiamen Zhuoyue Biomass Energy Co., Ltd)
China (CN) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: 8A44 Non-sampled cooperating exporters (Changzhou City Jintan District Weige Biological Technology Co., Ltd; Eco Biochemical Technology (Zhangjiagang) Company Limited and EcoCeres Limited; Hebei Jingu Plasticizer Co., Ltd and Hebei Jingu Recycling Resources Development Co., Ltd; Haixin Energy Technology International Pte. Ltd)
China (CN) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: 8C01 Sustainable Aviation Fuel is excluded from the measure
China (CN) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: 8999 All other overseas exporters (residual amount) 54.64%
Indonesia (ID) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: 8C01 Sustainable Aviation Fuel is excluded from the measure 0.00%
Indonesia (ID) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: C999 All Other Overseas Exporters (Residual Rate) 18.00%
Indonesia (ID) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: B786 PT Ciliandra Perkasa 8.00%
Indonesia (ID) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: B787 PT Intibenua Perkasatama and PT Musim Mas (Musim Mas Group) 16.30%
Indonesia (ID) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: B788 PT Pelita Agung Agrindustri and PT Permata Hijau Palm Oleo (Permata Group) 18.00%
Indonesia (ID) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: B789 PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia and PT Wilmar Bioenergi Indonesia (Wilmar Group) 15.70%
United States (US) Anti-dumping or countervailing registration Additional code: 8A48 Imports of HVO Biodiesel originating from the USA are subject to registration.
United States (US) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: 8C00 HVO Only from US and/or Canada
United States (US) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: 8C00 HVO Only from US and/or Canada
United States (US) Anti-dumping or countervailing registration Additional code: 8C01 Sustainable Aviation Fuel is excluded from the measure
United States (US) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: A999 Other £198.33 / 1,000 kg (biodiesel content)
United States (US) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: A999 Other £144.10 / 1,000 kg (biodiesel content)
United States (US) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: A933 Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur
United States (US) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: A933 Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur
United States (US) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: A934 Cargill Inc., Wayzata
United States (US) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: A934 Cargill Inc., Wayzata
United States (US) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: A935 Green Earth Fuels of Houston LLC, Houston
United States (US) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: A935 Green Earth Fuels of Houston LLC, Houston
United States (US) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: A936 Imperium Renewables Inc., Seattle
United States (US) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: A936 Imperium Renewables Inc., Seattle
United States (US) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: A937 Peter Cremer North America LP, Cincinnati
United States (US) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: A937 Peter Cremer North America LP, Cincinnati
United States (US) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: A938 Vinmar Overseas, Ltd, Houston
United States (US) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: A938 Vinmar Overseas, Ltd, Houston
United States (US) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: A939 World Energy Alternatives LLC, Boston
United States (US) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: A939 World Energy Alternatives LLC, Boston
United States (US) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: A940 American Made Fuels, Inc., Canton
Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition Inc., Birmingham
Arkansas SoyEnergy Group, DeWitt
Arlington Energy, LLC, Mansfield
Athens Biodiesel, LLC, Athens
Beacon Energy, Cleburne
Biodiesel of Texas, Inc., Denton
BioDiesel One Ltd, Southington
Buffalo Biodiesel, Inc, Tonawanda
BullDog BioDiesel, Ellenwood
Carbon Neutral Solutions, LLC, Mauldin
Central Iowa Energy, LLC, Newton
Chesapeake Custom Chemical Corp., Ridgeway
Community Fuels, Stockton
Delta BioFuels, Inc., Natchez
Diamond Biofuels, Mazon
Direct Fuels, Euless
Eagle Creek Fuel Services, LLC, Baltimore
Earl Fisher Bio Fuels, Chester
East Fork Biodiesel, LLC, Algona
ECO Solutions, LLC, Chatsworth
Ecogy Biofuels, LLC, Tulsa
ED & F Man Biofuels Inc., New Orleans
Freedom Biofuels, Inc., Madison
Fuel & Lube, LLC, Richmond
Fuel Bio, Elizabeth
FUMPA Bio Fuels, Redwood Falls
Galveston Bay Biodiesel, LP (BioSelect Fuels), Houston
Geo Green Fuels, LLC, Houston
Georgia Biofuels Corp., Loganville
Green River Biodiesel, Inc., Moundville
Griffin Industries, Inc., Cold Spring
High Plains Bioenergy, Guymon
Huish Detergents, Inc., Salt Lake City
Incobrasa Industries, Ltd., Gilman
Independence Renewable Energy Corp., Perdue Hill
Indiana Flex Fuels, LaPorte
Innovation Fuels, Inc., Newark
Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC, Washington
Johann Haltermann Ltd., Houston
Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC, Erie
Leland Organic Corporation, Leland
Louis Dreyfus Agricultural Industries, LLC, Wilton
Louis Dreyfus Claypool Holdings LLC, Claypool
Middle Georgia Biofuels, East Dublin
Middletown Biofuels, LLC, Blairsville
Musket Corporation, Oklahoma City
New Fuel Company, Dallas
North Mississippi Biodiesel, New Albany
Northern Biodiesel, Inc., Ontario
Northwest Missouri Biofuels, LLC, St. Joseph
Nova Biofuels Clinton County, LLC, Clinton
Nova Biosource, Senaca
Organic Fuels, Ltd, Houston
Owensboro Grain Company LLC, Owensboro
Paseo Cargill Energy, LLC, Kansas City
Peach State Labs, Inc., Rome
Perihelion Global, Inc., Opp
Philadelphia Fry-O-Diesel Inc., Philadelphia
Pinnacle Biofuels, Inc., Crossett
PK Biodiesel, Woodstock
Pleasant Valley Biofuels, LLC, American Falls
RBF Port Neches LLC, Houston
Red Birch Energy, Inc., Bassett
Red River Biodiesel Ltd., New Boston
REG Ralston, LLC, Ralston
Renewable Energy Products, LLC, Santa Fe Springs
Riksch BioFuels LLC, Crawfordsville
Safe Renewable Corp., Conroe
Sanimax Energy Inc., DeForest
Seminole Biodiesel, Bainbridge
Soy Solutions, Milford
SoyMor Biodiesel, LLC, Albert Lea
Sunshine BioFuels, LLC, Camilla
TPA Inc., Warren
Trafigura AG, Stamford
U.S. Biofuels, Inc., Rome
United Oil Company, Pittsbourgh
Valco Bioenergy, Harlingen
Vanguard Synfuels, LLC, Pollock
Vitol Inc., Houston
Walsh Bio Diesel, LLC, Mauston
Western Dubque Biodiesel, LLC, Farley
Western Iowa Energy, LLC, Wall Lake
Western Petroleum Company, Eden Prairie
United States (US) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: A940 American Made Fuels, Inc., Canton
Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition Inc., Birmingham
Arkansas SoyEnergy Group, DeWitt
Arlington Energy, LLC, Mansfield
Athens Biodiesel, LLC, Athens
Beacon Energy, Cleburne
Biodiesel of Texas, Inc., Denton
BioDiesel One Ltd, Southington
Buffalo Biodiesel, Inc, Tonawanda
BullDog BioDiesel, Ellenwood
Carbon Neutral Solutions, LLC, Mauldin
Central Iowa Energy, LLC, Newton
Chesapeake Custom Chemical Corp., Ridgeway
Community Fuels, Stockton
Delta BioFuels, Inc., Natchez
Diamond Biofuels, Mazon
Direct Fuels, Euless
Eagle Creek Fuel Services, LLC, Baltimore
Earl Fisher Bio Fuels, Chester
East Fork Biodiesel, LLC, Algona
ECO Solutions, LLC, Chatsworth
Ecogy Biofuels, LLC, Tulsa
ED & F Man Biofuels Inc., New Orleans
Freedom Biofuels, Inc., Madison
Fuel & Lube, LLC, Richmond
Fuel Bio, Elizabeth
FUMPA Bio Fuels, Redwood Falls
Galveston Bay Biodiesel, LP (BioSelect Fuels), Houston
Geo Green Fuels, LLC, Houston
Georgia Biofuels Corp., Loganville
Green River Biodiesel, Inc., Moundville
Griffin Industries, Inc., Cold Spring
High Plains Bioenergy, Guymon
Huish Detergents, Inc., Salt Lake City
Incobrasa Industries, Ltd., Gilman
Independence Renewable Energy Corp., Perdue Hill
Indiana Flex Fuels, LaPorte
Innovation Fuels, Inc., Newark
Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC, Washington
Johann Haltermann Ltd., Houston
Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC, Erie
Leland Organic Corporation, Leland
Louis Dreyfus Agricultural Industries, LLC, Wilton
Louis Dreyfus Claypool Holdings LLC, Claypool
Middle Georgia Biofuels, East Dublin
Middletown Biofuels, LLC, Blairsville
Musket Corporation, Oklahoma City
New Fuel Company, Dallas
North Mississippi Biodiesel, New Albany
Northern Biodiesel, Inc., Ontario
Northwest Missouri Biofuels, LLC, St. Joseph
Nova Biofuels Clinton County, LLC, Clinton
Nova Biosource, Senaca
Organic Fuels, Ltd, Houston
Owensboro Grain Company LLC, Owensboro
Paseo Cargill Energy, LLC, Kansas City
Peach State Labs, Inc., Rome
Perihelion Global, Inc., Opp
Philadelphia Fry-O-Diesel Inc., Philadelphia
Pinnacle Biofuels, Inc., Crossett
PK Biodiesel, Woodstock
Pleasant Valley Biofuels, LLC, American Falls
RBF Port Neches LLC, Houston
Red Birch Energy, Inc., Bassett
Red River Biodiesel Ltd., New Boston
REG Ralston, LLC, Ralston
Renewable Energy Products, LLC, Santa Fe Springs
Riksch BioFuels LLC, Crawfordsville
Safe Renewable Corp., Conroe
Sanimax Energy Inc., DeForest
Seminole Biodiesel, Bainbridge
Soy Solutions, Milford
SoyMor Biodiesel, LLC, Albert Lea
Sunshine BioFuels, LLC, Camilla
TPA Inc., Warren
Trafigura AG, Stamford
U.S. Biofuels, Inc., Rome
United Oil Company, Pittsbourgh
Valco Bioenergy, Harlingen
Vanguard Synfuels, LLC, Pollock
Vitol Inc., Houston
Walsh Bio Diesel, LLC, Mauston
Western Dubque Biodiesel, LLC, Farley
Western Iowa Energy, LLC, Wall Lake
Western Petroleum Company, Eden Prairie
United States (US) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: A941 AC & S Inc., Nitro
BioPur Inc., Bethlehem
Freedom Fuels LLC, Mason City
Integrity Biofuels, Morristown
Natural Biodiesel Plant LLC, Hayti
Piedmont Biofuels Industrial LLC, Pittsboro
Prairie Pride, Deerfield
Southeast BioDiesel LLC, Charlotte
Stepan Company, Northfield
Yokaya Biofuels Inc., Ukiah
United States (US) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: A941 AC & S Inc., Nitro
BioPur Inc., Bethlehem
Freedom Fuels LLC, Mason City
Integrity Biofuels, Morristown
Natural Biodiesel Plant LLC, Hayti
Piedmont Biofuels Industrial LLC, Pittsboro
Prairie Pride, Deerfield
Southeast BioDiesel LLC, Charlotte
Stepan Company, Northfield
Yokaya Biofuels Inc., Ukiah
£144.10 / 1,000 kg (biodiesel content)
United States (US) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: A942 AG Processing Inc., Omaha
Memphis Biofuels, LLC, Memphis
Scott Petroleum, Itta Bena
United States (US) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: A942 AG Processing Inc., Omaha
Memphis Biofuels, LLC, Memphis
Scott Petroleum, Itta Bena
£198.33 / 1,000 kg (biodiesel content)
United States (US) Definitive anti-dumping duty Additional code: C482 Organic Technologies, Coshocton (Ohio)
United States (US) Definitive countervailing duty Additional code: C482 Organic Technologies, Coshocton (Ohio) £198.33 / 1,000 kg (biodiesel content)

Suspensions

Country Measure type Duty rate Conditions Legal base Footnotes
All countries (1011) Suspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms 0.00%

Import VAT and excise

Country Measure type Duty rate Conditions Legal base Footnotes
Areas subject to VAT or Excise (1400) Value added tax Standard rate 20.00%
Areas subject to VAT or Excise (1400) Excises Additional code: X541 Excise - full, 541, unrebated heavy oil £0.5295 / litre (l)
Areas subject to VAT or Excise (1400) Excises Additional code: X556 Excise - full, 556, rebated heavy oil, gas oil £0.1018 / litre (l)
Areas subject to VAT or Excise (1400) Excises Additional code: X571 Excise - full, 571, biodiesel for non-road use £0.1018 / litre (l)
Areas subject to VAT or Excise (1400) Excises Additional code: X572 Excise - full, 572, biodiesel blended with kerosene 0.00%
Areas subject to VAT or Excise (1400) Excises Additional code: X589 Excise - full, 589, biodiesel - pure biodiesel £0.5295 / litre (l)

Exporting from the UK

The commodity code for exporting and Intrastat reporting (opens in new tab) is 2710 2011.

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UK export controls

Country Measure type Duty rate Conditions Legal base Footnotes
All countries (1011) Export authorization (Dual use)
All countries (1011) Export control
North Korea (KP) Export control on restricted goods and technologies
Russia (RU) Export control on restricted goods and technologies

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Notes for commodity 2710201121

Chapter 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 non-aromatic constituents exceeds that of the aromatic constituents. However, the references do not include liquid synthetic polyolefins of which less than 60% by volume distils at 300°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%.

  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% 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% by weight of benzene, toluene, xylenes or naphthalene, respectively.

  4. For the purposes of subheading 2710 12, ‘light oils and preparations’ are those of which 90% or more by volume (including losses) distil at 210°C (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method).

  5. For the purposes of the subheadings of heading 2710, the term ‘biodiesel’ means mono-alkyl esters of fatty acids of a kind used as a fuel, derived from animal or vegetable fats and oils whether or not used.

Additional chapter notes

  1. For the purposes of code 2707 99 80 the term ‘phenols’ applies to products which contain more than 50% by weight of phenols.

  2. For the purposes of heading 2710:

    • a. ‘special spirits’ (codes 2710 12 21 and 2710 12 25) means light oils as defined in subheading note 4 to this chapter, not containing any anti-knock preparations, and with a difference of not more than 60°C between the temperatures at which 5% and 90% by volume (including losses) distil;

    • b. ‘white spirit’ (code 2710 12 21) means special spirits as defined in paragraph (a) above with a flash-point higher than 21°C by the EN ISO 13736 method

    • c. ‘medium oils’ (codes 2710 19 11 to 2710 19 29) means oils and preparations of which less than 90% by volume (including losses) distils at 210°C and 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250°C ISO 3405 method equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method);

    • d. ‘heavy oils’ (codes 2710 19 31 to 2710 19 99 and 2710 20 11 to 2710 20 90) means oils and preparations of which less than 65% by volume (including losses) distils at 250°C by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method) or of which the distillation percentage at 250°C cannot be determined by that method;

    • e. ‘gas oils’ (codes 2710 19 31 to 2710 19 48 and 2710 20 11 to 2710 20 19) mean heavy oils as defined in paragraph (d) above of which 85% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 350°C ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method);

    • f. ‘fuel oils’ (codes 2710 19 51 to 2710 19 67 and 2710 20 32 to 2710 20 38 mean heavy oils as defined in paragraph (d) above (other than gas oils as defined in paragraph (e) above) which, for a corresponding diluted colour C, have a viscosity V:

      • not exceeding that shown in line I of the following table when the sulphated ashes content is less than 1% by the ISO 3987 method and the saponification index is less than 4 by the ISO 6293-1 or ISO 6293-2 method, (except where the product contains one or more bio-components, in which case the requirement in this indent for the saponification number to be less than 4 does not apply).

      • exceeding that shown in line II when the pour point is not less than 10°C by the ISO 3016 method.

      • exceeding that shown in line I but not exceeding that shown in line II when 25% or more by volume distils at 300°C by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method) or, if less than 25% by volume distils at 300°C, when the pour point is higher than 10°C below zero by the ISO 3016 method. These provisions apply only to oils having a diluted colour C of less than 2.

      Diluted colour C / Viscosity V concordance table

      Colour (C) 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 and above
      Viscosity (V) I 4 4 4 5.4 9 15.1 25.3 42.4 71.1 119 200 335 562 943 1580 2650
        II 7 7 7 7 9 15.1 25.3 42.4 71.1 119 200 335 562 943 1580 2650

      The term ‘viscosity V’ means the ‘kinematic viscosity’ at 50°C expressed in 10-6 m2 s-1 by the EN ISO 3104 method.

      The term ‘diluted colour C’ means the colour of a product, as determined by the ISO 2049 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 1 500 method), after one part of the product has been made up to 100 parts by volume with xylene, toluene or another suitable solvent. The colour must be determined immediately after dilution.

      The term “bio-components” means animal or vegetable fats, animal or vegetable oils, or mono-alkyl esters of fatty acids (FAMAE).

      Codes 2710 19 51 to 2710 19 67 and 2710 20 32 to 2710 20 38 cover only fuel oils of natural colour.

      These subheadings do not cover heavy oils defined in paragraph (d) above for which it is not possible to determine:

      • the distillation percentage at 250°C by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 186 method)(zero shall be deemed to be a percentage)

      • the kinematic viscosity at 50°C by the EN ISO 3104 method;

      • or the diluted colour C by the ISO 2049 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 1500 method).

      Such products fall in codes 2710 19 71 to 2710 19 99.

    • g. ‘containing biodiesel’ means that the products of subheading 2710 20 have a minimum content of biodiesel, i.e. mono-alkyl esters of fatty acids (FAMAE) of a kind used as a fuel, of 0.5% by volume (determination by the EN 14078 method).

  3. For the purposes of heading 2712 the expression ‘crude petroleum jelly’ (code 2712 10 10) is to be taken to apply to petroleum jelly of a natural colour higher than 4.5 by the ISO 2049 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 1500 method).

  4. For the purposes of codes 2712 90 31 to 2712 90 39, the term ‘crude’ is to be taken to apply to products:

    • a. with an oil content of 3.5% or higher, if their viscosity at 100°C is lower than 9x10-6 m2 s-1 by the EN ISO 3104 method; or

    • b. of a natural colour higher than 3 by the ISO 2049 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 1500 method), if their viscosity at 100°C is 9x10-6 m2 s-1 or higher by the EN ISO 3104 method.

  5. For the purposes of heading 2710, 2711 and 2712, the term ‘specific process’ is to be taken to apply to the following operations:

    • a. vacuum distillation;

    • b. redistillation by a very thorough fractionation process;

    • c. cracking;

    • d. reforming;

    • e. extraction by means of selective solvents;

    • f. the process comprising all the following operations: processing with concentrated sulphuric acid, oleum or sulphuric anhydride; neutralisation with alkaline agents; decolourisation and purification with naturally active earth, activated earth, activated charcoal or bauxite;

    • g. polymerisation;

    • h. alkylation;

    • ij. isomerisation;

    • k. (in respect of products of codes 2710 19 31 to 2710 19 99 only) desulphurisation with hydrogen resulting in a reduction of at least 85% of the sulphur content of the products processed (EN ISO 20846, EN ISO 20884, or EN ISO 14596 or EN ISO 24260, EN ISO 20847 and EN ISO 8754 methods);

    • l. (in respect of products of heading 2710 only) deparaffining by a process other than filtering;

    • m. (in respect of products of codes 2710 19 31 to 2710 19 99 only) treatment with hydrogen at a pressure of more than 20 bar and a temperature of more than 250°C with the use of a catalyst, other than to effect desulphurisation, when the hydrogen constitutes an active element in a chemical reaction. The further treatment with hydrogen of lubricating oils of subheadings 2710 19 71 to 2710 19 99 (e.g. hydrofinishing or decolourisation) in order, more especially, to improve colour or stability shall not, however, be deemed to be a specific process;

    • n. (in respect of products of codes 2710 19 51 to 2710 19 67 only) atmospheric distillation, on condition that less than 30% of these products distils, by volume, including losses, at 300°C by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method);

    • o. (in respect of products of codes 2710 19 71 to 2710 19 99 only) treatment by means of a high frequency electrical brush-discharge;

    • p. solely for products under code 2712 9031: de-oiling by fractional crystallisation.

General Rules for the Interpretation of goods

Classification of goods in the Tariff shall be governed by the following principles:

Rule 1

The titles of sections, chapters and sub-chapters are provided for ease of reference only. For legal purposes, classification shall be determined according to the terms of the headings and any relative section or chapter notes and, provided such headings or notes do not otherwise require, according to the following provisions.

Rule 2

  1. Any reference in a heading to an article shall be taken to include a reference to that article incomplete or unfinished, provided that, as presented, the incomplete or unfinished article has the essential character of the complete or finished article. It shall also be taken to include a reference to that article complete or finished (or falling to be classified as complete or finished by virtue of this rule), presented unassembled or disassembled.
  2. Any reference in a heading to a material or substance shall be taken to include a reference to mixtures or combinations of that material or substance with other materials or substances. Any reference to goods of a given material or substance shall be taken to include a reference to goods consisting wholly or partly of such material or substance. The classification of goods consisting of more than one material or substance shall be according to the principles of rule 3.

Rule 3

When, by application of rule 2(b) or for any other reason, goods are prima facie classifiable under two or more headings, classification shall be effected as follows:

  1. the heading which provides the most specific description shall be preferred to headings providing a more general description. However, when two or more headings each refer to part only of the materials or substances contained in mixed or composite goods or to part only of the items in a set put up for retail sale, those headings are to be regarded as equally specific in relation to those goods, even if one of them gives a more complete or precise description of the goods;
  2. mixtures, composite goods consisting of different materials or made up of different components, and goods put up in sets for retail sale, which cannot be classified by reference to 3(a), shall be classified as if they consisted of the material or component which gives them their essential character, insofar as this criterion is applicable;
  3. when goods cannot be classified by reference to 3(a) or (b), they shall be classified under the heading which occurs last in numerical order among those which equally merit consideration.
Rule 4

Goods which cannot be classified in accordance with the above rules shall be classified under the heading appropriate to the goods to which they are most akin.

Rule 5

In addition to the foregoing provisions, the following rules shall apply in respect of the goods referred to therein:

  1. camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, drawing-instrument cases, necklace cases and similar containers, specially shaped or fitted to contain a specific article or set of articles, suitable for long-term use and presented with the articles for which they are intended, shall be classified with such articles when of a kind normally sold therewith. This rule does not, however, apply to containers which give the whole its essential character;
  2. subject to the provisions of rule 5(a), packing materials and packing containers ( 1 ) presented with the goods therein shall be classified with the goods if they are of a kind normally used for packing such goods. However, this provision is not binding when such packing materials or packing containers are clearly suitable for repetitive use.

Rule 6

For legal purposes, the classification of goods in the subheadings of a heading shall be determined according to the terms of those subheadings and any related subheading notes and, mutatis mutandis, to the above rules, on the understanding that only subheadings at the same level are comparable. For the purposes of this rule, the relative section and chapter notes also apply, unless the context requires otherwise.

Code Description
TN200 The export of these items may be controlled under the Export Control Order 2008 as amended. Please refer to the Goods Checker to determine whether your items are controlled and whether you need a licence from the Export Control Joint Unit.
TN207 The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on certain goods, technology and services. Please refer to sanctions guidance. You may need a licence from the Department for Business and Trade.
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK Law, it shall be prohibited to import into European Union goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol.
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
TN702 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 1351/2014 (OJ L365, p. 46), the export of goods and technologies suited for use in the sectors of transport; telecommunications; energy; prospection, exploatation and production of oil, gas and mineral resources is prohibited:
(a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Crimea or Sevastopol, or
(b) for use in Crimea or Sevastopol.
The prohibitions shall be without prejudice to the execution until 21 March 2015 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 20 December 2014, or by ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.
When related to the use in Crimea or Sevastopol, the prohibitions do not apply where there are no reasonable grounds to determine that the goods and technology or the services are to be used in Crimea or Sevastopol.

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