HS Code 2707Oils 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 non-aromatic constituents

What HS code 2707 covers

Coal tar is a thick black liquid. It forms when coal is heated to a very high temperature without air. If you distil that tar, you get a set of oils. Heading 2707 is the home for many of those oils. People also search for it as HSN code 2707 or HTS code 2707, because countries add their own longer codes on top of the same base.

The heading also holds similar products that do not come from tar. The deciding test is weight. The aromatic parts must weigh more than the non-aromatic parts. Aromatic means the molecules contain a ring shape, like the one in benzene. Benzol, toluol and xylol pass this test easily.

In daily trade these goods are sold as chemical feedstock, solvents and oils for treating wood and metal.

Six-digit codes under 2707: benzol, toluol, xylol and more

The legal wording for each code is long. Here is what each one means in simple terms.

• 270710 is benzol, better known as benzene. It is a clear, light liquid used to make other chemicals.
• 270720 is toluol, better known as toluene. It is a common solvent and a chemical building block.
• 270730 is xylol, better known as xylenes. It is sold as a mix of close relatives and used the same way as toluene.
• 270740 is naphthalene. It is a white solid that comes from coal tar.
• 270750 is for aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures not named elsewhere in the heading. A large share of the volume must distil at 250 degrees Celsius when tested by the ISO 3405 method. The legal text gives the exact share.
• 270791 is creosote oils. These are heavy oils from tar, often linked to wood treatment.
• 270799 is the catch-all for other coal tar oils and similar products that no other code in the heading names.

How to choose the right code: 2707 vs 2706, 2708 and 2710

Several headings in this chapter sound alike. Ask two questions. What is the raw material? How far has it been processed?

Heading 2706 is for the tar itself. Once that tar is distilled further into aromatic oils, the goods move to 2707. Heading 2708 is for what is left at the end: pitch and pitch coke from coal tar or other mineral tars.

Heading 2710 is a different family. It covers petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals that are not crude, plus preparations made mostly from them and waste oils. The source is oil, not coal tar. Solid fuels sit elsewhere. Coke and semi-coke, for example, are in 2704.

Always read the full legal text before you file. If you are unsure, the HS code classifier can help you narrow the choice.

Import and export data for coal tar oils

Shipment records show who trades in a product. You can look up the whole heading, or one product such as benzene, toluene, xylenes, naphthalene or creosote oil. The same records help you find manufacturers and exporters, and the buyers and suppliers who deal with them.

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