Code 2707 40 · Heading 2707

Naphthalene products containing more than 50% naphthalene, not chemically defined

This covers naphthalene products from high-temperature coal-tar distillation or similar processes when the naphthalene content is > 50%. Chemically defined products are excluded.

For example

A non-chemically defined naphthalene product containing > 50% naphthalene

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Official tariff text

Naphthalene containing > 50% of naphthalene (excl. chemically defined)

How we got to this code

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Step 1 · Section V Mineral products
Is the product salt, sulphur, earth or stone, gypsum, lime or cement; an ore, slag or ash; or a mineral fuel, mineral oil, distillation product, bituminous substance or mineral wax?
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Step 2 · Chapter 27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their d… 3 of 3 chapters in section V
Which named product type is it: coal or coal briquettes; lignite or lignite briquettes; peat or peat briquettes; coke or semi-coke; coal gas or similar gas; coal, lignite or peat tar; products distilled from high-temperature coal tar; coal-tar pitch or other mineral-tar pitch; crude petroleum; petroleum oils or preparations containing at least 70% petroleum or similar crude oil, or waste oils; petroleum gas or other gaseous hydrocarbons; petroleum jelly or mineral wax; petroleum coke or other petroleum residues; natural bitumen or asphalt; bituminous mixtures; or electrical energy?
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Step 3 · Heading 2707 Oils and other products of the distillation of high… 7 of 16 headings under chapter 27
Which child category matches the product: benzene, toluene, xylenes, naphthalene with naphthalene content > 50% (except chemically defined), an aromatic hydrocarbon mixture by distillation according to ASTM D 86 max 65 vol% at >=250C including distillation loss, creosote oils, or another qualifying oil or product?
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Step 4 · Subheading 2707 40 Naphthalene containing > 50% of naphthalene (excl. … 4 of 7 subheadings under heading 2707
Is it a naphthalene product containing > 50% naphthalene and not chemically defined?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0%

Only one code below

2707 40 00

Naphthalene containing > 50% of naphthalene (excl. chemically defined)

Duty free

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 3.0%.

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

27.07.4000 Naphthalene

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

2707 40 00 00 Naphthalene

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

0.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

2707.40.00.00 Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

27.07.4000

Naphthalene

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

2707 40 00 00

Naphthalene

Ordinary duty

Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 1 US line

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

2707.40.00.00

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, Naphthalene

General rate

Free

From the EU

0.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.