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Code 2710 12 15 · Subheading 2710 12

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Light petroleum or bituminous-mineral oil for chemical conversion, meeting the 90% distillation condition and not containing biodiesel

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.

This code covers light oils extracted from petroleum or crude oils derived from bituminous minerals when they are intended for chemical conversion. They must distil at least 90% by volume, including losses, at 210 °C under ASTM D 86, and must not be for treatment by the specified processes or contain biodiesel.

For example

  • Light oil extracted from petroleum for chemical conversion, distilling at least 90% by volume including losses at 210 °C under ASTM D 86 and not containing biodiesel
  • Light oil extracted from crude oil derived from bituminous minerals for chemical conversion, distilling at least 90% by volume including losses at 210 °C under ASTM D 86 and not containing biodiesel
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Official tariff text

Light oils of petroleum or bituminous minerals, for undergoing chemical transformation (excl. for specific processes specified in Additional Note 5 to chapter 27, and containing biodiesel)

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2710 12 15

Light petroleum or bituminous-mineral oil for chemical conversion, meeting the 90% distillation condition and not containing biodiesel

The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 27101215.

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Trade measures to be aware of

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

  • Lower duty for goods from some countries

    Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; Western Sahara; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); GSP - General arrangements except India and Indonesia; 46 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.

    Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

  • Restrictions and paperwork

    Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in Ukraine; North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea); any country except North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea); Iran, Islamic Republic of; Belarus; any country; any country except Russian Federation.

    Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:

    • Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
    • Movement certificate EUR.1
    • Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
    • Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
    • Derogation from import prohibition by virtue of Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
    • Goods not consigned from North Korea
    Show all 17 document conditions
    • Goods exempted from prohibition by virtue of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 267/2012
    • Goods exempted from the prohibition
    • Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 8f of Regulation (EU) No 765/2006)
    • Compliance with the REACH restrictions defined in Column 2 of Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
    • Exemption from REACH restrictions by virtue of Article 67(1) and 67(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
    • Substance/mixture not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (Annex XVII)
    • Goods other than those concerned by the prohibitions defined in article 3ma of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014
    • Evidence of the country of origin of the crude oil used for the refining of the product in a third country
    • Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 12e of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014)
    • Petroleum products imported from third countries which were net exporters of crude oil in the previous calendar year, considered to have been obtained from domestic crude oil and not from crude oil originating in Russia
    • The product is imported from a partner country for importation of petroleum products as listed in Annex LI to Regulation (EU) No 833/2014
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EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

  • 27.10.1211

    White spirit, i.e. special spirits with a flash-point higher than 21°C by the Abel-Pensky method

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

  • 27.10.1219

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

  • 27.10.1220

    Aviation spirit

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

  • 27.10.1231

    With an octane number (RON) of less than 95

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

  • 27.10.1232

    With an octane number (RON) of 95 or more but less than 98

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

  • 27.10.1233

    With an octane number (RON) of 98 or more

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

  • 27.10.1241

    With an octane number (RON) of less than 98

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

  • 27.10.1242

    With an octane number (RON) of 98 or more

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

  • 27.10.1250

    Spirit type jet fuel

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

  • 27.10.1291

    Naphtha (crude oil)

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

  • 27.10.1299

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

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

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

  • 2710 12 15 00

    For undergoing chemical transformation by a process other than those specified in respect of subheading 2710 12 11

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

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

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 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).

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Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, 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.