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Code 2710 19 99 · Subheading 2710 19

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Lubricating oils and other heavy oil preparations, at least 70% petroleum-based, not for chemical conversion and not otherwise specified

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

This covers lubricating oils and other heavy oils or preparations containing at least 70% petroleum or oil from bituminous minerals, where these oils give the product its main character. It excludes products for chemical conversion and products covered by a more specific description.

For example

  • General-purpose petroleum-based lubricating oil containing at least 70% petroleum oil
  • Petroleum-based heavy lubricating oil preparation containing at least 70% oil from bituminous minerals
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Official tariff text

Lubricating oils and other heavy oils and preparations n.e.s., containing by weight >= 70% of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations (excl. for undergoing chemical transformation)

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2710 19 99

Lubricating oils and other heavy oil preparations, at least 70% petroleum-based, not for chemical conversion and not otherwise specified

The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 27101999.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 4.7%.

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; 52 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; 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
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    • 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
    • The prohibitions defined in article 3m.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 do not apply (see exemptions in article 3m.3 (d) and 3m.4)
    • The prohibitions defined in article 3m.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 do not apply (see exemptions in article 3m.9)
    • Import authorisation by virtue of article 3m.11 of Council Regulation (EU) 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.

  • 27.10.1921

    Jet fuel

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

  • 27.10.1925

    Other (including kerosene for furnaces)

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

  • 27.10.1929

    Other

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

  • 27.10.1941

    With a sulphur content not exceeding 0,05 % by weight (including autodiesel)

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

  • 27.10.1945

    With a sulphur content exceeding 0,05 % by weight but not exceeding 0,2 % by weight

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

  • 27.10.1949

    With a sulphur content exceeding 0,2 % by weight

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

  • 27.10.1961

    With a sulphur content not exceeding 1 % by weight

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

  • 27.10.1963

    With a sulphur content exceeding 1 % by weight but not exceeding 2 % by weight

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

  • 27.10.1965

    With a sulphur content exceeding 2 % by weight but not exceeding 2,8 % by weight

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

  • 27.10.1969

    With a sulphur content exceeding 2,8 % by weight

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

  • 27.10.1981

    Motor oils, compressor lube oils, turbine lube oils

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

  • 27.10.1983

    Liquids for hydraulic purposes

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

  • 27.10.1985

    White oils, liquid paraffin

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

  • 27.10.1987

    Gear oils and reductor oils

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

  • 27.10.1991

    Metal-working compounds, mould release oils, anti-corrosion oils

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

  • 27.10.1993

    Electrical insulating oils

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

  • 27.10.1994

    Other lubricating oils

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

  • 27.10.1997

    Oils used in road surfacing

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

  • 27.10.1998

    Lubricating grease

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

  • 27.10.1999

    Other oils and preparations

    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.

  • All 5 UK lines under this code

    They all have the same duty rates shown here.

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    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. 9, 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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