HS code for lubricants

Lubricants usually fall under these codes of the EU customs tariff (2026). Each code shows the third-country duty, the EU duty on imports from countries without a preferential agreement.

3403 Lubricating preparations (including cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants) and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials, but excluding preparations containing, as basic constituents, 70 % or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals

Code	Description	Third-country duty
3403 11 00 Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals – Preparations for the treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials	Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals – Preparations for the treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials	4.6 %
3403 19 10 Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals – Other – Containing 70 % or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals but not as the basic constituent	Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals – Other – Containing 70 % or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals but not as the basic constituent	6.5 %
3403 19 20 Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals – Other – Lubricants having a bio-based carbon content of at least 25 % by mass and which are biodegradable at a level of at least 60 %	Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals – Other – Lubricants having a bio-based carbon content of at least 25 % by mass and which are biodegradable at a level of at least 60 %	4.6 %
3403 19 80 Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals – Other – Other	Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals – Other – Other	4.6 %
3403 91 00 Other – Preparations for the treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials	Other – Preparations for the treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials	4.6 %
3403 99 00 Other – Other	Other – Other	4.6 %

2710 19 Other

Code	Description	Third-country duty
2710 19 11 Medium oils – For undergoing a specific process	Medium oils – For undergoing a specific process	–
2710 19 15 Medium oils – For undergoing chemical transformation by a process other than those specified in respect of subheading 2710 19 11	Medium oils – For undergoing chemical transformation by a process other than those specified in respect of subheading 2710 19 11	–
2710 19 21 Medium oils – For other purposes – Kerosene – Jet fuel	Medium oils – For other purposes – Kerosene – Jet fuel	0 %
2710 19 25 Medium oils – For other purposes – Kerosene – Other	Medium oils – For other purposes – Kerosene – Other	4.7 %
2710 19 29 Medium oils – For other purposes – Other	Medium oils – For other purposes – Other	4.7 %
2710 19 31 Heavy oils – Gas oils – For undergoing a specific process	Heavy oils – Gas oils – For undergoing a specific process	–
2710 19 35 Heavy oils – Gas oils – For undergoing chemical transformation by a process other than those specified in respect of subheading 2710 19 31	Heavy oils – Gas oils – For undergoing chemical transformation by a process other than those specified in respect of subheading 2710 19 31	–
2710 19 42 Heavy oils – Gas oils – For other purposes – With a sulphur content not exceeding 0,001 % by weight – Having a bio-based carbon content of at least 80 % by weight	Heavy oils – Gas oils – For other purposes – With a sulphur content not exceeding 0,001 % by weight – Having a bio-based carbon content of at least 80 % by weight	0 %
2710 19 44 Heavy oils – Gas oils – For other purposes – With a sulphur content not exceeding 0,001 % by weight – Other	Heavy oils – Gas oils – For other purposes – With a sulphur content not exceeding 0,001 % by weight – Other	0 %
2710 19 46 Heavy oils – Gas oils – For other purposes – With a sulphur content exceeding 0,001 % by weight but not exceeding 0,002 % by weight	Heavy oils – Gas oils – For other purposes – With a sulphur content exceeding 0,001 % by weight but not exceeding 0,002 % by weight	0 %
2710 19 47 Heavy oils – Gas oils – For other purposes – With a sulphur content exceeding 0,002 % by weight but not exceeding 0,1 % by weight	Heavy oils – Gas oils – For other purposes – With a sulphur content exceeding 0,002 % by weight but not exceeding 0,1 % by weight	0 %
2710 19 48 Heavy oils – Gas oils – For other purposes – With a sulphur content exceeding 0,1 % by weight	Heavy oils – Gas oils – For other purposes – With a sulphur content exceeding 0,1 % by weight	0 % / 3.5 %

All 26 codes under 2710 19 »

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A wrong code costs either way: duty paid for nothing, or a back-payment with interest when customs notices. Third-country duty rates from the EU tariff.

Same goods, two codes

Screens +14 points

0% computer monitor 8528 52 00
14% other monitor 8528 59 00
Trainers +8.9 points

8% leather upper 6403 99 96
16.9% textile upper 6404 11 00
Bicycles +8 points

6% with electric motor 8711 60 10
14% without motor 8712 00 30
Tableware +6.5 points

5.5% stoneware 6912 00 23
12% porcelain 6911 10 00
Handbags +6 points

3.7% textile outside 4202 22 90
9.7% plastic sheeting outside 4202 22 10

EU third-country duty, October 2026

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