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HS 2713.11Energy

HS Code for Petroleum Coke / Petcoke (HS 2713.11)

Petcoke is the solid residue from oil refining vacuum distillation and coking. Two grades: fuel-grade (5-8% sulphur, USD 100-200/MT) for cement and power plants; anode-grade calcined petcoke (<0.5% S, USD 400-900/MT) for aluminium smelter anodes. Both under 2713.11.

Reviewed against WCO HS · WTO IDB · National customs schedules3 authoritative sourcesLast reviewed July 2026

Sample 6-digit codes

CodeDescription
2713.11Petroleum coke, not calcined
2713.12Petroleum coke, calcined
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Typical import duty by market

MarketDuty
European Union
0%
India (BCD)
10%
Import ban 2019 lifted for aluminium smelters and CPCB-listed cement plants only.
China
3%
Local environmental restrictions - many provinces ban high-S fuel petcoke.

Worked landed-cost example

50,000 MT green petcoke 6% S, FOB Houston USD 110/MT, CFR Chennai (cement plant)

FOBUSD 5,500,000
FreightUSD 1,100,000
CFRUSD 6,600,000
India BCD 10%USD 660,000
Landed ≈ USD 7.26m. CPCB approval required for the specific cement plant end-use.
Run your own numbers in the import duty & tax calculator.
Regulatory checkpoints
  • · IMSBC Code Group B (self-heating).
  • · India - Supreme Court petcoke import ban (2018) applied to fuel use in NCR; aluminium/steel exempted.
  • · EU sulphur emissions rules - fuel petcoke usage requires FGD (flue gas desulphurisation).
Top exporting countries
  • · United States
  • · Saudi Arabia
  • · Venezuela (sanctioned)
  • · India (net exporter of fuel-grade)

Frequently asked questions

Anode-grade vs fuel-grade - big difference?

Aluminium smelters need <0.5% sulphur, low vanadium, low nickel calcined petcoke - USD 400-900/MT after calcining. Fuel-grade at USD 100-200/MT has 5-8% sulphur and would ruin smelter anodes. Same HS but very different markets and buyers - never confuse.

Destination market toolkits

Country-specific duty, VAT/GST and Incoterms practice for the top destinations for energy.

Import into India →
IGST on imports · 5% / 12% / 18% / 28%
Import into China →
Import VAT · 13% standard, 9% reduced, 6% services
Import into United States →
No federal VAT / GST · 0% federal
Import into Germany →
VAT (Umsatzsteuer / Einfuhrumsatzsteuer) · 19% standard, 7% reduced
Import into Saudi Arabia →
VAT · 15% standard (from July 2020)
Import into United Arab Emirates →
VAT · 5% standard

Energy landed-cost pages: every destination market

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Related commodity guides

HS 2709Energy
HS Code for Crude Oil (HS 2709) →
HS 2710Energy
HS Code for Petroleum Products (HS 2710) →
HS 2701Energy
HS Code for Coal (HS 2701) →
HS 2713Energy
HS Code for Petroleum Coke / Petcoke (HS 2713) →

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Sources & citations

Duty rates and regulations compiled from WCO HS, WTO integrated database, national customs authorities and published FTA schedules. Provided for decision-support only - confirm the 10-digit line and current preferential status with your licensed customs broker before acting.

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