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  "summary": "HS chapter 27 covers mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes. It has 16 headings, 27.01 to 27.16, and 43 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 27 are live on border.bot for the United States (141 lines, also used by 1 other country).",
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      "question": "What does HS chapter 27 cover?",
      "answer": "HS chapter 27 covers mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes."
    },
    {
      "question": "How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 27?",
      "answer": "HS chapter 27 has 16 headings and 43 six-digit subheadings in HS2022."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 27?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under chapter 27 are live on border.bot for the United States (141 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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      "id": "covers",
      "title": "What this chapter covers",
      "text": [
        "HS chapter 27 covers mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes.",
        "It has 16 headings, 27.01 to 27.16, and 43 six-digit subheadings in HS2022."
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    {
      "id": "not-covered",
      "title": "What it doesn’t cover",
      "text": [
        "Chapter 26, before it, covers ores, slag and ash; chapter 28, after it, covers inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes."
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      "id": "structure",
      "title": "How it is structured",
      "text": [
        "Chapter 27 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (27.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more."
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    {
      "id": "other-countries",
      "title": "In other countries",
      "text": [
        "National tariff lines under chapter 27 are live on border.bot for the United States (141 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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      "id": "sources",
      "title": "Sources and updates",
      "text": [
        "The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.",
        "This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.",
        "Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling."
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