# HS heading 27.11: Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

> HS heading 27.11 covers petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons. It is in chapter 27 (mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes). It is split into 7 subheadings: 2711.11 (liquefied, natural gas), 2711.12 (liquefied, propane), 2711.13 (liquefied, butanes), 2711.14 (liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene), 2711.19 (liquefied, other), 2711.21 (in gaseous state, natural gas) and 1 other. National tariff lines under heading 27.11 are live on border.bot for the United States (17 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/2711
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 27](https://border.bot/hs-codes/27) / [27.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2711)

## Key facts

- Heading: 27.11
- Description: Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons
- Chapter: 27: Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
- Subheadings: 7
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 27.11 covers petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons.

It is split into 7 subheadings: 2711.11 (liquefied, natural gas), 2711.12 (liquefied, propane), 2711.13 (liquefied, butanes), 2711.14 (liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene), 2711.19 (liquefied, other), 2711.21 (in gaseous state, natural gas) and 1 other.

- [2711.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/271111) Liquefied: Natural gas
- [2711.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/271112) Liquefied: Propane
- [2711.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/271113) Liquefied: Butanes
- [2711.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/271114) Liquefied: Ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene
- [2711.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/271119) Liquefied: Other
- [2711.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/271121) In gaseous state: Natural gas
- [2711.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/271129) In gaseous state: Other

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 27 are classified in its other 15 headings, listed below.

- [27.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2701) Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal
- [27.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2702) Lignite, whether or not agglomerated, excluding jet
- [27.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2703) Peat (including peat litter), whether or not agglomerated
- [27.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2704) Coke and semi-coke of coal, of lignite or of peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon
- [27.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2705) Coal gas, water gas, producer gas and similar gases, other than petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons
- [27.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2706) Tar distilled from coal, from lignite or from peat, and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled, including reconstituted tars
- [27.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2707) Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents
- [27.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2708) Pitch and pitch coke, obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars
- [27.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2709) Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude
- [27.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2710) Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils
- [27.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2712) Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, micro-crystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured
- [27.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2713) Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals
- [27.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2714) Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks
- [27.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2715) Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (for example, bituminous mastics, cut-backs)
- [27.16](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2716) Electrical energy. (optional heading)

## How it is structured

Heading 27.11 is one of 16 headings in chapter 27. Its first two digits, 27, are the chapter; the next two, 11, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (2711.11, 2711.12, 2711.13).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 27.11 are live on border.bot for the United States (17 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/27): 17 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [27.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2710) Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils
- Next heading: [27.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2712) Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, micro-crystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 27.11 cover?

HS heading 27.11 covers petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons.

### Which chapter is HS heading 27.11 in?

HS heading 27.11 is in chapter 27 (mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 27.11 have?

HS heading 27.11 has 7 subheadings: 2711.11 (liquefied, natural gas), 2711.12 (liquefied, propane), 2711.13 (liquefied, butanes), 2711.14 (liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene), 2711.19 (liquefied, other), 2711.21 (in gaseous state, natural gas) and 1 other.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 27.11?

National tariff lines under heading 27.11 are live on border.bot for the United States (17 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/2711.json
