Lignite; whether or not agglomerated, excluding jet

HS v2022 Code: 2702

About lignite; whether or not agglomerated, excluding jet

HS code 2702 covers lignite, a type of coal that is less metamorphosed than hard coal. Lignite is an important energy source, particularly in regions where it is abundant, such as Germany, Russia, and the United States. As a relatively low-cost and widely available fossil fuel, lignite plays a significant role in the global energy mix, contributing to electricity generation and industrial processes.

Production process

Lignite is typically extracted from surface mines or open-pit mines. The mining process involves removing the overburden (soil and rock) to access the lignite deposits. Once extracted, the lignite may undergo various processing steps, such as crushing, screening, and drying, to prepare it for use in power plants, industrial boilers, or other applications.

Production inputs

The primary input for the lignite industry is the raw lignite resource itself. Mining equipment, such as excavators, draglines, and haul trucks, are also essential inputs for the extraction and transportation of the lignite. Additionally, the industry requires energy sources, such as electricity or diesel fuel, to power the mining and processing operations.

Production outputs

The primary output of the lignite industry is the processed lignite, which is used as a fuel for electricity generation and industrial applications. Lignite may also be further processed into other products, such as 2704 Coke and semi-coke of coal, of lignite or of peat; retort carbon, 2706 Tar distilled from coal, from lignite or from peat, and other mineral tars, or 2707 Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the aromatic constituents predominate.

Family tree for lignite; whether or not agglomerated, excluding jet

    graph LR
    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/27'>27: Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2702'>2702: Lignite; whether or not agglomerated, excluding jet</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2701'>2701: Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2703'>2703: Peat; (including peat litter), whether or not agglomerated</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2704'>2704: Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2705'>2705: Coal gas, water gas, producer gas and similar gases, other than petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2706'>2706: Tar distilled from coal, from lignite, peat and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled; including reconstituted tars</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2707'>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</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2708'>2708: Pitch and pitch coke; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2709'>2709: Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2710'>2710: Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils</a>"]
A --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2711'>2711: Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons</a>"]
A --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2712'>2712: Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, micro-crystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, similar products obtained by synthesis, other processes; coloured or not</a>"]
A --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2713'>2713: Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals</a>"]
A --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2714'>2714: Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks</a>"]
A --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2715'>2715: Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt; on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (e.g. bituminous mastics, cut-backs)</a>"]
A --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/2716'>2716: Electrical energy</a>"]

    B --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/270210'>270210: Lignite; whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated, excluding jet</a>"]
B --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/270220'>270220: Lignite; agglomerated, excluding jet</a>"]


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