U.S. exports of Gum, Wood & Sulfate Turpentine; Pine Oil and Other Terpenic Oils (SITC 59813) totaled $5.0M in August 2026.
Importers of Gum, Wood & Sulfate Turpentine; Pine Oil and Other Terpenic Oils paid $16K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 2.71% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Gum, Wood & Sulfate Turpentine; Pine Oil and Other Terpenic Oils imports of $603K in August 2026 ran 20% above the year-to-date monthly average of $504K.
Last updated: August 2026 dataDerived from coniferous trees through steam distillation or kraft pulping, turpentines and terpenic oils are key feedstocks for fragrance, flavor, adhesive, and solvent industries. The heading spans gum turpentine (from living trees), wood turpentine (from stumps), and sulfate turpentine (a kraft pulp byproduct), as well as pine oil characterized by its alpha-terpinol content and crude dipentene. Classification among these variants depends on the extraction method and chemical composition, distinctions that customs authorities may scrutinize. Crude para-cymene and sulfite turpentine are also captured here, broadening the heading's relevance to specialty chemical traders.
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The distinction rests on the production method: gum turpentine is obtained by distilling oleoresin tapped from living trees; wood turpentine is extracted from pine stumps or wood chips by steam or solvent; and sulfate turpentine is recovered as a byproduct of the kraft pulping process. Importers should document the extraction method clearly on commercial invoices to support correct classification.
Pine oil with significant alpha-terpinol content is used as a flotation agent in mineral processing, a disinfectant carrier, and a fragrance ingredient. Demand is therefore spread across mining chemicals, industrial cleaning products, and personal care formulations.
Basic heading 299 of 465 in section 5
Basic heading 59813 · $5.0M of $26.2B
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Exports · August 2026
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India and Canada together take 66% of it.
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Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $6.5M of Gum, Wood & Sulfate Turpentine; Pine Oil and Other Terpenic Oils and exported $35.5M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.