U.S. exports of Tall Oil (Refined or Crude) (SITC 59811) totaled $13.1M in August 2026.
Importers of Tall Oil (Refined or Crude) paid $99K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 24.81% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Tall Oil (Refined or Crude) imports of $399K in August 2026 ran 37% above the year-to-date monthly average of $291K.
Last updated: August 2026 dataTall oil is a co-product of the kraft pulping process for softwood timber, recovered as a black liquor soap and subsequently distilled into crude tall oil (CTO) or further refined into fatty acids, rosin, and distilled tall oil (DTO) fractions. SITC 59811 captures both crude and refined forms, making the degree of processing a key commercial and classification variable — crude tall oil trades primarily as a fuel or feedstock, while refined fractions serve as inputs for adhesives, inks, soaps, and biofuel production. The US is a significant domestic producer, so imports tend to be specialty grades or refined fractions not efficiently produced domestically.
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Crude tall oil (CTO) is the unprocessed co-product of kraft pulping, traded primarily as a low-value fuel or chemical feedstock. Refined fractions — tall oil fatty acids (TOFA), tall oil rosin (TOR), and distilled tall oil (DTO) — are higher-value specialty chemicals used in adhesives, coatings, soaps, and biofuels. The degree of refining affects both the product's value and its downstream application, and buyers typically specify the fraction and acid value range in purchase contracts.
Crude tall oil has been recognized as a qualifying feedstock under the US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) when used to produce advanced biofuels, which can affect its import economics through the value of associated Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs). Importers using tall oil as a biofuel feedstock should verify current EPA pathway approvals and RIN generation eligibility, as program rules and qualifying pathways are subject to regulatory revision.
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Basic heading 59811 · $13.1M of $26.2B
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Exports · August 2026
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Finland and Japan together take 82% of it.
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Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $2.8M of Tall Oil (Refined or Crude) and exported $274.1M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.