U.S. exports of Wood Tar, Wood Tar Oils, Wood Creosote & Related Pitch Products (SITC 59818) totaled $1.1M in August 2026.
Importers of Wood Tar, Wood Tar Oils, Wood Creosote & Related Pitch Products paid $18K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 13.25% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Wood Tar, Wood Tar Oils, Wood Creosote & Related Pitch Products imports of $133K in August 2026 ran 53% above the year-to-date monthly average of $87K.
Last updated: August 2026 dataProduced by the destructive distillation of wood, this heading groups wood tar and its distillation fractions — including wood creosote and wood naphtha — alongside vegetable pitch and brewer's pitch formulated from rosin or resin acids. Wood creosote, distinct from coal-tar creosote, has historically been used as a preservative and pharmaceutical agent, while wood naphtha (crude methanol) is a solvent precursor. Pitch products based on rosin or vegetable pitch serve as binders in foundry cores, briquettes, and specialty coatings. Importers should note that wood creosote's regulatory status can vary by end use, particularly in pesticidal or wood-preservation applications subject to EPA review.
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Wood creosote used as a pesticide or wood preservative in the US is subject to EPA registration under FIFRA. Importers intending to sell the product for pesticidal end uses must ensure the product is registered or that the import falls within an applicable exemption; classification and admissibility should be confirmed with a licensed customs broker and legal counsel familiar with EPA pesticide regulations.
Wood creosote is derived from the destructive distillation of wood and is classified here, while coal-tar creosote originates from coal carbonization and falls under coal-tar chemical headings. The distinction matters both for tariff classification and for end-use regulatory compliance, as the two products have different chemical profiles and regulatory histories.
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Basic heading 59818 · $1.1M of $26.2B
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Exports · August 2026
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Canada and China together take 74% of it.
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Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $1.0M of Wood Tar, Wood Tar Oils, Wood Creosote & Related Pitch Products and exported $34.1M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.