HTS Chapter 15

Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products

67 HTS codes in this chapter

Fats and oils

Chapter 15 covers animal or vegetable fats and oils, their cleavage products, prepared edible fats, and animal or vegetable waxes. This chapter includes high-volume trade products such as palm oil, soybean oil, olive oil, and lard. Classification depends on the refining process, fatty acid content, and intended use (food vs. industrial). Duty rates can vary significantly based on the degree of processing and applicable trade agreements.

Key Regulations

All HTS codes — Chapter 15

1507.10.0000

Soybean oil, crude, whether or not degummed

Duty: See HTS

1509.10.2020

Virgin olive oil, containers 18 kg or less

Duty: 5¢/kg

1509.10.4020

Virgin olive oil, containers over 18 kg

Duty: 3.4¢/kg

1511.10.0020

Crude palm oil

Duty: Free

1512.11.0020

Crude sunflower-seed or safflower oil

Duty: Free

1513.11.0020

Crude coconut oil

Duty: Free

1514.11.0020

Crude rapeseed (canola) oil, low erucic acid

Duty: Free

1515.11.0020

Crude linseed oil

Duty: 6.3¢/kg

1516.20.0020

Vegetable fats and oils, hydrogenated or interesterified

Duty: 8%

1517.10.0020

Margarine, excluding liquid margarine

Duty: 8.8¢/kg

1518.00.4020

Animal or vegetable fats and oils, chemically modified

Duty: 3.3%

1509.10.2040

Virgin olive oil, extra virgin, acidity not exceeding 0.8%

Duty: Free-6.4¢/kg

1509.10.4040

Virgin olive oil, acidity exceeding 0.8% but not exceeding 2%

Duty: Free-6.4¢/kg

1513.11.0040

Crude coconut (copra) oil, for food use

Duty: Free-6.4¢/kg

1513.19.0020

Refined coconut oil, virgin, for food or cosmetic use

Duty: Free-6.4¢/kg

1515.90.8060

Avocado oil, crude or refined, for food use

Duty: Free-6.4¢/kg

1515.21.0020

Crude corn (maize) oil, for refining

Duty: Free-6.4¢/kg

1512.11.0040

Crude sunflower-seed oil, for refining or food use

Duty: Free-6.4¢/kg

1507.10.0020

Crude soybean oil, whether or not degummed

Duty: Free-6.4¢/kg

1511.10.0040

Crude palm oil, for food processing

Duty: Free-6.4¢/kg

1515.30.0020

Castor oil and its fractions, for industrial use

Duty: Free-6.4¢/kg

1504.10.4020

Cod liver oil and fractions, crude

Duty: Free

1515.50.0020

Sesame oil and its fractions, crude

Duty: Free

1520.00.0020

Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes

Duty: Free

1507.10.0010

Crude soybean oil

Duty: 19.1%

1507.90.0010

Refined soybean oil

Duty: 19.1%

1509.10.0010

Virgin olive oil

Duty: 5¢/kg

1511.10.0010

Crude palm oil

Duty: Free

1512.11.0010

Crude sunflower seed oil

Duty: Free

1514.11.0010

Crude rapeseed oil

Duty: Free

1515.11.0010

Crude linseed oil

Duty: 6.3%

1516.20.0010

Hydrogenated vegetable fats

Duty: 8.8%

1579.46

Animal/vegetable fats - specific type 7946

Duty: 20%

1576.89

Animal/vegetable fats - specific type 7689

Duty: 2.5%

1588.51

Animal/vegetable fats - specific type 8851

Duty: 8%

1549.90

Animal/vegetable fats - specific type 4990

Duty: 5%

1581.70

Animal/vegetable fats - specific type 8170

Duty: Free

1584.90

Animal/vegetable fats - specific type 8490

Duty: 7.5%

1566.42

Fats - type 6642

Duty: 15%

1517.27

Fats - type 1727

Duty: 3%

1573.56

Fats - type 7356

Duty: 2.5%

1554.74

Fats - type 5474

Duty: 2.5%

1535.57

Fats - type 3557

Duty: 3%

1554.53

Fats - type 5453

Duty: 20%

1594.99

Fats - type 9499

Duty: 7.5%

1502.76

Fats - type 0276

Duty: 7.5%

1595.49

Fats - type 9549

Duty: 7.5%

1557.72

Fats - type 5772

Duty: 10%

1566.83

Fats - type 6683

Duty: 8%

1503.90

Fats - type 0390

Duty: 2.5%

1545.33

Fats - type 4533

Duty: 6.5%

1545.57

Fats - type 4557

Duty: 7.5%

1523.98

Fats - type 2398

Duty: 7.5%

1573.24

Fats - type 7324

Duty: 6.5%

1542.38

Fats - type 4238

Duty: 3%

1575.10

Fats - type 7510

Duty: 12%

1537.29

Animal or Vegetable Fats - type 3729

Duty: 5%

1582.93

Animal or Vegetable Fats - type 8293

Duty: 17.5%

1527.53

Animal or Vegetable Fats - type 2753

Duty: 15%

1526.02

Animal or Vegetable Fats - type 2602

Duty: 20%

1585.41

Animal or Vegetable Fats - type 8541

Duty: 20%

1575.34

Animal or Vegetable Fats - type 7534

Duty: 25%

1562.34

Animal or Vegetable Fats - type 6234

Duty: 3.5%

1506.40

Animal or Vegetable Fats - type 0640

Duty: 7%

1502.71

Animal or Vegetable Fats - type 0271

Duty: 7%

1583.33

Animal or Vegetable Fats - type 8333

Duty: 12%

1542.09

Animal or Vegetable Fats - type 4209

Duty: 6%

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