1518.00.40.00—Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidized, dehydrated, sulfurized, blown, polymerized by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 1516; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, not elsewhere specified or included, other
General
8%
Units
kg
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HTS 1518.00.40.00 is the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification for Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidized, dehydrated, sulfurized, blown, polymerized by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 1516; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, not elsewhere specified or included, other. It's a 10-digit statistical line in Chapter 15: Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes, Section III: Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils; Prepared Edible Fats; Animal or Vegetable Waxes, used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to determine the duty rate at entry. 5 potentially relevant AD/CVD order flags link to this code.
HTS-linked orders that may be relevant to imports under this code. An HTS link is a screening aid; actual coverage depends on each order's written product scope. Run the AD/CVD lookup → to check whether your specific shipment is in scope.
Past CBP decisions classifying real products under this HTS code. Useful precedent when classifying a similar product — each ruling shows how CBP interpreted the code for a specific case.
HTS 1518.00.40.00 is the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification for Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidized, dehydrated, sulfurized, blown, polymerized by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 1516; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, not elsewhere specified or included, other. It belongs to Chapter 15 of the HTSUS.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 1518.00.40.00?
The general (Column 1) duty rate for HTS 1518.00.40.00 is 8%. This is the most-favored-nation (MFN) rate that applies to imports from World Trade Organization member countries.
Are there preferential or trade-program rates for HTS 1518.00.40.00?
The HTS special-rate notation for 1518.00.40.00 is Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG). It can reference programs such as USMCA, KORUS, AGOA, and GSP; a program must be authorized on the entry date, and the shipment must satisfy its rules of origin and documentation requirements before a special rate can be claimed.
What is the Column 2 (statutory) rate for HTS 1518.00.40.00?
The Column 2 rate for HTS 1518.00.40.00 is 25%. This rate applies to imports from countries that do not have normal trade relations with the United States (currently Belarus, Cuba, North Korea, and Russia).
Are there Section 301 or Section 232 tariffs on HTS 1518.00.40.00?
No Chapter 99 flags are linked to HTS 1518.00.40.00 in Tandom's current catalog view. Use the calculator's date, origin, and product inputs to check a specific entry scenario.
Does HTS 1518.00.40.00 have any potentially relevant antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) order flags?
Tandom links 5 potentially relevant AD/CVD order flags to this code: A-583-876 (AD, Taiwan), C-583-877 (CVD, Taiwan), C-580-920 (CVD, South Korea) plus 2 more. An HTS link is a screening aid; review each order's written scope and linked case materials to determine whether a product is covered.
Special-rate candidates(16)
Programs referenced by the HTS Special-column notation
AGSP (Generalized System of Preferences)
AUAUSFTA (Australia)
BHBHFTA (Bahrain)
CLCLFTA (Chile)
COCTPA (Colombia)
DAGOA (African Growth and Opportunity Act)
ECBERA (Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act)
ILILFTA (Israel)
JOJFTA (Jordan)
KRKORUS (Korea)
MAMFTA (Morocco)
OMOMFTA (Oman)
PDR-CAFTA (Dominican Republic-Central America)
PAPAFTA (Panama)
PEPTPA (Peru)
SGSGFTA (Singapore)
Special-column notation identifies rate candidates only. The shipment must independently satisfy the program's current authorization, origin, and documentation rules before a special rate can be claimed.