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Section III: Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils; Prepared Edible Fats; Animal or Vegetable Waxes

Chapter 15: Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

Chapter 15 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes and sits within Section III: Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils; Prepared Edible Fats; Animal or Vegetable Waxes.

About Chapter 15

Chapter 15 contains 111 10-digit statistical lines grouped under 15 4-digit headings. Brokers, importers, and customs counsel use these codes to declare animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes on entry summaries (CBP Form 7501) and to look up the applicable Column 1, Special, and Column 2 duty rates.

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines in Chapter 15 range from 2.3% to 19.1%, with a median of 3.8%. About 14% of the chapter's lines (15 of 111) enter duty-free under the general rate. Special-program rates (USMCA, KORUS, GSP, AGOA, and others) and Chapter 99 overlays modify these base rates for qualifying shipments.

Every code page links into the Tandom Tariff Calculator with the HTS code prefilled, so you can compute the full landed duty for a specific shipment by entering value, country of origin, and (where relevant) material content or date of entry. Tandom's data refreshes daily from USITC HTSUS, CBP CSMS, the Federal Register, and the Department of Commerce — the same authoritative sources the trade community files against.

1501Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503:

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1501.10.00.00Lard3¢/kg6.6¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1501.20.00Other pig fat3¢/kg6.6¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
1501.20.00.40·Choice white greasekg
1501.20.00.60·Yellow greasekg
1501.20.00.80·Otherkg
1501.90.00.00Other3¢/kg6.6¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg

1502Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 1503:

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1502.10.00Tallow0.43¢/kg7.7¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)
1502.10.00.20·Ediblekg
1502.10.00.40·Inediblekg
1502.90.00.00Other0.43¢/kg7.7¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)kg

1503Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1503.00.00.00Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared2¢/kg8.8¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg

1504Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1504.10Fish-liver oils and their fractions:
1504.10.20.00·CodFreeFreekg
1504.10.40.00·Other2.5%6.6¢/kg + 10%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)kg
1504.20Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish, other than liver oils:
1504.20.20.00·CodFreeFreekg
1504.20.40.00·Herring1¢/kg8¢/kgFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1504.20.60·Other1.5¢/kg + 5%6.6¢/kg + 20%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
1504.20.60.20··Menhadenkg
1504.20.60.40··Otherkg
1504.30.00.00Fats and oils and their fractions, of marine mammals1.7¢/kg + 5%6.6¢/kg + 20%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg

1505

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1505.00Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin):
1505.00.10.00Wool grease, crude1.3¢/kg9.5¢/kgFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1505.00.90.00Other2.4%27%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg

1506Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1506.00.00.00Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified2.3%20%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg

1507Soybean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1507.10.00.00Crude oil, whether or not degummed19.1%45%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1507.90Other:
1507.90.20.00·Pharmaceutical Grade meeting FDA requirements for use in intravenous fat emulsions, valued over $5/kgFree10%kg
1507.90.40·Other19.1%45%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
1507.90.40.20··Once-refined (subjected to alkali or caustic wash, but not bleached or deodorized)kg
1507.90.40.40··Other (fully refined, washed, bleached or deodorized)kg

1508Peanut (ground-nut) oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1508.10.00.00Crude oil7.5¢/kg8.8¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1508.90.00.00Other7.5¢/kg8.8¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg

1509Olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1509.20Extra virgin olive oil:
1509.20.20·Weighing with the immediate container under 18 kg5¢/kg on contents and container17.6¢/kg on contents and containerFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
1509.20.20.30··Certified organickg
1509.20.20.90··Otherkg
1509.20.90·Other3.4¢/kg14.3¢/kgFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
1509.20.90.30··Certified organickg
1509.20.90.90··Otherkg
1509.30Virgin olive oil:
1509.30.20·Weighing with the immediate container under 18 kg5¢/kg on contents and container17.6¢/kg on contents and containerFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
1509.30.20.30··Certified organickg
1509.30.20.90··Otherkg
1509.30.90·Other3.4¢/kg14.3¢/kgFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
1509.30.90.30··Certified organickg
1509.30.90.90··Otherkg
1509.40Other virgin olive oils:
1509.40.20·Weighing with the immediate container under 18 kg5¢/kg on contents and container17.6¢/kg on contents and containerFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
1509.40.20.30··Certified organickg
1509.40.20.90··Otherkg
1509.40.90·Other3.4¢/kg14.3¢/kgFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
1509.40.90.30··Certified organickg
1509.40.90.90··Otherkg
1509.90Other:
1509.90.20.00·Weighing with the immediate container under 18 kg5¢/kg on contents and container17.6¢/kg on contents and containerFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1509.90.40.00·Other3.4¢/kg14.3¢/kgFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg

1510Other oils and their fractions, obtained solely from olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, including blends of these oils and fractions with oils or fractions of heading 1509:

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1510.10Crude olive pomace oil:
1510.10.10.00·Weighing with the immediate container under 18 kg5¢/kg on contents and container17.6¢/kg on contents and containerFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1510.10.90.00·Other3.4¢/kg14.3¢/kgFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1510.90Other:
1510.90.10.00·Rendered unfit for use as foodFreeFreekg
1510.90.20.00··Weighing with the immediate container under 18 kg5¢/kg on contents and container17.6¢/kg on contents and containerFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1510.90.90.00··Other3.4¢/kg14.3¢/kgFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg

1511Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1511.10.00.00Crude oilFreeFreekg
1511.90.00.00OtherFreeFreekg

1512Sunflower-seed, safflower or cottonseed oil, and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1512.11.00·Crude oil1.7¢/kg + 3.4%9.9¢/kg + 20%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
1512.11.00.25···Certified organickg
1512.11.00.35···Otherkg
1512.11.00.40··Safflower oilkg
1512.19.00·Other1.7¢/kg + 3.4%9.9¢/kg + 20%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)
1512.19.00.25···Certified organickg
1512.19.00.35···Otherkg
1512.19.00.40··Safflower oilkg
1512.21.00.00·Crude oil, whether or not gossypol has been removed5.6¢/kg6.6¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1512.29.00·Other5.6¢/kg6.6¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
1512.29.00.20··Once-refined (subjected to alkalai or caustic wash, but not bleached or deodorized)kg
1512.29.00.40··Other (fully refined, washed, bleached or deodorized)kg

1513Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil, and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1513.11.00.00·Crude oilFree4.4¢/kgkg
1513.19.00·OtherFree4.4¢/kg
1513.19.00.30··Certified organickg
1513.19.00.90··Otherkg
1513.21.00.00·Crude oilFree2.2¢/kgkg
1513.29.00.00·OtherFree2.2¢/kgkg

1514Rapeseed, colza or mustard oil, and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1514.11.00.00·Crude oil6.4%22.5%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1514.19.00.00·Other6.4%22.5%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1514.91·Crude oil:
1514.91.10.00··Imported to be used in the manufacture of rubber substitutes or lubricating oilFree1.8¢/kgkg
1514.91.90··Other6.4%22.5%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)
1514.91.90.10···Rape or colza oil and its fractionskg
1514.91.90.20···Mustard seed oil and its fractionskg
1514.99·Other:
1514.99.10.00··Imported to be used in the manufacture of rubber substitutes or lubricating oilFree1.8¢/kgkg
1514.99.50···Denatured1.3¢/kg9.92¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)
1514.99.50.10····Rape or colza oil and its fractionskg
1514.99.50.20····Mustard seed oil and its fractionskg
1514.99.90···Other6.4%22.5%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
1514.99.90.10····Rape or colza oil and its fractionskg
1514.99.90.20····Mustard seed oil and its fractionskg

1515Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1515.11.00.00·Crude oil6.3¢/kg9.9¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1515.19.00.00·Other6.3¢/kg9.9¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1515.21.00.00·Crude oil3.4%20%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)kg
1515.29.00·Other3.4%20%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)
1515.29.00.20··Once-refined (subjected to alkalai or caustic wash, but not bleached or deodorized)kg
1515.29.00.40··Other (fully refined, washed, bleached or deodorized)kg
1515.30.00.00Castor oil and its fractionsFree6.6¢/kgkg
1515.50.00.00Sesame oil and its fractions0.68¢/kg6.6¢/kgFree (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1515.60.05.00Microbial fats and oils and their fractions3.2%20%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1515.90Other:
1515.90.21.00·Nut oilsFreeFreekg
1515.90.60.00·Jojoba oil and its fractions2.3%20%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1515.90.81·Other3.2%20%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
1515.90.81.10··Hemp oilkg
1515.90.81.90··Otherkg

1516Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinized, whether or not refined, but not further prepared:

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1516.10.00.00Animal fats and oils and their fractions7¢/kg11¢/kgFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1516.20Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions:
1516.20.10.00·Rapeseed oil7.7%12.5%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1516.20.91.00·Other8.8¢/kg11¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)kg
1516.30.00.00Microbial fats and oils and their fractions8.8¢/kg11¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)kg

1517Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading 1516:

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1517.10.00.00Margarine, excluding liquid margarine12.3¢/kg31¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1517.90Other:
1517.90.10··Containing 5 percent or more by weight of soybean oil or any fraction thereof18%45%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
1517.90.10.20···Salad and cooking oilskg
1517.90.10.40····Wholly of vegetable oilskg
1517.90.10.60····Otherkg
1517.90.10.80···Otherkg
1517.90.20··Other8%25%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
1517.90.20.20···Salad and cooking oilskg
1517.90.20.40····Wholly of vegetable oilskg
1517.90.20.60····Otherkg
1517.90.20.80···Otherkg
1517.90.45.00···Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions11¢/kg11¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1517.90.50.00···Described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions11¢/kg11¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg, kg cmsc
1517.90.60.00···Other34.2¢/kg40.2¢/kgFree (BH,CL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) See 9822.04.25 (AU) See 9918.04.60, 9918.04.68 (CO)kg, kg cmsc
1517.90.90··Other8.8¢/kg11¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)
1517.90.90.15···Partially hydrogenated salad and cooking oilkg
1517.90.90.25···Soybean oil, wholly hydrogenatedkg
1517.90.90.85···Cottonseed oil, wholly hydrogenatedkg
1517.90.90.90···Otherkg

1518

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1518.00Animal, 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:
1518.00.20.00Of linseed or flaxseed oil6.3¢/kg9.9¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)kg
1518.00.40.00Other8%25%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg

1520Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1520.00.00.00Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyesFree2.2¢/kgkg

1521Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or colored:

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1521.10.00Vegetable waxesFreeFree
1521.10.00.20·Candelillakg
1521.10.00.40·Carnaubakg
1521.10.00.60·Otherkg
1521.90Other:
1521.90.20.00·Bleached beeswax4.8%30%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)kg
1521.90.40.00·OtherFreeFreekg

1522Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes

CodeDescriptionGeneralColumn 2SpecialUnits
1522.00.00.00Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes3.8%30%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)kg

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 15 cover?

Chapter 15 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) covers Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes. It sits within Section III: Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils; Prepared Edible Fats; Animal or Vegetable Waxes. Tandom's catalog lists all 111 10-digit statistical lines and 15 4-digit headings in this chapter.

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 15 imports?

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines range from 2.3% to 19.1% (median 3.8%); roughly 54% of lines enter duty-free. Use the calculator linked from each code page to compute the full landed rate, including Section 301/232 overlays, IEEPA tariffs, and AD/CVD deposits where applicable.

Are Section 301 or Section 232 tariffs applied to Chapter 15 products?

Section 301 (China) and Section 232 (steel, aluminum, copper) tariffs are layered on top of the base HTSUS rate via Chapter 99 provisions. Whether they apply to a specific 10-digit line in Chapter 15 depends on the product's country of origin, material content, and the active proclamation. Open any code in this chapter to see the live overlay stack and effective rate.

Are there antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders covering Chapter 15 products?

AD/CVD orders are issued at the case level by the Department of Commerce against specific products from specific countries. Tandom's AD/CVD catalog cross-references every active order to the HTS codes it covers — open any code in Chapter 15 to see flagged orders, deposit rates, and the underlying scope determinations.