CHAPTER 15
Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils
Section III of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule. 21 headings.
Headings in this chapter
1501
Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503:
1502
Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 1503:
1503
Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared
1504
Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:
1505
Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin):
1506
Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
1507
Soybean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:
1508
Peanut (ground-nut) oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:
1509
Olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:
1510
Other 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:
1511
Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:
1512
Sunflower-seed, safflower or cottonseed oil, and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:
1513
Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil, and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:
1514
Rapeseed, colza or mustard oil, and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:
1515
Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:
1516
Animal, 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:
1517
Margarine; 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:
1518
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:
1520
Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes
1521
Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or colored:
1522
Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes
Recent CBP rulings in Chapter 15
N361517
June 4, 2026
The country of origin of an automotive alternator.
N361217
May 22, 2026
The country of origin of refined ahiflower oil
H347696
May 13, 2026
Method of appraisement for reusable transport tanks
H347235
March 27, 2026
Ruling Request; U.S. International Trade Commission; Limited Exclusion Order; Investigation No. 337-TA-1362; Certain Liquid Transfer Devices With an Integral Vial Adapter
N358921
March 18, 2026
The eligibility of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) of LUPOY HR5007A from Canada
N359022
March 17, 2026
The tariff classification of Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Greece
H351143
February 27, 2026
Eligibility for temporary importation under bond of certain valves; United States-Mexico- Canada Agreement (USMCA)
N357156
January 13, 2026
The country of origin of a power bank
N355338
November 24, 2025
The tariff classification of Algae Oil from Norway
N355342
November 24, 2025
The tariff classification of Algae Oil from Norway
N352216
September 8, 2025
The country of origin of Wet Wipes
N352583
September 8, 2025
The tariff classification, country of origin, and eligibility under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) for Hazelnut Oil, Walnut Oil, and Flaxseed Oil from Canada
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