HS code 1521: Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect…

Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti; whether or not refined or coloured — heading 1521 of the Harmonized System (HS 2022).

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Chapter15

Subheadings (6 digits)2

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

Subheadings of 1521 (6 digits)

Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides); whether or not refined or coloured
Waxes, other than vegetable, n.e.c. in heading no. 1521; whether or not refined or coloured

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The first 6 digits are the same in every country that uses HS 2022. Each country adds 2–4 more digits and sets the duty in its own tariff, and the section and chapter notes can include or exclude products, so check the destination’s official tariff before you put the code on the invoice.

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Other headings in chapter 15

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…
1505 Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin)
1506 Animal fats and oils and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, n.e.c. in…
1507 Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
1508 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 Vegetable oils; oils and their fractions n.e.c. in chapter 15, obtained solely from olives, whether or not…
1511 Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
1512 Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically…
1513 Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions; whether or not refined but not chemically…
1514 Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
1515 Fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils n.e.c. in chapter 15 (including jojoba oil) and their fractions…
1516 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated…
1517 Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of…
1518 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils and their fractions; boiled, oxidised, dehydrated or otherwise…
1520 Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes
1522 Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes

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Source: HS 2022 nomenclature, 6-digit level (UN Comtrade). Descriptions are in English, as in the official nomenclature. Digits after the 6th differ by country.

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Common questions

What is HS code 1521?

1521 is the HS 2022 heading for Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti; whether or not refined or coloured. It is in chapter 15 (Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes), section III, and has 2 six-digit subheadings, from 1521.10 to 1521.90.

Can I write 1521 on a commercial invoice?

Customs usually need at least the 6-digit subheading (for example 1521.10), and the import declaration uses the destination country’s full code of 8 to 10 digits. Use the subheading that matches your product, and confirm the national digits with the buyer, the customs broker or the official tariff.

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