Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 1521.90

1521.90.00.00

1521.90.00.00: Vegetable waxes: other

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1521 Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured.
  2. 1521.90.00 Other
  3. 1521.90.00.00 Other

What you pay

Importing into Canada

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin

Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.

Same subheading in other tariffs

1521.90 Vegetable waxes: other

UK Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines EU Free – 2.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 0.8% Türkiye Free – 2.5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 1% USA Free – 4.8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.4% Mexico 10% – 15% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 13.3% Brazil 9% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Argentina 9% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Peru Free – 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3% New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% Japan 4.5% – 12.8% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 7.5% Taiwan 4% – 7.5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 5.5% GCC 5% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia 2% – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 3% Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines

Binding rulings for similar goods

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • 600010998 HMRC 19 July 2024 – 18 July 2027 · 1521 90 99 00

    Natural bees wax. The product is used as an additive in a variety of applications such as cosmetics, foodstuffs, care of the skin, candle making, and many more. The wax is obtained from raw beeswax combs, which is collected from specialised bee farms. The wax is then sent to a refining plant to be…

Legal notes

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Tariff item 1521.90.00.00 is a line of the Customs Tariff of Canada under HS subheading 1521.90 (vegetable waxes: other).

The MFN tariff rate is free, and quantities are declared in KGM.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 0%–2.5%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–2.5%, the US duty is 0%–4.8%, the Mexico duty is 10%–15%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is 0%–6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 4.5%–12.8%, the Taiwan duty is 4%–7.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 2%–5% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

Canada imported goods of subheading 1521.90 worth US$3m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.

Questions and answers

What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 1521.90.00.00?

The MFN tariff rate in the Customs Tariff of Canada is free; the supplementary unit is KGM. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.

Where does Canada import these goods from?

For subheading 1521.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$2m).

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