Subheading · Chapter 15 · Heading 1501
1501.10: Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that: lard
Official description Lard
Subheading 1501.10 belongs to heading 1501 (pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or…) in chapter 15.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1501 10 00 00 Lard
- 1501 10 10 00 For industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption
- 1501 10 90 00 Other 14 GBP / 100 kg
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Duty suspensionNon preferential duty under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1430
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
Import requirements 4
- Import controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/782
- Documents
- C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
- N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
- Import controlImport control of organic products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/693
- Documents
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | — |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £6.2m | 45.4% | +42% |
 Netherlands | £4m | 29.6% | -15.2% |
 Poland | £1.8m | 13.3% | -11% |
 Denmark | £767k | 5.7% | +64.2% |
 France | £549k | 4% | -19.5% |
 Belgium | £208k | 1.5% | -81.5% |
 Romania | £46k | 0.3% | -5.8% |
 Croatia | £5k | 0% | +241.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Türkiye 4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 7.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 7.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$862kUS$862k+US$7m+US$24m+> US$45m
Exports: 48
- Netherlands: US$79m
- Germany: US$45m
- France: US$26m
- Spain: US$26m
- Italy: US$24m
- United States: US$21m
- Poland: US$14m
- Canada: US$12m
- Belgium: US$11m
- Austria: US$7m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Sweden: US$6m
- Hungary: US$5m
- Mexico: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$917k
- China: US$862k
- Croatia: US$766k
- Japan: US$508k
- Ukraine: US$494k
- Slovenia: US$382k
- Romania: US$369k
- Serbia: US$222k
- Montenegro: US$205k
- Lithuania: US$155k
- Taiwan: US$154k
- United Kingdom: US$107k
- South Africa: US$73k
- Latvia: US$62k
- Estonia: US$42k
- Bulgaria: US$24k
- Singapore: US$14k
- Ireland: US$4k
- Ecuador: US$3k
- Luxembourg: US$2k
- Türkiye: US$1k
- New Zealand: US$400
- India: US$100
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$0
- Cyprus: US$0
- Finland: US$0
- Greece: US$0
- Iceland: US$0
- Thailand: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$30kUS$30k+US$1m+US$8m+> US$29m
Imports: 108
- Singapore: US$69m
- Netherlands: US$53m
- Spain: US$29m
- Mexico: US$21m
- Belgium: US$20m
- United Kingdom: US$16m
- France: US$13m
- United States: US$13m
- Germany: US$9m
- Italy: US$8m
- Slovakia: US$7m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$6m
- Czechia: US$6m
- Serbia: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Bolivia: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Macao SAR China: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Japan: US$1m
- China: US$1m
- Ireland: US$932k
- Cuba: US$881k
- Australia: US$845k
- Portugal: US$538k
- Chile: US$528k
- Slovenia: US$418k
- Greece: US$328k
- Montenegro: US$241k
- Bulgaria: US$233k
- Denmark: US$217k
- Belize: US$211k
- Philippines: US$172k
- Sweden: US$168k
- Curaçao: US$157k
- Austria: US$147k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$136k
- Canada: US$126k
- Vietnam: US$111k
- Aruba: US$105k
- Latvia: US$73k
- Dominican Republic: US$65k
- Peru: US$55k
- Estonia: US$44k
- Uruguay: US$41k
- Zimbabwe: US$30k
- Malta: US$29k
- Angola: US$28k
- Indonesia: US$28k
- French Polynesia: US$27k
- Türkiye: US$23k
- Luxembourg: US$20k
- United Arab Emirates: US$19k
- Norway: US$19k
- St Kitts & Nevis: US$18k
- Iceland: US$18k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | US$79m | 25.6% |
| 2 |  Germany | US$45m | 14.6% |
| 3 | France | US$26m | 8.6% |
| 4 |  Spain | US$26m | 8.6% |
| 5 | Italy | US$24m | 7.8% |
| 6 | United States | US$21m | 6.7% |
| 7 | Poland | US$14m | 4.4% |
| 8 | Canada | US$12m | 3.9% |
| 9 | Belgium | US$11m | 3.5% |
| 10 |  Austria | US$7m | 2.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Singapore | US$69m | 22.5% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$53m | 17.4% |
| 3 | Spain | US$29m | 9.5% |
| 4 | Mexico | US$21m | 6.8% |
| 5 | Belgium | US$20m | 6.4% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$16m | 5.2% |
| 7 | France | US$13m | 4.2% |
| 8 | United States | US$13m | 4.1% |
| 9 | Germany | US$9m | 2.8% |
| 10 | Italy | US$8m | 2.5% |
Import duty on this product around the world 153
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 8%median duty
- 37number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 100%highest: Oman, Norway, Maldives
153
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 6% | 2% – 10% | 2023 |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Argentina | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 China | 10% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 40% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 15% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 6% | 0% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 50% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 18% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 65%* | 2023 | |
 Oman | 100% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
| Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 3% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 27%* | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 4% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 2.4%* | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 10% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Zambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 4112 Lard; other pig fat & poultry fat, rendered, whether/not pressed/solvent-extracted
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 111210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21521 Pig fat, rendered
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1010 Processing and preserving of meat
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1501.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1501.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1501.00 | changed |
| 2002 | 1501.00 | changed |
| 1996 | 1501.00 | changed |
| 1992 | 1501.00 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
In the UK Global Tariff all 2 lines under subheading 1501.10 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 1501.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £13.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 1% on the year before); Italy supplied 45%, followed by Netherlands.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$307m (+7.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was the Netherlands (US$79m), followed by Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that: lard?
Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that: lard fall under HS subheading 1501.10, part of heading 1501, in section III of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1501.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 1501.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other…?
The Netherlands, with US$79m in 2024 (25.6% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Italy (45%), Netherlands (30%) and Poland (13%), out of total imports of £13.6m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.