Subheading · Chapter 15 · Heading 1501
1501.90: Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that: other
Official description Other
Subheading 1501.90 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 90 00 00 Other 10%
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 3
- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 10% |
| 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 | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | 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, 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–Chile agreement | Chile | 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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £6.2m | 45.2% | +31.3% | |
| £3.4m | 25.1% | +5.1% | |
| £2.3m | 16.7% | +14.5% | |
| £1m | 7.6% | -7.8% | |
| £304k | 2.2% | -2% | |
| £159k | 1.2% | +552.2% | |
| £119k | 0.9% | +2,155.1% | |
| £101k | 0.7% | +36.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$305kUS$305k+US$2m+US$16m+> US$46m
Exports: 76
- Germany: US$52m
- France: US$48m
- Poland: US$46m
- United States: US$29m
- Netherlands: US$24m
- Ukraine: US$22m
- Belgium: US$16m
- United Kingdom: US$16m
- Italy: US$13m
- Spain: US$11m
- Denmark: US$11m
- Brazil: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Tunisia: US$3m
- China: US$2m
- Panama: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Benin: US$2m
- Romania: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Canada: US$1m
- Australia: US$720k
- Greece: US$617k
- Saudi Arabia: US$602k
- Nicaragua: US$571k
- Cyprus: US$542k
- Thailand: US$463k
- Sweden: US$382k
- Estonia: US$346k
- Dominican Republic: US$342k
- Argentina: US$305k
- Norway: US$287k
- Czechia: US$255k
- South Africa: US$154k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$146k
- Indonesia: US$122k
- Vietnam: US$74k
- Croatia: US$68k
- Kuwait: US$30k
- Malaysia: US$28k
- Taiwan: US$27k
- Serbia: US$27k
- Slovenia: US$25k
- Türkiye: US$21k
- Japan: US$21k
- Iran: US$16k
- Russia: US$14k
- Luxembourg: US$12k
- Belarus: US$10k
- Singapore: US$5k
- Switzerland: US$5k
- Latvia: US$4k
- Kenya: US$3k
- India: US$3k
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$61kUS$61k+US$1m+US$4m+> US$29m
Imports: 126
- Netherlands: US$86m
- Spain: US$32m
- France: US$29m
- Germany: US$29m
- Czechia: US$18m
- Poland: US$15m
- United Kingdom: US$14m
- Belgium: US$13m
- Canada: US$9m
- Guatemala: US$8m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Italy: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Japan: US$4m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Peru: US$4m
- Honduras: US$4m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Ecuador: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- United States: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Dominican Republic: US$2m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$931k
- Thailand: US$890k
- Türkiye: US$830k
- Romania: US$829k
- Vietnam: US$709k
- Switzerland: US$592k
- Haiti: US$557k
- Pakistan: US$466k
- Costa Rica: US$411k
- El Salvador: US$397k
- Bolivia: US$281k
- Taiwan: US$247k
- Colombia: US$244k
- Singapore: US$223k
- Georgia: US$197k
- Iceland: US$189k
- South Korea: US$181k
- Croatia: US$169k
- Angola: US$157k
- New Zealand: US$137k
- Egypt: US$124k
- Ukraine: US$120k
- Latvia: US$113k
- Slovenia: US$74k
- Cyprus: US$74k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$52m | 15.7% | |
| 2 | US$48m | 14.6% | |
| 3 | US$46m | 14% | |
| 4 | US$29m | 8.7% | |
| 5 | US$24m | 7.2% | |
| 6 | US$22m | 6.6% | |
| 7 | US$16m | 5% | |
| 8 | US$16m | 4.9% | |
| 9 | US$13m | 4% | |
| 10 | US$11m | 3.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$86m | 26.1% | |
| 2 | US$32m | 9.6% | |
| 3 | US$29m | 8.9% | |
| 4 | US$29m | 8.7% | |
| 5 | US$18m | 5.4% | |
| 6 | US$15m | 4.7% | |
| 7 | US$14m | 4.1% | |
| 8 | US$13m | 4% | |
| 9 | US$9m | 2.7% | |
| 10 | US$8m | 2.3% |
Import duty on this product around the world 161
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
- 35number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 63%highest: Norway, Algeria, Cameroon
161
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6.4% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 63%* | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 27%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 4% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 2.3%* | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 21522 Poultry fat, rendered
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1010 Processing and preserving of meat
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1501.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1501.90 | 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)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- 600016259 HMRC
Poultry fat A high-quality clarified oil poultry fat Appearance: Off-white to light brown solid Typical uses: Pet foods, biodiesel
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
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CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 1501.90; the duty is 10%.
Subheading 1501.90 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 11.5%.
167 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 10%.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £13.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 18% on the year before); Poland supplied 45%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$330m (+2.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was Germany (US$52m), followed by France.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that: other?
Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that: other fall under HS subheading 1501.90, 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 UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1501.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10%. 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 the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1501.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 11.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other…?
Germany, with US$52m in 2024 (15.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
167 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 10% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Poland (45%), Germany (25%) and Netherlands (17%), out of total imports of £13.7m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.