Subheading · Chapter 15 · Heading 1506
1506.00: Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
Subheading 1506.00 belongs to heading 1506 (other animal fats and oils and their fractions) in chapter 15.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1506 00 00 00 Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
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 - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- 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) | — | |
| 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 |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | 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–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | £64k | 76.2% | +618.9% |
 France | £19k | 22.9% | -77% |
 Ireland | £740 | 0.9% | -55.3% |
 China | £0 | 0% | -100% |
| United Kingdom | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 India | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Italy | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Norway | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
USA 2.3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 10% – 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 15% 
Brazil 5.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 5.4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Japan 6.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty Norway Free – 5.1% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 1.7% · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$261kUS$261k+US$3m+US$24m+> US$46m
Exports: 76
- Netherlands: US$109m
- New Zealand: US$69m
- Belgium: US$46m
- France: US$43m
- Germany: US$39m
- Spain: US$24m
- South Korea: US$24m
- United States: US$22m
- Brazil: US$18m
- Italy: US$16m
- Poland: US$15m
- Slovakia: US$13m
- Japan: US$11m
- Austria: US$10m
- China: US$4m
- Australia: US$3m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Norway: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$728k
- Uruguay: US$548k
- Canada: US$545k
- Bulgaria: US$516k
- Romania: US$385k
- Estonia: US$351k
- Czechia: US$311k
- Thailand: US$291k
- Türkiye: US$261k
- Iceland: US$180k
- Sweden: US$171k
- Greece: US$135k
- Kazakhstan: US$132k
- Taiwan: US$127k
- Argentina: US$121k
- South Africa: US$107k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$99k
- Luxembourg: US$66k
- India: US$62k
- Egypt: US$60k
- Malaysia: US$46k
- Cyprus: US$45k
- Singapore: US$42k
- Vietnam: US$38k
- Kenya: US$34k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$32k
- Mongolia: US$25k
- Finland: US$19k
- Russia: US$14k
- Saudi Arabia: US$6k
- Latvia: US$6k
- Pakistan: US$4k
- Chile: US$4k
- Nigeria: US$1k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$35kUS$35k+US$1m+US$9m+> US$30m
Imports: 146
- Netherlands: US$108m
- United States: US$107m
- Sweden: US$39m
- Spain: US$30m
- China: US$23m
- Italy: US$19m
- Belgium: US$18m
- Singapore: US$17m
- Germany: US$16m
- Czechia: US$13m
- Canada: US$12m
- Romania: US$9m
- Vietnam: US$9m
- Japan: US$8m
- Austria: US$7m
- Oman: US$7m
- France: US$7m
- Norway: US$6m
- Hungary: US$5m
- Poland: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Peru: US$1m
- Denmark: US$831k
- New Zealand: US$600k
- Philippines: US$484k
- Latvia: US$467k
- United Kingdom: US$438k
- Brazil: US$382k
- Argentina: US$368k
- Uruguay: US$364k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$363k
- Türkiye: US$348k
- Ecuador: US$324k
- Colombia: US$324k
- Switzerland: US$262k
- Taiwan: US$216k
- Jordan: US$203k
- Israel: US$195k
- Mexico: US$188k
- Greece: US$162k
- Slovenia: US$139k
- Saudi Arabia: US$134k
- Luxembourg: US$133k
- Ukraine: US$128k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$104k
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$91k
- Lithuania: US$89k
- Paraguay: US$85k
- Russia: US$52k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | US$109m | 21.9% |
| 2 | New Zealand | US$69m | 13.9% |
| 3 |  Belgium | US$46m | 9.3% |
| 4 | France | US$43m | 8.6% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$39m | 7.8% |
| 6 |  Spain | US$24m | 4.9% |
| 7 |  South Korea | US$24m | 4.8% |
| 8 | United States | US$22m | 4.4% |
| 9 | Brazil | US$18m | 3.7% |
| 10 | Italy | US$16m | 3.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | US$108m | 21.8% |
| 2 | United States | US$107m | 21.6% |
| 3 |  Sweden | US$39m | 7.9% |
| 4 | Spain | US$30m | 6.2% |
| 5 | China | US$23m | 4.6% |
| 6 | Italy | US$19m | 3.8% |
| 7 | Belgium | US$18m | 3.6% |
| 8 |  Singapore | US$17m | 3.5% |
| 9 | Germany | US$16m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  Czechia | US$13m | 2.7% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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.
- 6%median duty
- 33number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 40%highest: Bahamas, Cameroon, Central African Republic
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 40% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
| Brazil | 6% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 20% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 9% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 10% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 10% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 6.4% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 15% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 10% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 1.7% | 0% – 5.1% | 2023 |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 10% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
| Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
| South Korea | 3% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10%* | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 2.3% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 10% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25%* | 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
- 41139 Animal oils & fats & their fractions, n.e.s., whether/not refined, but not chemically modified.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 111210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21519 Other animal fats, unrendered, n.e.c.21529 Other animal fats, rendered
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1010 Processing and preserving of meat1040 Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1506.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1506.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1506.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1506.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 1506.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 1506.00 | unchanged |
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.
- 600012069 HMRC
The product is black soldier fly larvae oil, is rich in lauric acid, this high-fat oil is used in the livestock industry, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products. The product is packaged in a 50-litre drum. Process: The black soldier fly larvae is dried and fed into a mechanical oil expeller, which…
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.
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R2163 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Subheading 1506.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 1506.00 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £83.5k between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 63% on the year before); Netherlands supplied 76%, followed by France.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$495m (−9.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was the Netherlands (US$109m), followed by New Zealand.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified?
Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified fall under HS subheading 1506.00, part of heading 1506, in section III of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other animal fats and oils and their fractions in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1506.00 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 other animal fats and oils and their fractions in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 1506.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other animal fats and oils and their fractions?
The Netherlands, with US$109m in 2024 (21.9% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (76%), France (23%) and Ireland (1%), out of total imports of £83.5k.