Subheading · Chapter 15 · Heading 1507
1507.90: Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined: other
Refined soybean oil
Official description Other
1507.90 is the HS subheading for refined soybean oil, under heading 1507 in chapter 15.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1507 90 00 00 Other
- 1507 90 10 00 For technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption
- 1507 90 90 00 Other 8%
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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionNon preferential duty under end-use 4%
- 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
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
Import requirements 3
- 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) | — | 8% |
| 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–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 | £101.7m | 87.4% | -2.5% |
 Ukraine | £4.1m | 3.5% | +54% |
 Ireland | £2.9m | 2.5% | +14,518.6% |
 China | £2m | 1.7% | +17.3% |
 Canada | £1.7m | 1.4% | +695.3% |
 Sweden | £1.1m | 1% | +17.7% |
 Ghana | £752k | 0.6% | — |
 Belgium | £695k | 0.6% | +7.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 5.1% – 9.6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7.4% 
Türkiye 5% – 31.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 18.1% 
USA Free – 19.1% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 9.6% Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% – 10.8% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 10.2% 
Argentina 9% – 10.8% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 10.5% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · 4× specific or compound duty 
Norway 14.4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$693kUS$693k+US$13m+US$45m+> US$198m
Exports: 118
- Argentina: US$1bn
- Netherlands: US$296m
- United States: US$235m
- Thailand: US$198m
- Brazil: US$165m
- Malaysia: US$146m
- China: US$145m
- Bolivia: US$141m
- Canada: US$118m
- Nepal: US$93m
- Mexico: US$50m
- Germany: US$45m
- Spain: US$45m
- Colombia: US$45m
- Portugal: US$39m
- Dominican Republic: US$38m
- Zambia: US$28m
- Egypt: US$25m
- Russia: US$25m
- India: US$22m
- Costa Rica: US$22m
- Taiwan: US$22m
- United Kingdom: US$19m
- Belgium: US$19m
- South Africa: US$18m
- Italy: US$17m
- France: US$17m
- Sweden: US$14m
- Ukraine: US$13m
- Guatemala: US$13m
- Vietnam: US$11m
- Morocco: US$10m
- Singapore: US$10m
- Poland: US$9m
- Ireland: US$9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$8m
- Uganda: US$7m
- Indonesia: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- Australia: US$4m
- Greece: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Barbados: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Japan: US$898k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$860k
- Algeria: US$845k
- Ecuador: US$693k
- Lithuania: US$641k
- Rwanda: US$547k
- El Salvador: US$486k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$867kUS$867k+US$8m+US$37m+> US$96m
Imports: 206
- Canada: US$709m
- United States: US$237m
- Chile: US$211m
- Peru: US$135m
- United Kingdom: US$115m
- Venezuela: US$99m
- India: US$96m
- Mexico: US$96m
- Spain: US$91m
- North Korea: US$89m
- South Korea: US$86m
- Germany: US$64m
- Philippines: US$61m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$59m
- Panama: US$58m
- Vietnam: US$52m
- Belgium: US$47m
- Angola: US$44m
- Colombia: US$44m
- Indonesia: US$40m
- Netherlands: US$37m
- Cuba: US$37m
- Ireland: US$36m
- Haiti: US$33m
- Guatemala: US$33m
- Australia: US$30m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$29m
- China: US$29m
- Cambodia: US$25m
- Dominican Republic: US$24m
- Malaysia: US$23m
- Mauritania: US$22m
- Singapore: US$20m
- South Africa: US$19m
- France: US$19m
- Jordan: US$19m
- Kenya: US$19m
- Ecuador: US$17m
- United Arab Emirates: US$15m
- Bhutan: US$14m
- El Salvador: US$14m
- Poland: US$14m
- New Zealand: US$14m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$13m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$13m
- Fiji: US$12m
- Kuwait: US$12m
- Czechia: US$9m
- Austria: US$9m
- Honduras: US$9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$8m
- Macao SAR China: US$8m
- Papua New Guinea: US$7m
- Senegal: US$7m
- Cape Verde: US$7m
- Botswana: US$7m
- Nicaragua: US$6m
- Denmark: US$6m
- Italy: US$5m
- Costa Rica: US$5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | US$1bn | 32.3% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$296m | 9.1% |
| 3 | United States | US$235m | 7.2% |
| 4 |  Thailand | US$198m | 6.1% |
| 5 | Brazil | US$165m | 5.1% |
| 6 |  Malaysia | US$146m | 4.5% |
| 7 | China | US$145m | 4.5% |
| 8 |  Bolivia | US$141m | 4.3% |
| 9 | Canada | US$118m | 3.7% |
| 10 |  Nepal | US$93m | 2.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | US$709m | 21.9% |
| 2 | United States | US$237m | 7.3% |
| 3 |  Chile | US$211m | 6.5% |
| 4 | Peru | US$135m | 4.2% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$115m | 3.6% |
| 6 |  Venezuela | US$99m | 3.1% |
| 7 |  India | US$96m | 3% |
| 8 | Mexico | US$96m | 3% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$91m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  North Korea | US$89m | 2.7% |
Import duty on this product around the world 162
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.
- 10%median duty
- 28number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 158%highest: Barbados, Thailand, Dominica
162
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 30% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 11% | 10% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 158% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
| Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 10% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 11% | 10% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 35% | 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 | 9% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 20% | 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 | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 15% | 5% – 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
| European Union (27 countries) | 7.4% | 5.1% – 9.6% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 15% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 39% | 33% – 45% | 2023 |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 40% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 3.5% | 0% – 7% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 40% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 6%* | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 12% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 10% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 15% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 10% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 14% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 7.5% | 7% – 8% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Paraguay | 11% | 10% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 7% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 12% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 10% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 40% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 40% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Thailand | 146% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 18% | 5% – 31% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 35% | 2023 | |
| Ukraine | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 |
| United States | 9.6% | 0% – 19% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 20% | 10% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
| Venezuela | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 12% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Zambia | 25%* | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 20% | 0.2% – 40% | 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
- 42119 Soya bean oil, refined, & its fractions
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113201
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21612 Soya bean oil, refined
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1040 Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1507.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1507.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1507.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1507.90 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 1507.90 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 1507.90 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
EU deforestation regulation (EUDR)
Products of these commodities may only be placed on the EU market or exported if they are deforestation-free, legally produced and covered by a due diligence statement.
- Soya applies from 30 December 2026
Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Annex I (consolidated text)
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 1507.90 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 8%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 1507.90 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 5.1% and 9.6%.
168 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 8%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of refined soybean oil into the UK came to £116.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 4% on the year before); Netherlands supplied 87%, followed by Ukraine.
In 2024, countries exported refined soybean oil worth US$3bn (+5.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was Argentina (US$1bn), followed by the Netherlands.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined: other?
Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined: other fall under HS subheading 1507.90, part of heading 1507, in section III of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on soya-bean oil and its fractions in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1507.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on soya-bean oil and its fractions in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1507.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.1% to 9.6%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most soya-bean oil and its fractions?
Argentina, with US$1bn in 2024 (32.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export refined soybean oil to the UK duty-free?
168 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 8% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on refined soybean oil?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import refined soybean oil from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (87%), Ukraine (4%) and Ireland (3%), out of total imports of £116.3m.