Subheading · Section III

1517.90: Margarine: other

1517.90

Official description Other

  • 2%–16%UK
  • 2.9%–16%EU
  • 25%–75%Türkiye
  • 8%–18%USA
  • US$6.7bnWorld trade in 2024

1517.90 is a six-digit subheading of heading 1517, margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial…, chapter 15.

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 1517.90 covers 7 tariff lines and the duty is between 2% and 16%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 1517.90 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is between 2.9% and 16% (average 9.5%). 1 line has a specific or compound duty.

In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 1517.90 covers 4 tariff lines and the statutory rate is between 25% and 75%.

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides subheading 1517.90 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is between 8% and 18% (average 13%). 4 lines have a specific or compound duty.

World trade in these goods reached US$6.7bn in 2024, up 0% on 2023.

Indonesia was the largest exporter with 25.8% of the total, ahead of the Netherlands.

China imported the most (US$1.2bn).

The United Kingdom ranked 18th among 141 exporters with US$65.6m; its largest buyer was Ireland.

The United Kingdom imported US$121.1m, most of it from the Netherlands.

Duty rates compared

UK 2% – 16% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 12.3% · 1× specific or compound duty EU 2.9% – 16% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 9.5% · 1× specific or compound duty Türkiye 25% – 75% Statutory rate (Law 474) 4 tariff lines · average 50% USA 8% – 18% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 13% · 4× specific or compound duty

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 1517 90 00 00 Other
  2. 1517 90 10 00 Containing, by weight, more than 10% but not more than 15% of milkfats 8.00 % + 23.00 GBP / 100 kg
  3. Other
  4. 1517 90 91 00 Fixed vegetable oils, fluid, mixed 8%
  5. 1517 90 93 00 Edible mixtures or preparations of a kind used as mould-release preparations 2%
  6. 1517 90 99 00 Other 16%
  7. Containing arachidonic acid oil 16%
  8. 1517 90 99 30 Microbial oil, refined, containing by weight:<br>-25% or more but not more than 70% arachidonic acid and no more than 5% docosahexenoic acid<br>-standardised with vegetable oil<br> 16%
  9. 1517 90 99 90 Other 16%
  10. 1517 90 99 92 Microbial oil, refined, used in the manufacture of products other than animal feed: <br>- containing by weight 10% or more but not more than 80% of eicosapentaenoic acid, and <br>- with an eicosapentaenoic acid/(eicosapentaenoic acid+docosahexenoic acid) value of 0.2 or more, and<br>- standardised with vegetable oil 16%
  11. 1517 90 99 99 Other 16%

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 1517 90 Other:
  2. 1517 90 10 Containing, by weight, more than 10 % but not more than 15 % of milkfats 8,3 + 28,4 €/100 kg/net—
  3. Other:
  4. 1517 90 91 Fixed vegetable oils, fluid, mixed 9.6%—
  5. 1517 90 93 Edible mixtures or preparations of a kind used as mould-release preparations 2.9%—
  6. 1517 90 99 Other 16%—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 1517.90 Diğerleri:
  2. 1517.90.10.00.00 Ağırlık itibariyle içindeki katı süt yağı oranı % 10'u geçen fakat % 15 'i geçmeyenler 75%
  3. Diğerleri:
  4. 1517.90.91.00.00 Sabit bitkisel sıvı yağlar (akışkan, karıştırılmış) 40%
  5. 1517.90.93.00.00 Eşyanın kalıptan çıkarılmasında kullanılan yenilen karışım ve müstahzarlar 25%
  6. 1517.90.99.00.00 Diğerleri 60%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 1517.90 Other:
  2. Artificial mixtures of two or more of the products provided for in headings 1501 to 1515, inclusive:
  3. 1517.90.10 Containing 5 percent or more by weight of soybean oil or any fraction thereof 18%
  4. 1517.90.10.20 Salad and cooking oils kg
  5. Baking or frying fats:
  6. 1517.90.10.40 Wholly of vegetable oils kg
  7. 1517.90.10.60 Other kg
  8. 1517.90.10.80 Other kg
  9. 1517.90.20 Other 8%
  10. 1517.90.20.20 Salad and cooking oils kg
  11. Baking or frying fats:
  12. 1517.90.20.40 Wholly of vegetable oils kg
  13. 1517.90.20.60 Other kg
  14. 1517.90.20.80 Other kg
  15. Other:
  16. Dairy products described in additional U.S. note 1 to chapter 4:
  17. 1517.90.45.00 Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions 11¢/kgkg
  18. 1517.90.50.00 Described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions 11¢/kgkg, kg cmsc
  19. 1517.90.60.00 Other 34.2¢/kgkg, kg cmsc
  20. 1517.90.90 Other 8.8¢/kg
  21. 1517.90.90.15 Partially hydrogenated salad and cooking oil kg
  22. 1517.90.90.25 Soybean oil, wholly hydrogenated kg
  23. 1517.90.90.85 Cottonseed oil, wholly hydrogenated kg
  24. 1517.90.90.90 Other kg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

1517.90 · US$6.7bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.8mUS$1.8m+US$23.9m+US$107.4m+> US$351.3m

Exports: 141
  1. Indonesia: US$1.7bn
  2. Netherlands: US$579.9m
  3. Malaysia: US$539.6m
  4. Belgium: US$530.9m
  5. United States: US$351.3m
  6. Sweden: US$338.3m
  7. Germany: US$315.2m
  8. Spain: US$267.9m
  9. Russia: US$145.5m
  10. Türkiye: US$126.6m
  11. Italy: US$126.3m
  12. Canada: US$122.5m
  13. Mexico: US$109.2m
  14. Uruguay: US$107.4m
  15. Singapore: US$83.1m
  16. Poland: US$79.7m
  17. France: US$68.7m
  18. United Kingdom: US$65.6m
  19. Australia: US$65.1m
  20. China: US$63.7m
  21. Switzerland: US$62.7m
  22. Guatemala: US$62.2m
  23. Denmark: US$48.9m
  24. Austria: US$45.8m
  25. Argentina: US$44.9m
  26. United Arab Emirates: US$36.6m
  27. Norway: US$35.1m
  28. Greece: US$35.1m
  29. Honduras: US$32.7m
  30. Ukraine: US$30.6m
  31. Portugal: US$30.6m
  32. Colombia: US$28.4m
  33. Hungary: US$25.2m
  34. Iceland: US$23.9m
  35. Belarus: US$19.9m
  36. India: US$19.6m
  37. El Salvador: US$18.3m
  38. New Zealand: US$18.3m
  39. Kazakhstan: US$17.4m
  40. Egypt: US$16.9m
  41. Ireland: US$14.2m
  42. South Africa: US$13.6m
  43. Thailand: US$13.3m
  44. Latvia: US$12.1m
  45. Ecuador: US$10.1m
  46. South Korea: US$9.9m
  47. Costa Rica: US$9m
  48. Japan: US$8.5m
  49. Lithuania: US$8.2m
  50. Taiwan: US$7.7m
  51. Azerbaijan: US$7.5m
  52. Bulgaria: US$7.5m
  53. Czechia: US$6.7m
  54. Brazil: US$6.1m
  55. Philippines: US$5.6m
  56. Peru: US$5.1m
  57. Tunisia: US$4.6m
  58. Iran: US$4.6m
  59. Vietnam: US$4.4m
  60. Croatia: US$4.2m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Indonesia US$1.7bn 25.8%
2 Netherlands US$579.9m 8.7%
3 Malaysia US$539.6m 8.1%
4 Belgium US$530.9m 8%
5 United States US$351.3m 5.3%
6 Sweden US$338.3m 5.1%
7 Germany US$315.2m 4.7%
8 Spain US$267.9m 4%
9 Russia US$145.5m 2.2%
10 Türkiye US$126.6m 1.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$1.2bn 18.4%
2 Germany US$389.5m 5.9%
3 France US$369.6m 5.6%
4 United States US$315m 4.7%
5 Netherlands US$297.4m 4.5%
6 Poland US$248.5m 3.7%
7 Canada US$160.3m 2.4%
8 Brazil US$146.8m 2.2%
9 Ireland US$132.5m 2%
10 Belgium US$125.8m 1.9%

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for margarine: other?

Margarine: other fall under HS subheading 1517.90, part of heading 1517, in section III of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on margarine: other in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1517.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2% to 16%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on margarine: other in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1517.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.9% to 16%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most margarine: other?

Indonesia, with US$1.7bn in 2024 (25.8% of world exports).