Heading · Chapter 15
1520: Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes
Heading 1520 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 1520.00, in chapter 15 (animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products).
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EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$499kUS$499k+US$6.2m+US$21.4m+> US$77.5m
Exports: 83
- Indonesia: US$278.8m
- Brazil: US$149.7m
- Germany: US$77.5m
- Malaysia: US$45m
- United States: US$29.3m
- Spain: US$28.6m
- Netherlands: US$22.4m
- Canada: US$21.4m
- France: US$19.6m
- Belgium: US$17m
- Poland: US$16.6m
- Thailand: US$10.5m
- Colombia: US$9.8m
- Romania: US$9.6m
- South Korea: US$8.7m
- United Kingdom: US$8.6m
- Greece: US$7.9m
- Lithuania: US$7.8m
- Portugal: US$6.7m
- Argentina: US$6.2m
- Czechia: US$6.2m
- Bulgaria: US$5.6m
- Austria: US$5.4m
- Philippines: US$5.4m
- Hungary: US$5.3m
- Italy: US$5.3m
- Slovakia: US$4.8m
- India: US$4m
- Norway: US$2.8m
- Denmark: US$2.4m
- Türkiye: US$1.5m
- Sweden: US$1.3m
- Paraguay: US$1.1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- China: US$916.7k
- South Africa: US$891.5k
- Albania: US$719.2k
- Japan: US$569.1k
- Pakistan: US$521.4k
- Taiwan: US$499k
- Estonia: US$310.9k
- Australia: US$238.1k
- Tunisia: US$209.5k
- Latvia: US$192.5k
- United Arab Emirates: US$186.1k
- Switzerland: US$180.9k
- Ireland: US$166.3k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$151k
- Russia: US$130.6k
- Cyprus: US$103k
- Egypt: US$100.6k
- Mexico: US$97.5k
- Finland: US$77.8k
- Luxembourg: US$46k
- Serbia: US$36.4k
- Croatia: US$32.1k
- Uganda: US$29.4k
- Chile: US$25.7k
- Tanzania: US$21.3k
- Saudi Arabia: US$17.6k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$84.7kUS$84.7k+US$615.3k+US$6.2m+> US$35.7m
Imports: 155
- China: US$446m
- Netherlands: US$63.8m
- Germany: US$49.6m
- India: US$40.4m
- Denmark: US$35.7m
- Malaysia: US$26.8m
- United States: US$23.1m
- Türkiye: US$16.2m
- Italy: US$16.1m
- Czechia: US$10.4m
- Belgium: US$10.1m
- France: US$9.3m
- Mexico: US$9.2m
- Russia: US$6.9m
- Thailand: US$6.2m
- Canada: US$6.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4.5m
- Japan: US$4.4m
- Spain: US$4.3m
- Switzerland: US$4.3m
- Latvia: US$4.2m
- Poland: US$3.9m
- United Kingdom: US$3.6m
- South Africa: US$3.3m
- Pakistan: US$3.1m
- Singapore: US$2.7m
- Philippines: US$2.6m
- Sweden: US$2.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2.2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Iran: US$1.3m
- Ukraine: US$1.3m
- Croatia: US$1.2m
- Tajikistan: US$631.8k
- Peru: US$619.8k
- Uzbekistan: US$615.3k
- Belarus: US$595.3k
- Lithuania: US$577k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$557.5k
- Egypt: US$546.9k
- South Korea: US$528.3k
- Algeria: US$516.7k
- Botswana: US$480.4k
- Indonesia: US$470.9k
- Hungary: US$446.5k
- Ireland: US$442k
- Serbia: US$423.9k
- Vietnam: US$342.9k
- Slovakia: US$327.8k
- Kenya: US$313.6k
- Portugal: US$287.8k
- Chile: US$281.7k
- Norway: US$267k
- Estonia: US$250.5k
- Azerbaijan: US$246.8k
- Israel: US$224k
- Panama: US$215.8k
- Finland: US$204.1k
- Cambodia: US$189.2k
- Romania: US$162.6k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia | US$278.8m | 33.2% |
| 2 |  Brazil | US$149.7m | 17.8% |
| 3 |  Germany | US$77.5m | 9.2% |
| 4 |  Malaysia | US$45m | 5.3% |
| 5 |  United States | US$29.3m | 3.5% |
| 6 |  Spain | US$28.6m | 3.4% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$22.4m | 2.7% |
| 8 |  Canada | US$21.4m | 2.6% |
| 9 |  France | US$19.6m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  Belgium | US$17m | 2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$446m | 53.1% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$63.8m | 7.6% |
| 3 | Germany | US$49.6m | 5.9% |
| 4 |  India | US$40.4m | 4.8% |
| 5 |  Denmark | US$35.7m | 4.2% |
| 6 | Malaysia | US$26.8m | 3.2% |
| 7 | United States | US$23.1m | 2.7% |
| 8 |  Türkiye | US$16.2m | 1.9% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$16.1m | 1.9% |
| 10 |  Czechia | US$10.4m | 1.2% |
Heading 1520 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 1520 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Heading 1520 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is duty-free.
In 2024, countries exported heading 1520 goods worth US$840.5m (+6.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was Indonesia (US$278.8m), followed by Brazil.
The biggest buyer was China, with imports of US$446m.
The United Kingdom ranked 16th among 83 exporters with US$8.6m.
The United Kingdom imported US$3.6m.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes?
Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes fall under HS heading 1520, part of chapter 15, in section III of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1520 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 glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes in the EU?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 1520 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 glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes?
Indonesia, with US$278.8m in 2024 (33.2% of world exports).