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HS code for vegetable oil
1515.90 Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils: other
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “vegetable oil” points to subheading 1515.90: other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils: other. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
In the UK Global Tariff, 1515.90 covers 12 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 12%. 1 of them is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 1515.90 into 11 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 12.8% (average 6%). 3 of them are duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 1515.90 covers 13 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 19.5%. 3 of them are duty-free.
Duty rates compared
UK Free – 12% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 7.5% 
EU Free – 12.8% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 6% 
Türkiye Free – 19.5% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines · average 14.3% 
USA Free – 3.2% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.8% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 15 tariff lines 
Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Japan Free – 4% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 0.8% · 4× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 13 tariff lines · 9× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free – 14.4% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 5.4% · 2× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 11 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% – 20% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 13.3% See also
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for vegetable oil?
Vegetable oil are classified under 1515.90 (Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils: other) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.