Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) · Swiss tariff number · HS 1521.90

1521.90.20

1521.90.20: processed (bleached, coloured, etc.)

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1521 Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured
  2. 1521.90 other
  3. 1521.90.20 processed (bleached, coloured, etc.)

What you pay

Importing into Switzerland

Customs duty CHF 5 per 100 kg gross standard rate depends on the country of origin

Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.

Same subheading in other tariffs

1521.90 Vegetable waxes: other

UK Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines EU Free – 2.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 0.8% Türkiye Free – 2.5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 1% USA Free – 4.8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.4% Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico 10% – 15% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 13.3% Brazil 9% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Argentina 9% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Peru Free – 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3% New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% Japan 4.5% – 12.8% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 7.5% Taiwan 4% – 7.5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 5.5% GCC 5% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia 2% – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 3% Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines

Switzerland lines: 1521.90

Binding rulings for similar goods

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.

  • 600010998 HMRC 19 July 2024 – 18 July 2027 · 1521 90 99 00

    Natural bees wax. The product is used as an additive in a variety of applications such as cosmetics, foodstuffs, care of the skin, candle making, and many more. The wax is obtained from raw beeswax combs, which is collected from specialised bee farms. The wax is then sent to a refining plant to be…

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 15 →

In the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), 1521.90.20 is one of 2 lines under subheading 1521.90, vegetable waxes: other.

The normal tariff rate is a specific or compound duty: CHF 5.00 per 100 kg gross.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 0%–2.5%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–2.5%, the US duty is 0%–4.8%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%–15%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is 0%–6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 4.5%–12.8%, the Taiwan duty is 4%–7.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 2%–5% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

Switzerland imported goods of subheading 1521.90 worth US$1m in 2024.

Questions and answers

What is the Switzerland import duty for Swiss tariff number 1521.90.20?

The normal tariff rate in the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) is CHF 5.00 per 100 kg gross. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.

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