UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 1516.20
1516 20 10 00: Hydrogenated castor oil, so called 'opal-wax'
Hydrogenated vegetable fats and oils
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 1516 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared
- 1516 20 00 00 Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions
- 1516 20 10 00 Hydrogenated castor oil, so called 'opal-wax'
What you pay
Importing into UK
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 2
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- 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 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
- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| 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–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | 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–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | 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–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | 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 |
Footnotes
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
UK: imports by month · HS 1516.20
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Malaysia | £21.8m | 39.4% | +14.6% |
 Netherlands | £13m | 23.4% | +19% |
 Germany | £8.2m | 14.8% | +11% |
 Belgium | £3.4m | 6.2% | +7.8% |
 Sweden | £1.7m | 3.1% | +45.6% |
 France | £1.7m | 3.1% | +35.3% |
 Spain | £1.5m | 2.7% | +4.5% |
 India | £1.2m | 2.2% | -10.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
1516.20 Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions
EU 3.4% – 12.8% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 8.4% 
Türkiye 3.4% – 46.8% Third-country duty 39 tariff lines · average 45.7% 
USA 7.7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Mexico 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Japan 3.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free – 6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 3.7% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · 4× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free – 14.4% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 7.2% · 2× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines UK lines: 1516.20
- 1516 20 10 00Hydrogenated castor oil, so called 'opal-wax'
- 1516 20 91 00In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg
- 1516 20 95 00Colza, linseed, rapeseed, sunflower-seed, illipe, karite, makore, touloucouna or babassu oils, for technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption
- 1516 20 96 00Groundnut, cotton-seed, soya-bean or sunflower-seed oils; other oils containing less than 50% by weight of free fatty acids and excluding palm kernel, illipe, coconut, colza, rapeseed or copaiba oils
- 1516 20 98 21Blends containing by weight more than 20% of fatty-acid: consigned from Canada
- 1516 20 98 29Blends containing by weight more than 20% of fatty-acid: other
- 1516 20 98 33Blends containing by weight 20% or less of fatty-acid mono-alkyl esters and/or paraffinic gasoil obtained from synthesis and/or hydro-treatment, of non-fossil origin
- 1516 20 98 80Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: other, other, other, other, other
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.
- N329040 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Esterified Oil from Costa Rica
- N311042 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Omega-3 Food Grade Oils from China. Correction to Ruling Number N310209
- N310209 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Omega-3 Food Grade Oils from China
- 600012219 HMRC
A blend of hydrogenated rapeseed oil and refined coconut oils. This is used for the manufacturing of candles. The product is packaged in 12.5kg blocks. There are 63 blocks to a pallet.
- 600012220 HMRC
A blend of hydrogenated rapeseed oil and refined coconut oils. This is used for the manufacturing of candles. The product is packaged in 12.5kg blocks. There are 63 blocks to a pallet.
Legal notes
In the UK Global Tariff, 1516 20 10 00 is one of 8 lines under subheading 1516.20, vegetable fats and oils and their fractions.
The third-country duty is 2%.
Goods from 171 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 171 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported hydrogenated vegetable fats and oils (HS 1516.20) worth £55.4m (up 12% on the year before), at an average of £2.21 per kg; Malaysia supplied 39%, followed by Netherlands.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 3.4%–12.8%, the Türkiye duty is 3.4%–46.8%, the US duty is 7.7%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 5%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 3.5%, the Taiwan duty is 0%–6%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is 0%–14.4%, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 1516.20 worth US$55m in 2024; the largest supplier was Malaysia.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 1516 20 10 00?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 2%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 1516 20 10 00?
171 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 171 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 1516.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Malaysia (US$17m), followed by the Netherlands.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.