1516 20 98 33: Hydrogenated vegetable fats and oils: Blends 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

In the UK Global Tariff, 1516 20 98 33 is one of 8 lines under subheading 1516.20, vegetable fats and oils and their fractions.

The third-country duty is 10.9%.

Goods from 168 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 10.9%; 168 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the UK, anti-dumping duty of 54.64% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from China.

In the UK, anti-dumping duty of 144.109 GBP / 1,000 kg / of biodiesel content applies on top of the customs duty to goods from United States.

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.