Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1501.20

1501.20.00

1501.20.00: Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that: other pig fat

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 3 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1501 Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503:
  2. 1501.20.00 Other pig fat

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 3¢/kg standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

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 1

  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 7.5%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 1 September 2019
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.15

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—3¢/kg
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus6.6¢/kg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Subdivisions

  1. 1501.20.00 Other pig fat 3¢/kg
  2. 1501.20.00.40 Choice white grease kg
  3. 1501.20.00.60 Yellow grease kg
  4. 1501.20.00.80 Other kg

Same subheading in other tariffs

1501.20 Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that: other pig fat

UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty Türkiye 4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 7.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 7.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Japan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty Taiwan 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 15 →

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 1501.20.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 1501.20, pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that: other pig fat.

The general duty is a specific or compound duty: 3¢/kg.

3 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

For the same subheading, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 4%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 7.2%, the Argentina duty is 7.2%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 20%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 1501.20 worth US$44.2m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1501.20.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 3¢/kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 1501.20.00 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A+,AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 1501.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$32.5m), followed by Brazil.

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