Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1506.00

1506.00.00

1506.00.00: Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 2.3% 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) 25%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 24 September 2018
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.03

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—2.3%
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, Belarus20%

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

Same subheading in other tariffs

1506.00 Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico 10% – 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 15% Brazil 5.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 5.4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines New Zealand Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Japan 6.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 10% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty Norway Free – 5.1% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 1.7% · 1× specific or compound duty North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

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.

  • 600012069 HMRC 13 February 2025 – 12 February 2028 · 1506 00 00 00

    The product is black soldier fly larvae oil, is rich in lauric acid, this high-fat oil is used in the livestock industry, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products. The product is packaged in a 50-litre drum. Process: The black soldier fly larvae is dried and fed into a mechanical oil expeller, which…

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 15 →

HTS code 1506.00.00 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 1506.00 (other animal fats and oils and their fractions).

The general duty is 2.3%, and quantities are declared in kg.

For the same subheading, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%–20%, the Brazil duty is 5.4%, the Argentina duty is 5.4%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 6.4%, the Taiwan duty is 10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is 0%–5.1%, the North Macedonia duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 1506.00 worth US$107m in 2024; the largest supplier was the Netherlands.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1506.00.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 2.3%; the supplementary unit is kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 1506.00.00 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 1506.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the Netherlands (US$56m), followed by New Zealand.

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