Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1517.90

1517.90.10

1517.90.10: Other edible fat and oil mixtures: Containing 5 percent or more by weight of soybean oil or any fraction thereof

Other edible fat and oil mixtures

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 4 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1517 Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading 1516:
  2. 1517.90 Other:
  3. Artificial mixtures of two or more of the products provided for in headings 1501 to 1515, inclusive:
  4. 1517.90.10 Containing 5 percent or more by weight of soybean oil or any fraction thereof

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 18% 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)—18%
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, Belarus45%

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. 1517.90.10 Containing 5 percent or more by weight of soybean oil or any fraction thereof 18%
  2. 1517.90.10.20 Salad and cooking oils kg
  3. 1517.90.10.40 Wholly of vegetable oils kg
  4. 1517.90.10.60 Other kg
  5. 1517.90.10.80 Other kg

Same subheading in other tariffs

1517.90 Margarine: other

UK 2% – 16% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 12.3% · 1× specific or compound duty EU 2.9% – 16% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 9.5% · 1× specific or compound duty Türkiye 2.9% – 46.8% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 22.3% Canada Free – 11% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 5.9% · 1× specific or compound duty Mexico 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 10.8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Argentina 10.8% Third-country duty 17 tariff lines Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 3.5% Japan 2.9% – 21.3% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 8.5% · 1× specific or compound duty Taiwan 8% – 9% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 8.3% GCC 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · 9× specific or compound duty Norway Free – 25.5% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 8.5% · 1× specific or compound duty North Macedonia 10% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines

USA lines: 1517.90

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.

  • N300890 U.S. CBP 12 October 2018 · 1517.90.10.20

    The tariff classification of Soybean-Sunflower Oil from Brazil

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 15 →

HTS code 1517.90.10 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 1517.90 (margarine: other).

The general duty is 18%.

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

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 2%–16%, the EU duty is 2.9%–16%, the Türkiye duty is 2.9%–46.8%, the Canada duty is 0%–11%, the Mexico duty is 20%, the Brazil duty is 10.8%, the Argentina duty is 10.8%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 2.9%–21.3%, the Taiwan duty is 8%–9%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is 0%–25.5%, the North Macedonia duty is 10% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 1517.90 worth US$315m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1517.90.10?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 18%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 1517.90.10 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 1517.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$118m), followed by Mexico.

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