HS Code 1505Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin)

What HS code 1505 covers: wool grease and lanolin

Wool grease is the natural grease found in sheep's wool. Lanolin is the most familiar product made from it. Both go under this heading, together with other fatty substances derived from wool grease.

Customs officers use the words of a heading to decide where a product belongs. If your goods match the words of heading 1505, this is the heading to use. Chapter 15 groups animal fats and waxes with vegetable oils, so you can compare this heading with its neighbours on the Chapter 15 fats and oils HS codes page.

Is HSN code 1505 four digit or six digit?

It is both, at different levels. Four digits (1505) name the heading. Six digits (150500) name the exact code, and there is no other code under this heading.

India calls its system the HSN code, and the United States calls its schedule the HTS. Both start from the same international base. Some countries add extra digits of their own to make national tariff lines.

Duty and tax rates are set on those national lines, so they differ from country to country. Check the rate with the customs authority of the country you ship to. If you are not sure that your product belongs under 150500, the HS code classifier can help you check.

Is lanolin classified under HS 1505 or 1522? Nearby headings compared

The name lanolin appears in the text of heading 1505, so lanolin goes here. Several other headings sound close, and mixing them up is a common customs mistake. Use this list to tell them apart.

Classification depends on what the goods are, how they were made and how they are described on the invoice. When a product could fit two headings, compare the full text of each one.

• 1521: vegetable waxes, beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti.
• 1522: degras, and residues left after treating fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes.
• 1518: animal or vegetable fats and oils that are boiled, oxidised, dehydrated or otherwise chemically modified.
• 1506: other animal fats and oils that are not named in another heading of the chapter.

Find lanolin importers and exporters by HS code

If you sell or buy wool grease, you need to know who else trades it. Shipment records are the most direct way to find out, because customs offices collect them every time goods cross a border.

EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources. You can search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product. Coverage: 43 direct customs feeds plus 184 mirror-derived countries. Named buyers and named suppliers are available in 38 of the 43 direct markets. Most markets refresh weekly and some refresh daily.

Start with the import data or export data pages, or go straight to buyer data and supplier data for lanolin. You can also book a free demo and ask to see records for this heading.