HS Code 1506Animal fats and oils and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, n.e.c. in chapter 15

What HS code 1506 covers

Its short label is "other animal fats and oils". Traders also search for it as HSN code 1506 or HTS code 1506. The first four digits are the same in each system.

A fraction is one part of a fat or oil that has been separated out. The fat can be raw or refined. Refined animal fat still counts, as long as the refining does not change its chemical makeup.

The official label ends with n.e.c. in Chapter 15. That is short for "not elsewhere classified". In plain words, a fat lands here only when it does not fit one of the more specific animal fat headings.

Difference between HS 1506 and HS 1504 fish oil, tallow and lard

Most mistakes with this heading come from skipping the specific headings. Check the list below first. If your product matches one of these, it does not belong in 1506.

• 1504: fats and oils of fish or marine mammals, so fish oil goes here and not in 1506.
• 1516: fats and oils that are partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised.
• 1518: fats and oils that are boiled, oxidised, dehydrated or otherwise chemically modified.

How to pick the right Chapter 15 code

Work through these steps in order. They keep you from using the catch-all heading too early.

• Decide where the fat comes from. Animal fats start at 1501. Vegetable oils sit in 1507 to 1515, such as soya-bean oil in 1507, olive oil in 1509 and palm oil in 1511.
• Look for a heading that names your product. Pig, poultry, bovine, sheep, goat, fish and wool fats each have their own heading.
• Ask if the fat has been changed. Hydrogenation points to 1516. Boiling, oxidising or other chemical change points to 1518.
• Only if none of these fit, and the fat is an unmodified animal fat or oil, use 1506.

HS 1506 import and export data

A code is only the start. To trade in these goods you also need to know who buys and who sells them. Open the live records for this heading to look at them yourself.

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Other headings in Chapter 15

If 1506 is not the right fit, the chapter page lists every heading with its description. Hydrogenated fats are in 1516. Glycerol is in 1520, and vegetable and insect waxes are in 1521.