HS Code 1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

What HS code 1512 covers

It also takes their fractions. A fraction is one part split out of the oil. The oil may be raw or refined. It must not be changed by a chemical process.

People often ask for the sunflower oil hs code. The answer starts here, with heading 1512. Cottonseed oil has its own pair of codes.

The same heading is also written as HSN code 1512 in some countries. The digits do not change. It is part of the wider group of chapter 15 fats and oils, so you can browse the full list on the chapter page.

Crude vs refined: choosing 1512.11, 1512.19, 1512.21 or 1512.29

Picking the right code takes two steps. First, decide which oil you have. Second, decide if it is crude or not. Each code is shown below in dotted form and in plain form, since both are used in trade papers.

The customs wording for the second step is simple. Crude oil is the raw oil as it comes from pressing or extraction. The other code in each pair is called "other than crude". That wording covers refined oil, and it also covers oil that is not crude but not fully refined.

This is the difference between 1512.11 and 1512.19. The second is every other sunflower or safflower oil that is not crude. So refined sunflower oil goes under 1512.19.

Cottonseed oil follows the same pattern. One extra word appears in the crude code: gossypol. The crude cottonseed code applies whether or not gossypol has been removed. So removing gossypol does not move the oil out of the crude code.

• 1512.11 (151211): sunflower or safflower oil, crude
• 1512.19 (151219): sunflower or safflower oil, other than crude
• 1512.21 (151221): cottonseed oil, crude, with or without gossypol removed
• 1512.29 (151229): cottonseed oil, other than crude

Oils that are not classified under 1512

Heading 1512 is narrow. If your oil comes from another seed or fruit, it sits in a neighbouring heading. If the oil has been chemically changed, 1512 does not apply at all. The HS code classifier can help when you are not sure.

Check these headings first for other oils:

• Soya-bean oil: heading 1507
• Ground nut oil: heading 1508
• Olive oil: heading 1509
• Palm oil: heading 1511
• Coconut, palm kernel and babassu oil: heading 1513
• Rape, colza and mustard oil: heading 1514
• Other fixed vegetable oils, such as jojoba: heading 1515
• Partly or wholly hydrogenated oils: heading 1516
• Boiled, oxidised or otherwise chemically modified oils: heading 1518

HS code 1512 import and export data: find buyers and suppliers

A code tells you what a product is. Trade records tell you who moves it. EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources. 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.

You can search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product, and book a free demo. For this page, search 1512 to find sunflower and cottonseed oil buyers and suppliers, or open one of the six-digit codes above for a tighter view.