Code 1501 20 · Heading 1501

Rendered or extracted pig fat, excluding lard

This covers pig fat that has been rendered or otherwise extracted, excluding lard. The children distinguish whether it is for industrial use or for food.

For example

Rendered pig fat for industrial use
Rendered pig fat for food

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Official tariff text

Pig fat, rendered or otherwise extracted (excl. lard)

How we got to this code

III
15
1501
1501 20

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Step 1 · Section III Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavag…
Does the product concern animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils, their splitting products, prepared edible fats, or animal or vegetable wax?
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Step 2 · Chapter 15 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and th… 1 of 1 chapter in section III
Which named group best describes the product: a specified animal fat or oil, a specified vegetable oil, another vegetable or microbial fat or oil, a chemically or otherwise treated fat or oil, a prepared edible fat mixture, glycerol, wax, or a residue or breakdown product?
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Step 3 · Heading 1501 Pig fat, incl. lard, and poultry fat, rendered or o… 1 of 21 headings under chapter 15
Which named type is it: pig fat, lard or poultry fat?
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Step 4 · Subheading 1501 20 Pig fat, rendered or otherwise extracted (excl. lar… 2 of 3 subheadings under heading 1501
Is the pig fat for industrial use or for food?

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Import duty on the codes below: No rate on file

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1501 10 Lard, rendered or otherwise extracted (excl. lard stearin and lard oil) No rate on file
1501 20 Pig fat, rendered or otherwise extracted (excl. lard) you are here No rate on file
1501 90 Poultry fat, rendered or otherwise extracted 11.5%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

8,64 NOK per kg

Their lines1 Norwegian line

15.01.2000 Other pig fat

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

The rate depends on the line.

Their lines2 British lines

1501 20 10 00 For industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

3¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines3 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

1501.20.00.40 Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

15.01.2000

Other pig fat

Ordinary duty

8,64 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 2 British lines

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

1501 20 10 00

For industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption

Ordinary duty

Duty free
1501 20 90 00

Other

Ordinary duty

14 GBP / 100 kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 3 US lines

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

1501.20.00.40

Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503, Other pig fat, Choice white grease

General rate

3¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 3¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
1501.20.00.60

Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503, Other pig fat, Yellow grease

General rate

3¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 3¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
1501.20.00.80

Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503, Other pig fat, Other

General rate

3¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 3¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.