Code 1515 60 · Heading 1515

Microbial fats and oils, including fractions, refined or unrefined, not chemically modified

This covers microbial fats, oils and their fractions, whether refined or unrefined, provided they have not been chemically modified. The more specific child classification depends on whether the product is crude, intended for technical or industrial use, and, for certain products, its form and net package weight.

For example

Refined microbial oil, not chemically modified
Unrefined microbial fat fraction, not chemically modified

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Official tariff text

Microbial fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

How we got to this code

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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 1515 Fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils, incl. j… 15 of 21 headings under chapter 15
Is it raw linseed oil, other linseed oil, raw corn germ oil, other corn germ oil, castor oil, sesame oil, microbial oil, or another vegetable oil?
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Step 4 · Subheading 1515 60 Microbial fats and oils and their fractions, whethe… 7 of 8 subheadings under heading 1515
Is it a crude microbial oil; a microbial fat or oil for technical or industrial use, except for food manufacture; or otherwise a solid product in a retail package of <= 1 kg, a solid product in a package of > 1 kg, or a liquid product?

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Import duty on the codes below: 6.4–12.8%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 6.4%.

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

12.7%

Their lines1 Norwegian line
EU originDuty free

15.15.6000 Microbial fats and oils and their fractions

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

From 0.0% to 12.0%

Their lines9 British lines

1515 60 11 00 For technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

1515.60.05.00 Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil)

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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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.

15.15.6000

Microbial fats and oils and their fractions

Ordinary duty

12.7%

Goods of EU origin

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

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.

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Selling to Great Britain

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

1515 60 11 00

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

Ordinary duty

Duty free
1515 60 51 00

Solid, in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1|kg

Ordinary duty

12.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1515 60 59 00

Solid, other; fluid

Ordinary duty

6.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1515 60 60 00

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

Ordinary duty

Duty free
1515 60 91 10

Arachidonic acid oil

Ordinary duty

12.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1515 60 91 90

Other

Ordinary duty

12.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1515 60 99 10

Arachidonic acid oil

Ordinary duty

8.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1515 60 99 20

Microbial oil, refined or semi-refined, but not chemically modified, containing by weight in the form of triglycerides: -35 % or more but not more than 70 % of arachidonic acid -not more than 3 % by weight of docosahexaenoic acid

Ordinary duty

8.0%

Goods of EU origin

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

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1515 60 99 90

Other

Ordinary duty

8.0%

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).

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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.

1515.60.05.00

Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, Microbial fats and oils and their fractions

General rate

3.2%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures 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.