Code 1516 10 · Heading 1516

Processed animal fats, oils and fractions that are hydrogenated, interesterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, including refined products, but not otherwise processed

This covers animal fats, oils and their fractions that are wholly or partly hydrogenated, interesterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether refined or not. They must not have been processed in another way.

For example

Wholly hydrogenated animal fat
Refined, partly hydrogenated animal oil
Interesterified animal fat fraction

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Official tariff text

Animal fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared

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 1516 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and th… 16 of 21 headings under chapter 15
Is it an animal, vegetable or microbial fat or oil?
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Step 4 · Subheading 1516 10 Animal fats and oils and their fractions, partly or… 1 of 3 subheadings under heading 1516
Is the product in a package with a net weight of > 1 kg, or in a package with a net weight of <= 1 kg?

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Import duty on the codes below: 10.9–12.8%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 3.4% to 10.9%.

1516 10 Animal fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared you are here 10.9–12.8%
1516 20 Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared 3.4%
1516 30 Microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared 10.9–12.8%

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

The rate depends on the line.

Their lines4 Norwegian lines

15.16.1012 Extracted entirely from fish or marine mammals

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

From 10.0% to 12.0%

Their lines4 British lines
EU originDuty free

1516 10 10 10 Of fish and of marine mammals

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

7¢/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 lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

1516.10.00.00 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions

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.

15.16.1012

Extracted entirely from fish or marine mammals

Ordinary duty

3,91 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
15.16.1019

Other

Ordinary duty

3,91 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
15.16.1020

Extracted entirely from fish or marine mammals

Ordinary duty

Duty free
15.16.1099

Other

Ordinary duty

5.1%

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.

See the 4 British lines

Selling to Great Britain

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

1516 10 10 10

Of fish and of marine mammals

Ordinary duty

12.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1516 10 10 90

Other

Ordinary duty

12.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1516 10 90 10

Of fish and of marine mammals

Ordinary duty

10.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1516 10 90 90

Other

Ordinary duty

10.0%

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).

See the 1 US line

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.

1516.10.00.00

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinized, whether or not refined, but not further prepared, Animal fats and oils and their fractions

General rate

7¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 7¢/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.