Norway
The rate depends on the line.
- Their lines4 Norwegian lines
15.16.2012 For fish feed
Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.
Customs code · HS subheading 1516 20
Final code reached
Treated rapeseed, linseed, sunflower and certain other vegetable oils for industrial use
Not for food manufacture and not in packs of net weight <= 1 kg
This is a complete 8-digit customs code. Exports and Intrastat use it as it is. For an import into the EU the declaration uses 1516 20 95 00: this code with 00 added.
This code covers rapeseed, linseed, sunflower, illipe, shea, makoré, tulucuna and babassu oils, and their fractions, when wholly or partly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, including refined products. They must be for technical or industrial use, not for making food, and not be in packs of net weight <= 1 kg.
For example
- Hydrogenated rapeseed oil for industrial use, not for food manufacture and not in a pack of net weight <= 1 kg
- Refined inter-esterified sunflower oil for technical use, not for food manufacture and not in a pack of net weight <= 1 kg
- Partly hydrogenated linseed oil for industrial use, not for food manufacture and not in a pack of net weight <= 1 kg
See the official tariff text
Official tariff text
Rapeseed, colza, linseed, sunflower-seed, illipe, karite, makore, touloucouna or babassu oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, for technical or industrial uses, in immediate packings with a net content of > 1 kg or otherwise prepared (excl. for the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption)
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The full EU export code is 1516 20 95.
You do not pick a 10-digit EU import line for an export declaration or Intrastat. The destination classifies the goods under its own tariff.
8 digits, ready
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.
Great Britain
Duty free*
- Their lines1 British line
1516 20 95 00 Colza, linseed, rapeseed, sunflower-seed, illipe, karite, makore, touloucouna or babassu
Northern Ireland follows other rules.
UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.
United States
8.8¢/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 lines2 US lines
- Entry dateSept. 17, 2026
1516.20.10.00 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.
See the 4 Norwegian lines
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.
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15.16.2012
For fish feed
- 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.
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15.16.2019
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.
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15.16.2020
Hydrogenated castor oil
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
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15.16.2099
Other
- Ordinary duty
- 14.4%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
See the 1 British line
Selling to Great Britain
What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.
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1516 20 95 00
Colza, linseed, rapeseed, sunflower-seed, illipe, karite, makore, touloucouna or babassu oils, for technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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 2 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.
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1516.20.10.00
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, Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, Rapeseed oil
- General rate
- 7.7%
- 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
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1516.20.91.00
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, Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, Other
- General rate
- 8.8¢/kg
- From the EU
- No single figure Estimated from published US measures 8.8¢/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
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.
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On an import declaration
1516 20 95 00
When these goods are imported into the EU, the declaration uses the 10-digit form 1516209500: this code with 00 added. There is no further split under it.
Exports from the EU and Intrastat normally use the 8-digit code as it is.
EU tariff data of Sept. 13, 2026.
Rates, origin and documents
Read the signals first. Open only the ones you want to check.
Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
Data of Sept. 1, 2026
Lower duty for goods from some countries
Possible
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in:
- San Marino
- Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe
- Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia
- Western Sahara
- Andorra
- Ivory Coast
- Cameroon
- Egypt
- +39 origins
These rates apply to Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories); GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance); GSP - General arrangements except Indonesia.
Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC database
Restrictions and paperwork
Important
Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in:
- any country
- Ukraine
- Japan
The EU records document conditions on this code. What customs may ask for depends on where the goods come from, exactly what the product is and the customs procedure.
Proof of origin 2 conditions
If you claim a lower rate for goods from a country the EU has a trade agreement with, customs asks for proof of origin, for example a EUR.1 certificate or an origin declaration.
Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
- Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
- Movement certificate EUR.1
Sanctions and restricted regions 2 conditions
Some conditions come from EU sanctions rules. They matter when the goods are linked to a country or region the EU restricts trade with.
Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
- Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
- Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
Product controls and permits 2 conditions
Depending on the exact product, customs may ask for a licence, a permit or a control certificate before the goods are released.
Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
- Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Common Health Entry Document for Feed and Food of Non-Animal Origin (CHED-D) (as set out in Part 2, Section D of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
Other conditions 11 conditions
These conditions match none of the groups above. Whether customs asks for one depends on the goods, where they come from and the customs procedure.
Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
- Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
- Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- The products are accompanied by a declaration issued before 1 November 2012 in accordance with the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2012 and stating that the products have left Japan before 1 December 2012
- The products left Japan before 30.10.2012 and comply with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2012
- The products are accompanied by a declaration issued before 1.6.2013 in accordance with the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012 and stating that the products have left Japan before 1.7.2013
- The products left Japan before 2.6.2013 and comply with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012
- Products which left Japan before 28 March 2011
- Declaration for the import into the European Union of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014)
- Declaration for the import into the European Union of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014); the products left Japan before 9 January 2016
- Declaration for the import into the European Union of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012) which was issued before 1 April 2014; the products left Japan from 1 April 2014 but before 1 May 2014
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- another option 1516 20 10 Hydrogenated castor oil, so called "opal wax" 3.4%*
- another option 1516 20 91 Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, in immediate packings of <= 1 kg (excl. hydrogenated castor oil "opal wax" and further prepared) No rate on file
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you are here 1516 20 95 Rapeseed, colza, linseed, sunflower-seed, illipe, karite, makore, touloucouna or babassu oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, for technical or industrial uses, in immediate packings with a net content of > 1 kg or otherwise prepared (excl. for the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption) No rate on file
- another option 1516 20 96 Groundnut, cotton-seed, soya-bean or sunflower-seed oil and their fractions (excl. those of subheading 1516.20.95); other oils and their fractions containing < 50% by weight of free fatty acids, in immediate packings with a net content of > 1 kg or otherwise prepared (excl. palm kernel, illipe, coconut "copra", rapeseed or copaiba oils, and oils of subheading 1516.20.95) No rate on file
- another option 1516 20 98 Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, in immediate packings of > 1 kg or in another form (excl. fats and oils and their fractions, further prepared, hydrogenated castor oil and subheading 1516.20.95 and 1516.20.96) No rate on file
Worth comparing
Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
Similar products elsewhere in the tariff
- 2306 90 90 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils (excl. of cotton seeds, linseed, sunflower seeds, rape or colza seeds, coconut or copra, palm nuts or kernels, germ of maize, and from the extraction of olive, soya-bean and groundnut oil) No rate on file
- 2306 41 00 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of low erucic acid rape or colza seeds "yielding a fixed oil which has an erucic acid content of < 2% and yielding a solid component of glucosinolates of < 30 micromoles/g" No rate on file
- 2306 49 00 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of high erucic acid rape or colza seeds "yielding a fixed oil which has an erucic acid content of >= 2% and yielding a solid component of glucosinolates of >= 30 micromoles/g" No rate on file
- 2306 90 05 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils from maize "corn" germ No rate on file
- 2306 90 11 Oilcake and other solid residues from the extraction of olive oil, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, containing <= 3% olive oil Duty free*
Often confused with
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1516 20 91
Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, in immediate packings of <= 1 kg (excl. hydrogenated castor oil "opal wax" and further prepared)
No rate on file
That code covers these treated vegetable oils in packs of net weight <= 1 kg; this code excludes such packs.
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1516 20 96
Groundnut, cotton-seed, soya-bean or sunflower-seed oil and their fractions (excl. those of subheading 1516.20.95); other oils and their fractions containing < 50% by weight of free fatty acids, in immediate packings with a net content of > 1 kg or otherwise prepared (excl. palm kernel, illipe, coconut "copra", rapeseed or copaiba oils, and oils of subheading 1516.20.95)
No rate on file
That code names peanut, cottonseed, soybean and sunflower oils and certain other oils with a free-fatty-acid content of < 50% by weight, while this code specifically names rapeseed, linseed, sunflower and the other oils listed here.
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1516 20 98
Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, in immediate packings of > 1 kg or in another form (excl. fats and oils and their fractions, further prepared, hydrogenated castor oil and subheading 1516.20.95 and 1516.20.96)
No rate on file
That code covers other treated vegetable fats and oils in packs of net weight > 1 kg or in another form, but excludes oils covered by this code.
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.
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