Code 1521 90 · Heading 1521

Beeswax, other insect wax or spermaceti, including refined or coloured products

This code covers beeswax, other insect wax and spermaceti (whale amber). The wax or spermaceti may be raw, refined or coloured, as applicable to the product.

For example

Raw beeswax
Refined beeswax
Coloured insect wax
Spermaceti (whale amber)

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Official tariff text

Beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured

How we got to this code

III
15
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1521 90

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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 1521 Vegetable waxes, beeswax, other insect waxes and sp… 20 of 21 headings under chapter 15
Is it vegetable wax, or is it beeswax, another insect wax or spermaceti?
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Step 4 · Subheading 1521 90 Beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether… 2 of 2 subheadings under heading 1521
Is it spermaceti (whale amber), or is it beeswax or other insect wax—and, if it is insect wax, is it raw?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0–2.5%

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1521 10 Vegetable waxes, whether or not refined or coloured (excl. triglycerides) 0.0%
1521 90 Beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured you are here 0.0–2.5%

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

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

15.21.9000 Other

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines3 British lines

1521 90 10 00 Spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

From 4.8% to 10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines2 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

1521.90.20.00 Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti

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.

15.21.9000

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

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.

All 3 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

Duty free

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.

1521.90.20.00

Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or colored, Other, Bleached beeswax

General rate

4.8%

From the EU

4.8% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions
1521.90.40.00

Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or colored, Other

General rate

Free

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.