Section III — Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils — 2026 US Import Tariff Guide
Data sourced from USITC 2026 Harmonized Tariff Schedule · Last verified May 31, 2026
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Section III = Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils
Chapters: 15 · 53 HTS subheadings · Duty rates: See individual code pages
About This Section
Section III covers animal and vegetable fats, oils, and waxes — a small but commercially important section comprising Chapter 15. Products range from crude soybean oil and palm oil to refined lard, tallow, and hydrogenated vegetable oils used in food processing, cosmetics, and industrial applications. The US is a major importer of tropical oils (palm, coconut) and a major exporter of soybean oil. Duty rates are generally low to moderate (0-10%), but trade policy considerations include USDA biotechnology approval for genetically modified oilseed products and FDA trans fat labeling requirements. Many vegetable oils qualify for duty-free treatment under FTAs.
This section contains 53 six-digit HTS subheadings across Chapter 15. Click any subheading below to view complete tariff rates, FTA preferences, and detailed import guidance.
All HTS Subheadings in Section III — Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils
Browse all 53 six-digit subheadings in this section. Each page includes General, Special (FTA), and Column 2 duty rates sourced from official USITC 2026 Revision 9 data.
| HTS Code | Description | Sub-codes |
|---|---|---|
150110 |
Lard | 1 |
150120 |
Other pig fat | 4 |
150190 |
Other | 1 |
150210 |
Tallow | 3 |
150290 |
Other | 1 |
150300 |
Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared | 1 |
150410 |
Fish-liver oils and their fractions: | 2 |
150420 |
Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish, other than liver oils: | 5 |
150430 |
Fats and oils and their fractions, of marine mammals | 1 |
150500 |
Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin): | 2 |
150600 |
Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 1 |
150710 |
Crude oil, whether or not degummed | 1 |
150790 |
Other: | 4 |
150810 |
Crude oil | 1 |
150890 |
Other | 1 |
150920 |
Extra virgin olive oil: | 6 |
150930 |
Virgin olive oil: | 6 |
150940 |
Other virgin olive oils: | 6 |
150990 |
Other: | 2 |
151010 |
Crude olive pomace oil: | 2 |
151090 |
Other: | 3 |
151110 |
Crude oil | 1 |
151190 |
Other | 1 |
151211 |
Crude oil | 4 |
151219 |
Other | 4 |
151221 |
Crude oil, whether or not gossypol has been removed | 1 |
151229 |
Other | 3 |
151311 |
Crude oil | 1 |
151319 |
Other | 3 |
151321 |
Crude oil | 1 |
151329 |
Other | 1 |
151411 |
Crude oil | 1 |
151419 |
Other | 1 |
151491 |
Crude oil: | 4 |
151499 |
Other: | 7 |
151511 |
Crude oil | 1 |
151519 |
Other | 1 |
151521 |
Crude oil | 1 |
151529 |
Other | 3 |
151530 |
Castor oil and its fractions | 1 |
151550 |
Sesame oil and its fractions | 1 |
151560 |
Microbial fats and oils and their fractions | 1 |
151590 |
Other: | 5 |
151610 |
Animal fats and oils and their fractions | 1 |
151620 |
Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: | 2 |
151630 |
Microbial fats and oils and their fractions | 1 |
151710 |
Margarine, excluding liquid margarine | 1 |
151790 |
Other: | 18 |
151800 |
Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidized, dehydrated, sulfurized, blown, polymerized by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 1516; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, not elsewhere specified or included: | 2 |
152000 |
Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes | 1 |
152110 |
Vegetable waxes | 4 |
152190 |
Other: | 2 |
152200 |
Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes | 1 |
Chapter Overview
Section III — Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils covers Chapter 15 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The HTS is organized into 21 sections and 97 chapters, with each chapter covering a distinct category of goods. Within this section, there are 53 six-digit subheadings, each potentially containing multiple 8-digit and 10-digit statistical suffixes that specify the exact duty rate applicable to your product.
Importers should pay particular attention to the Chapter Notes at the beginning of each chapter, as these notes define the scope of the chapter and may exclude certain products or provide special classification rules that override the General Rules of Interpretation (GRI).