Code 1516 20 · Heading 1516

Hydrogenated, interesterified, re-esterified or elaidinised vegetable fats and oils, including fractions, refined or unrefined, not otherwise processed

This covers vegetable fats, oils and their fractions that are wholly or partly hydrogenated, interesterified, re-esterified or elaidinised. They may be refined or unrefined, but must not be processed in another way.

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Official tariff text

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

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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 20 Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly… 2 of 3 subheadings under heading 1516
Is it hardened castor oil (opal wax); a named oil or fraction for technical or industrial use, except for making food and not in a package of net weight <= 1 kg; peanut, cottonseed, soybean or sunflower oil or a qualifying other oil or fraction with a free fatty acid content of < 50 weight percent; in a package of net weight <= 1 kg; or in a package of net weight > 1 kg or in another form?

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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 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 you are here 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%

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

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.
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.
15.16.2020

Hydrogenated castor oil

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
15.16.2099

Other

Ordinary duty

14.4%

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 Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

1516 20 10 00

Hydrogenated castor oil, so called 'opal-wax'

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1516 20 91 00

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.
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

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1516 20 96 00

Groundnut, cotton-seed, soya-bean or sunflower-seed oils; other oils containing less than 50|% by weight of free fatty acids and excluding palm kernel, illipe, coconut, colza, rapeseed or copaiba oils

Ordinary duty

8.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1516 20 98 21

Consigned from Canada

Ordinary duty

10.9%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1516 20 98 29

Other

Ordinary duty

10.9%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1516 20 98 33

Blends containing by weight 20% or less of fatty-acid mono-alkyl esters and/or paraffinic gasoil obtained from synthesis and/or hydro-treatment, of non-fossil origin

Ordinary duty

10.9%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1516 20 98 80

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 v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 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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Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, 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.