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1516

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:

HTS Code 1516 covers any article best defined as Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils and Their Cleavage Products; Prepared Edible Fats; Animal or Vegetable WaxesAnimal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxesAnimal, 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: in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule — covering 3 sub-classifications.

Where 1516 Appears in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

3 sub-codes
  1. Section 3Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils and Their Cleavage Products; Prepared Edible Fats; Animal or Vegetable Waxes
  2. Chapter 15Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
  3. 1516Animal, 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:

  1. HTS Codes Under 1516

  2. 1516.10.00.00Animal fats and oils and their fractions
  3. 1516.20Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions:
  4. 1516.30.00.00Microbial fats and oils and their fractions

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Notes

Official USITC notes that may affect classification under HTS 1516.
Chapter 15 Notes (includes Section 3 Notes)Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

CROSS Rulings

CBP classification rulings related to 1516.

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