Key facts
- HS subheading
- 1517.90
- National lines
- 7
- Import VAT/GST in the European Union
- VAT 21%
- De minimis in the European Union
- Flat €3 duty up to €150; tax always charged
- Tariff
- European Union
- Chapter
- 15: Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
Summary
The European Union tariff splits HS 1517.90 (margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading 1516) into 7 national lines: 1517 90 10 00 (containing, by weight, more than 10 % but not more than 15 % of milkfats), 1517 90 91 00 (fixed vegetable oils, fluid, mixed), 1517 90 93 00 (edible mixtures or preparations of a kind used as mould-release preparations), 1517 90 99 30 (microbial oil, refined, containing by weight: -25 % or more but not more than 70 % arachidonic acid and no more than 5 % docosahexenoic acid -standardised with vegetable oil) and 3 others. The general (MFN) duty differs by line: 8.300 % + 28.400 EUR DTN on 1517 90 10 00, 9.6% on 1517 90 91 00, 2.9% on 1517 90 93 00, 16% on 1517 90 99 30, 16% on 1517 90 99 90, 16% on 1517 90 99 92 and 16% on 1517 90 99 99.
European Union lines under 1517.90
The European Union tariff splits HS 1517.90 (margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading 1516) into 7 national lines: 1517 90 10 00 (containing, by weight, more than 10 % but not more than 15 % of milkfats), 1517 90 91 00 (fixed vegetable oils, fluid, mixed), 1517 90 93 00 (edible mixtures or preparations of a kind used as mould-release preparations), 1517 90 99 30 (microbial oil, refined, containing by weight: -25 % or more but not more than 70 % arachidonic acid and no more than 5 % docosahexenoic acid -standardised with vegetable oil) and 3 others.
The general (MFN) duty differs by line: 8.300 % + 28.400 EUR DTN on 1517 90 10 00, 9.6% on 1517 90 91 00, 2.9% on 1517 90 93 00, 16% on 1517 90 99 30, 16% on 1517 90 99 90, 16% on 1517 90 99 92 and 16% on 1517 90 99 99.
- 1517 90 10 00Containing, by weight, more than 10 % but not more than 15 % of milkfatsDuty: 8.300 % + 28.400 EUR DTN
- 1517 90 91 00Fixed vegetable oils, fluid, mixedDuty: 9.6%
- 1517 90 93 00Edible mixtures or preparations of a kind used as mould-release preparationsDuty: 2.9%
- 1517 90 99 30Microbial oil, refined, containing by weight: -25 % or more but not more than 70 % arachidonic acid and no more than 5 % docosahexenoic acid -standardised with vegetable oilDuty: 16%
- 1517 90 99 90OtherDuty: 16%
- 1517 90 99 92Microbial oil, refined, used in the manufacture of products other than animal feed: - containing by weight 10 % or more but not more than 80 % of eicosapentaenoic acid, and - with an eicosapentaenoic acid/(eicosapentaenoic acid+docosahexenoic acid) value of 0,2 or more, and - standardised with vegetable oilDuty: 16%
- 1517 90 99 99OtherDuty: 16%
Import VAT and de minimis in the European Union
The European Union charges VAT on imports at a standard rate of 21%.
From 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, consignments sold to buyers in the European Union worth up to €150 pay a flat customs duty of €3 per tariff classification in the consignment instead of the tariff rate. Import tax is charged whatever the value.
In other countries
National tariff lines under 1517.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (15 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States15 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
How many national tariff lines does the European Union tariff have under HS 1517.90?
The European Union tariff splits HS 1517.90 (margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading 1516) into 7 national lines: 1517 90 10 00 (containing, by weight, more than 10 % but not more than 15 % of milkfats), 1517 90 91 00 (fixed vegetable oils, fluid, mixed), 1517 90 93 00 (edible mixtures or preparations of a kind used as mould-release preparations), 1517 90 99 30 (microbial oil, refined, containing by weight: -25 % or more but not more than 70 % arachidonic acid and no more than 5 % docosahexenoic acid -standardised with vegetable oil) and 3 others.
What is the duty on HS 1517.90 in the European Union?
The general (MFN) duty differs by line: 8.300 % + 28.400 EUR DTN on 1517 90 10 00, 9.6% on 1517 90 91 00, 2.9% on 1517 90 93 00, 16% on 1517 90 99 30, 16% on 1517 90 99 90, 16% on 1517 90 99 92 and 16% on 1517 90 99 99.
Sources and updates
The tariff lines for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
The duty rates for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
The trade programmes for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
The import taxes for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, imported from a file, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
The de minimis thresholds for the European Union come from border.bot release 2, entered by border.bot, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.