# United States tariff line 1512.29.00.20: Once-refined (subjected to alkalai or caustic wash, but not bleached or deodorized)

> In the United States tariff, line 1512.29.00.20 covers cottonseed oil and its fractions, once-refined (subjected to alkalai or caustic wash, but not bleached or deodorized). The general (MFN) duty rate is 5.6¢/kg. It falls under HS subheading 1512.29 in heading 15.12 (chapter 15).

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1512290020
Last updated: 9 October 2026

[Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 15](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/15) / [1512.29](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/151229) / [1512.29.00.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1512290020)

## Key facts

- Tariff line: 1512.29.00.20
- Covers: Cottonseed oil and its fractions, once-refined (subjected to alkalai or caustic wash, but not bleached or deodorized)
- Duty (MFN): 5.6¢/kg
- Preferential rates: From free (17 programmes or origins)
- Additional duties: None recorded
- Restrictions: None recorded
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- HS subheading: [1512.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151229)

## What this line covers

In the United States tariff, line 1512.29.00.20 covers cottonseed oil and its fractions, once-refined (subjected to alkalai or caustic wash, but not bleached or deodorized).

Its legal text is “Once-refined (subjected to alkalai or caustic wash, but not bleached or deodorized)”, read under “Cottonseed oil and its fractions” and “Other”.

## How it is structured

It falls under HS subheading 1512.29 in heading 15.12 (chapter 15). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff.

- Chapter 15: Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
- Heading 15.12: Sunflower-seed, safflower or cottonseed oil, and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- Subheading 1512.29: Cottonseed oil and its fractions
- Within the subheading: Other
- Line 1512.29.00.20: Once-refined (subjected to alkalai or caustic wash, but not bleached or deodorized)

## Duty

The general (MFN) duty rate is 5.6¢/kg.

The rate is published on 1512.29.00.

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A+).

- Free: a group of origins (origin group A+) (A+)
- Free: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (AU)
- Free: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (BH)
- Free: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CL)
- Free: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (CO)
- Free: African Growth and Opportunity Act (D)
- Free: Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (E)
- Free: United States-Israel Free Trade Area (IL)
- Free: United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act (JO)
- Free: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (KR)
- Free: United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (MA)
- Free: United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (OM)
- Free: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (P)
- Free: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PA)
- Free: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PE)
- Free: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (S)
- Free: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SG)

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 1512.29 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 1512.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151229)

## Other lines under 1512.29

- [1512.29.00.40](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1512290040) Other (fully refined, washed, bleached or deodorized)

- Previous line: [1512.21.00.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1512210000) Crude oil, whether or not gossypol has been removed
- Next line: [1512.29.00.40](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1512290040) Other (fully refined, washed, bleached or deodorized)

## Frequently asked questions

### What does tariff line 1512.29.00.20 cover in the United States tariff?

In the United States tariff, line 1512.29.00.20 covers cottonseed oil and its fractions, once-refined (subjected to alkalai or caustic wash, but not bleached or deodorized).

### What is the general (MFN) duty on 1512.29.00.20 in the United States?

The general (MFN) duty rate is 5.6¢/kg. The rate is published on 1512.29.00.

### Which preferential rates apply to 1512.29.00.20?

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes: the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, the United States-Israel Free Trade Area, the United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act, the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A+).

## Sources and updates

The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 9 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.

Official source files:

- https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1512290020.json