# HS heading 15.08: Ground-nut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

> HS heading 15.08 covers ground-nut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified. It is in chapter 15 (animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes). It is split into 2 subheadings: 1508.10 (crude oil) and 1508.90 (other). National tariff lines under heading 15.08 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/1508
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/15) / [15.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1508)

## Key facts

- Heading: 15.08
- Description: Ground-nut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- Chapter: 15: Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
- Subheadings: 2
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 15.08 covers ground-nut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.

It is split into 2 subheadings: 1508.10 (crude oil) and 1508.90 (other).

- [1508.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/150810) Crude oil
- [1508.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/150890) Other

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 15 are classified in its other 20 headings, listed below.

- [15.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1501) Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 02.09 or 15.03
- [15.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1502) Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 15.03
- [15.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1503) Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared
- [15.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1504) Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- [15.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1505) Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin)
- [15.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1506) Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- [15.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1507) Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- [15.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1509) Olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- [15.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1510) Other oils and their fractions, obtained solely from olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, including blends of these oils or fractions with oils or fractions of heading 15.09
- [15.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1511) Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- [15.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1512) Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- [15.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1513) Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- [15.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1514) Rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- [15.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1515) Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- [15.16](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1516) Animal, vegetable or 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
- [15.17](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1517) 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 and oils or their fractions of heading 15.16
- [15.18](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1518) Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 15.16; 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
- [15.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1520) Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes
- [15.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1521) Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured
- [15.22](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1522) Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes

## How it is structured

Heading 15.08 is one of 21 headings in chapter 15. Its first two digits, 15, are the chapter; the next two, 08, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (1508.10, 1508.90).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 15.08 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/15): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [15.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1507) Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- Next heading: [15.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1509) Olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 15.08 cover?

HS heading 15.08 covers ground-nut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.

### Which chapter is HS heading 15.08 in?

HS heading 15.08 is in chapter 15 (animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 15.08 have?

HS heading 15.08 has 2 subheadings: 1508.10 (crude oil) and 1508.90 (other).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 15.08?

National tariff lines under heading 15.08 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has 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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/1508.json
