# HS code 1512.29: Cotton-seed oil and its fractions

> HS code 1512.29 covers cotton-seed oil and its fractions, other than those classified in 1512.21. It sits in heading 15.12 (sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified) in chapter 15 (animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes). Other goods of heading 15.12 are classified under 1512.11 (sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof, crude oil), 1512.19 (sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof, other) and 1512.21 (cotton-seed oil and its fractions, crude oil, whether or not gossypol has been removed). National tariff lines under 1512.29 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/151229
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/15) / [15.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1512) / [1512.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151229)

## Key facts

- HS code: 1512.29
- Covers: Cotton-seed oil and its fractions
- Heading: [15.12: Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1512)
- Chapter: [15: Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes](https://border.bot/hs-codes/15)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 2 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/151229)

## What this code covers

HS code 1512.29 covers cotton-seed oil and its fractions, other than those classified in 1512.21.

The legal text of the subheading is “Cotton-seed oil and its fractions: Other”, read under “Cotton-seed oil and its fractions”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 15.12 are classified under 1512.11 (sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof, crude oil), 1512.19 (sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof, other) and 1512.21 (cotton-seed oil and its fractions, crude oil, whether or not gossypol has been removed).

- [1512.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151211) Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof: Crude oil
- [1512.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151219) Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof: Other
- [1512.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151221) Cotton-seed oil and its fractions: Crude oil, whether or not gossypol has been removed

## How it is structured

1512.29 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 15, are the chapter; the first four, 1512, are heading 15.12; the last two, 29, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- 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 cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- Within the heading: Cotton-seed oil and its fractions
- Subheading 1512.29: Other

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 1512.29 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/151229): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [1512.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151221) Cotton-seed oil and its fractions: Crude oil, whether or not gossypol has been removed
- Next subheading: [1513.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151311) Coconut (copra) oil and its fractions: Crude oil

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1512.29 cover?

HS code 1512.29 covers cotton-seed oil and its fractions, other than those classified in 1512.21.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1512.29 in?

HS code 1512.29 is in heading 15.12 (sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified) in chapter 15 (animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes).

### Where are goods of heading 15.12 classified when 1512.29 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 15.12 are classified under 1512.11 (sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof, crude oil), 1512.19 (sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof, other) and 1512.21 (cotton-seed oil and its fractions, crude oil, whether or not gossypol has been removed).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 1512.29?

National tariff lines under 1512.29 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/151229.json