# HS code 1515.60: Microbial fats and oils and their fractions

> HS code 1515.60 covers microbial fats and oils and their fractions. It sits in heading 15.15 (other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, 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 15.15 are classified under 1515.11 (linseed oil and its fractions, crude oil), 1515.19 (linseed oil and its fractions, other), 1515.21 (maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude oil), 1515.29 (maize (corn) oil and its fractions, other) or 3 others. National tariff lines under 1515.60 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/151560
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/15) / [15.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1515) / [1515.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151560)

## Key facts

- HS code: 1515.60
- Covers: Microbial fats and oils and their fractions
- Heading: [15.15: Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1515)
- 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 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/151560)

## What this code covers

HS code 1515.60 covers microbial fats and oils and their fractions.

The legal text of the subheading is “Microbial fats and oils and their fractions”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 15.15 are classified under 1515.11 (linseed oil and its fractions, crude oil), 1515.19 (linseed oil and its fractions, other), 1515.21 (maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude oil), 1515.29 (maize (corn) oil and its fractions, other) or 3 others.

- [1515.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151511) Linseed oil and its fractions: Crude oil
- [1515.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151519) Linseed oil and its fractions: Other
- [1515.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151521) Maize (corn) oil and its fractions: Crude oil
- [1515.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151529) Maize (corn) oil and its fractions: Other
- [1515.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151530) Castor oil and its fractions
- [1515.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151550) Sesame oil and its fractions
- [1515.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151590) Other

## How it is structured

1515.60 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 15, are the chapter; the first four, 1515, are heading 15.15; the last two, 60, 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 15.15: Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- Subheading 1515.60: Microbial fats and oils and their fractions

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 1515.60 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/151560): 1 line, used by 1 other country

## Related codes

The same text, “Microbial fats and oils and their fractions”, also divides 1 other heading in chapter 15: 1516.30 under heading 15.16.

- [1516.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151630) Heading 15.16: 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

- Previous subheading: [1515.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151550) Sesame oil and its fractions
- Next subheading: [1515.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151590) Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1515.60 cover?

HS code 1515.60 covers microbial fats and oils and their fractions.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1515.60 in?

HS code 1515.60 is in heading 15.15 (other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, 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 15.15 classified when 1515.60 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 15.15 are classified under 1515.11 (linseed oil and its fractions, crude oil), 1515.19 (linseed oil and its fractions, other), 1515.21 (maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude oil), 1515.29 (maize (corn) oil and its fractions, other) or 3 others.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 1515.60?

National tariff lines under 1515.60 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, 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/151560.json