# HS code 1516.20: Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions

> HS code 1516.20 covers vegetable fats and oils and their fractions. It sits in 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) 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 15.16 are classified under 1516.10 (animal fats or oils and their fractions) and 1516.30 (microbial fats and oils and their fractions). National tariff lines under 1516.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/151620
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/15) / [15.16](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1516) / [1516.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151620)

## Key facts

- HS code: 1516.20
- Covers: Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions
- 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1516)
- 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/151620)

## What this code covers

HS code 1516.20 covers vegetable fats and oils and their fractions.

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

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 15.16 are classified under 1516.10 (animal fats or oils and their fractions) and 1516.30 (microbial fats and oils and their fractions).

- [1516.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151610) Animal fats and oils and their fractions
- [1516.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151630) Microbial fats and oils and their fractions

## How it is structured

1516.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 15, are the chapter; the first four, 1516, are heading 15.16; the last two, 20, 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 15.16: 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
- Subheading 1516.20: Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 1516.20 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/151620): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [1516.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151610) Animal fats and oils and their fractions
- Next subheading: [1516.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151630) Microbial fats and oils and their fractions

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1516.20 cover?

HS code 1516.20 covers vegetable fats and oils and their fractions.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1516.20 in?

HS code 1516.20 is in 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) 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 15.16 classified when 1516.20 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 15.16 are classified under 1516.10 (animal fats or oils and their fractions) and 1516.30 (microbial fats and oils and their fractions).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 1516.20?

National tariff lines under 1516.20 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/151620.json