# HS code 1517.90: 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

> HS code 1517.90 covers 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, other than those classified in 1517.10. It sits in heading 15.17 (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) 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 15.17 are classified under 1517.10 (margarine, excluding liquid margarine). National tariff lines under 1517.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (15 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/151790
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/15) / [15.17](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1517) / [1517.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151790)

## Key facts

- HS code: 1517.90
- Covers: 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
- Heading: [15.17: 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1517)
- 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 15 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/151790)

## What this code covers

HS code 1517.90 covers 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, other than those classified in 1517.10.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 15.17 are classified under 1517.10 (margarine, excluding liquid margarine).

- [1517.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151710) Margarine, excluding liquid margarine

## How it is structured

1517.90 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 15, are the chapter; the first four, 1517, are heading 15.17; the last two, 90, 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 15.17: 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
- Subheading 1517.90: Other

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 1517.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (15 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/151790): 15 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [1517.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151710) Margarine, excluding liquid margarine
- Next subheading: [1518.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/151800) 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

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1517.90 cover?

HS code 1517.90 covers 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, other than those classified in 1517.10.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1517.90 in?

HS code 1517.90 is in heading 15.17 (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) 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 15.17 classified when 1517.90 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 15.17 are classified under 1517.10 (margarine, excluding liquid margarine).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 1517.90?

National tariff lines under 1517.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (15 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/151790.json