HS heading 15.21: Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured
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Key facts
- Heading
- 15.21
- Description
- Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured
- Chapter
- 15: Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
- Subheadings
- 2
- Edition
- HS2022
Summary
HS heading 15.21 covers vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured. 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: 1521.10 (vegetable waxes) and 1521.90 (other). National tariff lines under heading 15.21 are live on border.bot for the United States (5 lines, also used by 1 other country).
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of chapter 15 are classified in its other 20 headings, listed below.
- 15.01Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 02.09 or 15.03
- 15.02Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 15.03
- 15.03Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared
- 15.04Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- 15.05Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin)
- 15.06Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- 15.07Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- 15.08Ground-nut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- 15.09Olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- 15.10Other 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
- 15.11Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- 15.12Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- 15.13Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- 15.14Rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- 15.15Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- 15.16Animal, 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
- 15.17Margarine; 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
- 15.18Animal, 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
- 15.20Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes
- 15.22Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes
How it is structured
Heading 15.21 is one of 21 headings in chapter 15. Its first two digits, 15, are the chapter; the next two, 21, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (1521.10, 1521.90).
In other countries
National tariff lines under heading 15.21 are live on border.bot for the United States (5 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States5 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
What does HS heading 15.21 cover?
HS heading 15.21 covers vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured.
Which chapter is HS heading 15.21 in?
HS heading 15.21 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 15.21 have?
HS heading 15.21 has 2 subheadings: 1521.10 (vegetable waxes) and 1521.90 (other).
Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 15.21?
National tariff lines under heading 15.21 are live on border.bot for the United States (5 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.