# HS code 1521.90: Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured

> HS code 1521.90 covers vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured, other than those classified in 1521.10. It sits in heading 15.21 (vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured) 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 15.21 are classified under 1521.10 (vegetable waxes). National tariff lines under 1521.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/152190
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/15) / [15.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1521) / [1521.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/152190)

## Key facts

- HS code: 1521.90
- Covers: Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured
- Heading: [15.21: Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1521)
- 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/152190)

## What this code covers

HS code 1521.90 covers vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured, other than those classified in 1521.10.

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

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 15.21 are classified under 1521.10 (vegetable waxes).

- [1521.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/152110) Vegetable waxes

## How it is structured

1521.90 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 15, are the chapter; the first four, 1521, are heading 15.21; 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 15.21: Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured
- Subheading 1521.90: Other

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 1521.90 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/152190): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [1521.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/152110) Vegetable waxes
- Next subheading: [1522.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/152200) Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1521.90 cover?

HS code 1521.90 covers vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured, other than those classified in 1521.10.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1521.90 in?

HS code 1521.90 is in heading 15.21 (vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured) 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 15.21 classified when 1521.90 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 15.21 are classified under 1521.10 (vegetable waxes).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 1521.90?

National tariff lines under 1521.90 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/152190.json