HS Code 15156060 - Microbial fats for industrial use

Microbial fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, for technical or industrial uses (excl. for manufacture of foodstuffs and crude oils)

Examples (No official information or warranty)

- Microbial oil refined to be used as a raw material for the production of biofuels (1,000 liters)
- Cosmetic grade microbial fat used in the manufacture of skin care products (500 kg)
- Microbial oil blended with chemicals for use in the metalworking industry (2,000 liters)
- Industrial grade microbial fatty acid used in the manufacturing of soaps (1,500 kg)
- Microbial oil based lubricant used in the automotive industry (500 liters)
- Refractive index modifier derived from microbial oils for use in the production of optical fibers (100 kg)
- Microbial fatty acid ester used as an emulsifier in the production of industrial cleaning products (300 kg)

Code Tree Structure / Hierarchy

    1515 Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified 151560 Microbial fats and oils and their fractions Crude oils Other 15156060 For technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption

Trade restrictions and policies

Chapter 15
26 Trade restrictions and policies
Position 1515
11 Trade restrictions and policies
Subheading 151560
1 Trade restrictions and policies
Customs Tariff Number 15156060
2022-01-01
Canada (CA)
Tariff preference
Decision 0037/17
2022-01-01
Peru (PE)
Tariff preference
Decision 0735/12
2022-01-01
Norway (NO)
Tariff preference
Decision 0818/11
2022-01-01
Albania (AL)
Tariff preference
Decision 0332/09
2022-01-01
EU-Canada agreement: re-imported goods (1006)
Tariff preference
Decision 0037/17
2022-01-01
North Macedonia (MK)
Tariff preference
Decision 0239/04
2022-01-01
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA)
Tariff preference
Decision 0474/08
2022-01-01
Japan (JP)
Tariff preference
Decision 1907/18
2022-01-01
Serbia (XS)
Tariff preference
Decision 0036/10
2022-01-01
Türkiye (TR)
Tariff preference
Decision 0223/98
2022-01-01
Montenegro (ME)
Tariff preference
Decision 0224/10
2022-01-01
Kosovo (XK)
Tariff preference
Decision 0342/16
2022-01-01
Ukraine (UA)
Tariff preference
Decision 0295/14
2022-01-01
GSP - General arrangements (2020)
Preference under end-use
Regulation 0978/12
2022-01-01
ERGA OMNES (1011)
Non preferential duty under end-use
Regulation 1832/21
2023-05-16
Israel (IL)
Tariff preference
Decision 0855/09
2023-05-20
ERGA OMNES (1011)
Import control - CITES
Regulation 0966/23
2025-02-01
Chile (CL)
Tariff preference
Decision 3016/24
2023-05-20
All third countries (1008)
Export control - CITES
Regulation 0966/23

Changes to this tariff number

Changes in favor of 15156060
2021: 15159060
2022: 15156060