Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared animal fats; animal or vegetable waxes

HS v2017 Code: 15

About animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared animal fats; animal or vegetable waxes

HS code 15 covers a diverse range of animal and vegetable fats, oils, and their derivatives. These products play a crucial role in the global economy, serving as essential raw materials for a wide array of industries, including food processing, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and industrial manufacturing. The production and trade of these commodities are of significant economic importance, contributing to the livelihoods of millions of people worldwide.

Production process

The production of animal and vegetable fats and oils typically involves a combination of extraction, refining, and processing techniques. Common methods include mechanical pressing, solvent extraction, and chemical processing to separate and purify the desired lipid components. Depending on the specific product, additional steps such as hydrogenation, fractionation, or esterification may be employed to modify the physical and chemical properties of the oils and fats.

Production inputs

The primary inputs for the production of HS code 15 products include a diverse range of raw materials, such as 01 Live animals, 02 Meat and edible meat offal, 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder, and 23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder. Additionally, specialized equipment, such as oil presses, refineries, and chemical processing units, are essential for the efficient and large-scale production of these commodities.

Production outputs

The outputs of HS code 15 include a wide variety of animal and vegetable fats, oils, and their derivatives, such as edible oils, industrial oils, animal fats, and waxes. These products are then consumed by various downstream industries, including 04 Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included, 07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers, 10 Cereals, 11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten, and 38 Miscellaneous chemical products.

Family tree for animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared animal fats; animal or vegetable waxes

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/15'>15: Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared animal fats; animal or vegetable waxes</a>"]

    
    A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1501'>1501: Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503</a>"]
A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1502'>1502: Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 1503</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1503'>1503: Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil; not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1504'>1504: Fats and oils and their fractions of fish or marine mammals; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1505'>1505: Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin)</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1506'>1506: Animal fats and oils and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, n.e.c. in chapter 15</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1507'>1507: Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1508'>1508: Ground nut oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1509'>1509: Olive oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1510'>1510: Oils and their fractions n.e.c. in chapter 15, 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 no. 1509</a>"]
A --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1511'>1511: Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified</a>"]
A --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1512'>1512: Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified</a>"]
A --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1513'>1513: Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions; whether or not refined but not chemically modified</a>"]
A --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1514'>1514: Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified</a>"]
A --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1515'>1515: Fixed vegetable fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined; but not chemically modified</a>"]
A --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1516'>1516: Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions; partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared</a>"]
A --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1517'>1517: Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils of heading no. 1516</a>"]
A --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1518'>1518: Animal or vegetable fats, oils, fractions, modified in any way, excluding heading no. 1516; inedible versions of animal or vegetable fats, oils or fractions of this chapter, n.e.c. or included</a>"]
A --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1520'>1520: Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes</a>"]
A --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1521'>1521: Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti; whether or not refined or coloured</a>"]
A --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1522'>1522: Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes</a>"]


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