Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

HS v2022 Code: 1512

About sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

HS code 1512 covers the production and trade of sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions. These oils are widely used in the food, cosmetic, and industrial sectors, making this industry a crucial component of the global economy. The versatility and high demand for these oils have led to their prominence in international trade and their importance in meeting the world's growing need for edible and non-edible oils.

Production process

The production of sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil typically involves a series of steps, including harvesting, cleaning, and processing the raw materials. The oils are extracted from the seeds or kernels through mechanical pressing or chemical extraction methods, such as solvent extraction. The extracted oils may then undergo refining processes, such as degumming, neutralization, bleaching, and deodorization, to improve their quality and purity.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil include the raw materials (sun-flower seeds, safflower, or cotton seeds), processing equipment (such as oil presses, extraction tanks, and refining machinery), and energy sources (electricity, fuel, or steam) to power the production facilities. Additionally, the industry may rely on transportation infrastructure, packaging materials, and specialized labor to support the various stages of the production process.

Production outputs

The primary outputs of HS code 1512 are the refined and unrefined sun-flower seed, safflower, and cotton-seed oils, as well as their fractions. These oils are widely used in the food industry as cooking oils, salad dressings, and margarine. They are also used in the production of 3304 Cosmetic and toilet preparations, 3401 Soap; organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, 'dental waxes' and dental preparations with a basis of plaster, and 3823 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols.

Family tree for sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/15'>15: Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1512'>1512: Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1501'>1501: Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1502'>1502: Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 1503</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1503'>1503: Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil; not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1504'>1504: Fats and oils and their fractions of fish or marine mammals; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1505'>1505: Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin)</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1506'>1506: Animal fats and oils and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, n.e.c. in chapter 15</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1507'>1507: Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1508'>1508: Ground nut oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1509'>1509: Olive oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified</a>"]
A --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1510'>1510: Vegetable oils; 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 --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1511'>1511: Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified</a>"]
A --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1513'>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/v2022/1514'>1514: Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified</a>"]
A --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1515'>1515: Fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils n.e.c. in chapter 15 (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified</a>"]
A --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1516'>1516: Animal, 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</a>"]
A --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1517'>1517: 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</a>"]
A --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1518'>1518: Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils and their fractions; boiled, oxidised, dehydrated or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading no. 1516, inedible mixtures or preparations of fats, oils or their fractions, n.e.c. in chapter 15</a>"]
A --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1520'>1520: Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes</a>"]
A --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/1521'>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/v2022/1522'>1522: Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes</a>"]

    B --> W["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/151211'>151211: Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified</a>"]
B --> X["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/151219'>151219: Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified</a>"]
B --> Y["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/151221'>151221: Vegetable oils; cotton-seed oil and its fractions; crude, whether or not gossypol has been removed, not chemically modified</a>"]
B --> Z["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/151229'>151229: Vegetable oils; cotton-seed oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified</a>"]


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