Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes
HS v2022 Code: 1520
About glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes
HS code 1520 covers the production and trade of glycerol, a versatile chemical compound with a wide range of industrial and commercial applications. Glycerol is a colorless, odorless, and viscous liquid that is commonly derived as a by-product of the soap and biodiesel manufacturing processes. It plays a crucial role in various industries, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food processing, and the production of other chemicals, making it an important component of the global economy.
Production process
Glycerol is primarily produced through the saponification of fats and oils, a process in which triglycerides are broken down into fatty acids and glycerol. This can be achieved through the use of alkaline catalysts, such as sodium or potassium hydroxide, which react with the triglycerides to form soap and glycerol. The glycerol is then separated from the soap and further purified to remove impurities, resulting in the crude glycerol product covered under HS code 1520.
Production inputs
The main inputs required for the production of glycerol under HS code 1520 include fats and oils, such as vegetable oils, animal fats, and waste cooking oils, as well as alkaline catalysts like sodium or potassium hydroxide. Additionally, the production process may require various purification and separation equipment, such as distillation columns, evaporators, and filtration systems, to ensure the quality of the final glycerol product.
Production outputs
The primary output of HS code 1520 is crude glycerol, which can be further refined and processed for use in a wide range of applications. The refined glycerol may then be classified under other HS codes, such as 2905 Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, 3823 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols, or 3824 (Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included).
Family tree for glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes
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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/v2022/1520'>1520: Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes</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/v2022/1512'>1512: Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified</a>"]
A --> O["<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 --> P["<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 --> Q["<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 --> R["<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 --> S["<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 --> T["<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 --> 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/v2022/152000'>152000: Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes</a>"]
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