Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti; whether or not refined or coloured

HS v2022 Code: 1521

About vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti; whether or not refined or coloured

HS code 1521 covers a diverse range of natural waxes, including vegetable waxes, beeswax, and other insect waxes, as well as spermaceti. These waxes have a wide variety of applications, from cosmetics and personal care products to industrial lubricants and polishes. The global trade in these waxes is an important part of the broader economy, with significant demand from a range of industries.

Production process

The production of the waxes covered under HS code 1521 typically involves extraction and refining processes. Vegetable waxes are often obtained through mechanical or chemical extraction from plant materials, such as leaves, fruits, or seeds. Beeswax and other insect waxes are harvested from beehives and other insect colonies. Spermaceti is extracted from the head cavities of sperm whales. Depending on the specific wax, further refining steps may be undertaken to remove impurities, adjust the color, or modify the physical properties.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of HS code 1521 waxes include the raw plant materials, insect colonies, or whale populations that serve as the source of the waxes. Additionally, specialized extraction and refining equipment, as well as energy sources and chemical reagents, are necessary for the production process. The availability and sustainability of these natural resources are crucial factors in the industry.

Production outputs

The waxes produced under HS code 1521 have a wide range of applications and are used as inputs for various other industries. The outputs may include 3304 (Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), including sunscreen or sun tan preparations; manicure or pedicure preparations), 3405 (Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture, floors, coachwork, glass or metal, scouring pastes and powders and similar preparations (whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations), excluding waxes of heading 3404), 2712 Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, microcrystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured, and various other industrial and consumer products.

Family tree for vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti; whether or not refined or coloured

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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/v2022/1521'>1521: Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti; whether or not refined or coloured</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/v2022/1520'>1520: Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes</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/v2022/152110'>152110: Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides); whether or not refined or coloured</a>"]
B --> X["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/152190'>152190: Waxes, other than vegetable, n.e.c. in heading no. 1521; whether or not refined or coloured</a>"]


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