Chapter · Chapter 15 · Section III, Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage prod…
HS 15Animal,vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products, prepared edible fats, animal or vegetable waxes
- Customs duty
- 15% to 100%
- 126 tariff items
- Import policy
- Mostly Free
- Prohibited: 22 items, STE: 2 items, Restricted: 1 item
- Export policy
- Mostly Free
- Prohibited: 14 items, Restricted: 2 items
- Unit
- kg
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this chapter
21 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 | Pig fats (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503 | 30% | 5% | kg |
| 1502 | Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 1503 | 15% | 5% | kg |
| 1503 | Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared | 30% | 5% | kg |
| 1504 | Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 30% | 5% | kg |
| 1505 | Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin) | 30% | 5% | kg |
| 1506 | Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 30% | 5% | kg |
| 1507 | Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 45% | 5% | kg |
| 1508 | Ground-nut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 100% | 5% | kg |
| 1509 | Olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 40% to 45% | 5% | kg |
| 1510 | Other oils and their fractions, 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 1509 | 45% | 5% | kg |
| 1511 | Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 100% | 5% | kg |
| 1512 | Sunflower seed, safflower or cotton seed oil and their fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 100% | 5% | kg |
| 1513 | Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 100% | 5% | kg |
| 1514 | Rape, colza or mustard oil and its fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 75% | 5% | kg |
| 1515 | Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 100% | 5% | kg |
| 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 not refined, but not further prepared | 100% | 5% | kg |
| 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 1516 | 100% | 5% | kg |
| 1518 | Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 1516; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, not elsewhere specified or included | 100% | 5% | kg |
| 1520 | Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes | 30% | 18% | kg |
| 1521 | Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured | 30% | 5% | kg |
| 1522 | Degras: residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes | 30% | 5% | kg |
Importing into India
Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 126 tariff items: 15% to 100%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty
None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 101 tariff items
- Prohibited: 22 tariff items
- STE: 2 tariff items
- Restricted: 1 tariff item
Exporting from India
Export duty
Nil. The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act does not list these goods, so no export duty is charged.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 110 tariff items
- Prohibited: 14 tariff items
- Restricted: 2 tariff items
Nearby codes
Sources
- GSTN HSN code masterChecked 13 Oct 2026
- DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policyChecked 9 Oct 2026
- GST rate per HSN (archived GSTZen extract)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- Customs Tariff of India (First Schedule): sections, chapters, notes and statutory BCDChecked 19 Oct 2026
- BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 18 Oct 2026
- Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 18 Oct 2026
For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.