1506.00 Animal fats and oils and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, n.e.c. in chapter 15
A full HS code. These six digits are what goes on a customs declaration, and they mean the same thing in every country that uses the Harmonized System.
Section III, Fats & Oils — animal and vegetable fats, oils, waxes and their cleavage products.
- 15 Chapter Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
- 06 Heading Animal fats and oils and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, n.e.c. in chapter 15
- 00 Subheading Animal fats and oils and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, n.e.c. in chapter 15
Chapter 15 covers animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products: palm oil, soybean oil, olive oil, sunflower oil, animal fats like lard and tallow, and margarine. Refined versus crude state and the specific plant or animal source each drive a different subheading. Classification tip: Crude versus refined oil is one of the most commercially significant splits in this chapter: refining changes both the tariff line and often the duty rate.
All of chapter 15The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.
Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.
Shipping goods under 1506.00? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment1506.00 FAQ
1506.00 covers animal fats and oils and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, n.e.c. in chapter 15. It sits under heading 15.06 (animal fats and oils and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, n.e.c. in chapter 15) in chapter 15, Section III of the Harmonized System.
It is the international part of it. Six digits are the same in every country that applies the Harmonized System; the importing country then extends them to eight or ten for its own tariff and statistics. Declare 1506.00 plus whatever national digits the destination’s tariff schedule adds to it.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section III and to chapter 15. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.
A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.