# HS code 1511.90: Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

> HS code 1511.90 covers palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, other than those classified in 1511.10. It sits in heading 15.11 (palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified) in chapter 15 (animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes). Other goods of heading 15.11 are classified under 1511.10 (crude oil).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151190
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 1511.90
- Covers: Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- Heading: [15.11: Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1511)
- Chapter: [15: Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/15)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 1511.90 covers palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, other than those classified in 1511.10.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 15.11 are classified under 1511.10 (crude oil).

- [1511.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151110) Crude oil

## How it is structured

1511.90 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 15, are the chapter; the first four, 1511, are heading 15.11; the last two, 90, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 15: Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
- Heading 15.11: Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- Subheading 1511.90: Other

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 1511.90 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 1511.90 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [1511.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151110) Crude oil
- Next subheading: [1512.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151211) Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof: Crude oil

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1511.90 cover?

HS code 1511.90 covers palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, other than those classified in 1511.10.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1511.90 in?

HS code 1511.90 is in heading 15.11 (palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified) in chapter 15 (animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes).

### Where are goods of heading 15.11 classified when 1511.90 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 15.11 are classified under 1511.10 (crude oil).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151190.json