# HS code 1512.11: Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof, crude oil

> HS code 1512.11 covers sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof, crude oil. It sits in heading 15.12 (sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, 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 15.12 are classified under 1512.19 (sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof, other), 1512.21 (cotton-seed oil and its fractions, crude oil, whether or not gossypol has been removed) and 1512.29 (cotton-seed oil and its fractions, other).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151211
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 1512.11
- Covers: Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof, crude oil
- Heading: [15.12: Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1512)
- 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 1512.11 covers sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof, crude oil.

The legal text of the subheading is “Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof: Crude oil”, read under “Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 15.12 are classified under 1512.19 (sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof, other), 1512.21 (cotton-seed oil and its fractions, crude oil, whether or not gossypol has been removed) and 1512.29 (cotton-seed oil and its fractions, other).

- [1512.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151219) Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof: Other
- [1512.21](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151221) Cotton-seed oil and its fractions: Crude oil, whether or not gossypol has been removed
- [1512.29](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151229) Cotton-seed oil and its fractions: Other

## How it is structured

1512.11 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 15, are the chapter; the first four, 1512, are heading 15.12; the last two, 11, 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 15.12: Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- Within the heading: Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof
- Subheading 1512.11: Crude oil

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 1512.11 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 1512.11 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [1511.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151190) Other
- Next subheading: [1512.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151219) Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof: Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1512.11 cover?

HS code 1512.11 covers sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof, crude oil.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1512.11 in?

HS code 1512.11 is in heading 15.12 (sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, 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 15.12 classified when 1512.11 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 15.12 are classified under 1512.19 (sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof, other), 1512.21 (cotton-seed oil and its fractions, crude oil, whether or not gossypol has been removed) and 1512.29 (cotton-seed oil and its fractions, other).

## 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/151211.json