# HS code 1513.21: Palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, crude oil

> HS code 1513.21 covers palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, crude oil. It sits in heading 15.13 (coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu 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 15.13 are classified under 1513.11 (coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, crude oil), 1513.19 (coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, other) and 1513.29 (palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, other).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151321
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 1513.21
- Covers: Palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, crude oil
- Heading: [15.13: Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1513)
- 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 1513.21 covers palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, crude oil.

The legal text of the subheading is “Palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof: Crude oil”, read under “Palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 15.13 are classified under 1513.11 (coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, crude oil), 1513.19 (coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, other) and 1513.29 (palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, other).

- [1513.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151311) Coconut (copra) oil and its fractions: Crude oil
- [1513.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151319) Coconut (copra) oil and its fractions: Other
- [1513.29](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151329) Palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof: Other

## How it is structured

1513.21 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 15, are the chapter; the first four, 1513, are heading 15.13; the last two, 21, 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 15.13: Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- Within the heading: Palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof
- Subheading 1513.21: Crude oil

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 1513.21 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 1513.21 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [1513.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151319) Coconut (copra) oil and its fractions: Other
- Next subheading: [1513.29](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151329) Palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof: Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1513.21 cover?

HS code 1513.21 covers palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, crude oil.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1513.21 in?

HS code 1513.21 is in heading 15.13 (coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu 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 15.13 classified when 1513.21 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 15.13 are classified under 1513.11 (coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, crude oil), 1513.19 (coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, other) and 1513.29 (palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, 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/151321.json