# HS code 1515.21: Maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude oil

> HS code 1515.21 covers maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude oil. It sits in heading 15.15 (other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their 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 15.15 are classified under 1515.11 (linseed oil and its fractions, crude oil), 1515.19 (linseed oil and its fractions, other), 1515.29 (maize (corn) oil and its fractions, other), 1515.30 (castor oil or its fractions) and 3 others.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151521
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 1515.21
- Covers: Maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude oil
- Heading: [15.15: Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1515)
- 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 1515.21 covers maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude oil.

The legal text of the subheading is “Maize (corn) oil and its fractions: Crude oil”, read under “Maize (corn) oil and its fractions”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 15.15 are classified under 1515.11 (linseed oil and its fractions, crude oil), 1515.19 (linseed oil and its fractions, other), 1515.29 (maize (corn) oil and its fractions, other), 1515.30 (castor oil or its fractions) and 3 others.

- [1515.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151511) Linseed oil and its fractions: Crude oil
- [1515.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151519) Linseed oil and its fractions: Other
- [1515.29](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151529) Maize (corn) oil and its fractions: Other
- [1515.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151530) Castor oil and its fractions
- [1515.50](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151550) Sesame oil and its fractions
- [1515.60](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151560) Microbial fats and oils and their fractions
- [1515.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151590) Other

## How it is structured

1515.21 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 15, are the chapter; the first four, 1515, are heading 15.15; 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 15.15: Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
- Within the heading: Maize (corn) oil and its fractions
- Subheading 1515.21: Crude oil

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 1515.21 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 1515.21 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [1515.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151519) Linseed oil and its fractions: Other
- Next subheading: [1515.29](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/151529) Maize (corn) oil and its fractions: Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1515.21 cover?

HS code 1515.21 covers maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude oil.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1515.21 in?

HS code 1515.21 is in heading 15.15 (other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their 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 15.15 classified when 1515.21 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 15.15 are classified under 1515.11 (linseed oil and its fractions, crude oil), 1515.19 (linseed oil and its fractions, other), 1515.29 (maize (corn) oil and its fractions, other), 1515.30 (castor oil or its fractions) and 3 others.

## 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/151521.json