HS code 1520.00: Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes
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Key facts
- HS code
- 1520.00
- Covers
- Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 1520.00 covers glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes. It sits in heading 15.20 (glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes) in chapter 15 (animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes). It is the only subheading of heading 15.20, so every good of the heading is classified here.
What this code covers
HS code 1520.00 covers glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes.
The legal text of the subheading is “Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
It is the only subheading of heading 15.20, so every good of the heading is classified here.
How it is structured
1520.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 15, are the chapter; the first four, 1520, are heading 15.20; the last two, 00, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Heading 15.20
- Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes
- Subheading 1520.00
- Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 1520.00 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 1520.00 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 1520.00 cover?
HS code 1520.00 covers glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 1520.00 in?
HS code 1520.00 is in heading 15.20 (glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes) 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 15.20 classified when 1520.00 doesn’t fit?
1520.00 is the only subheading of heading 15.20, so every good of the heading is classified there.
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.