# HS code 1521.90: Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured

> HS code 1521.90 covers vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured, other than those classified in 1521.10. It sits in heading 15.21 (vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured) 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 15.21 are classified under 1521.10 (vegetable waxes).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/152190
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 1521.90
- Covers: Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured
- Heading: [15.21: Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1521)
- 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 1521.90 covers vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured, other than those classified in 1521.10.

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

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 15.21 are classified under 1521.10 (vegetable waxes).

- [1521.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/152110) Vegetable waxes

## How it is structured

1521.90 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 15, are the chapter; the first four, 1521, are heading 15.21; 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 15.21: Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured
- Subheading 1521.90: Other

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 1521.90 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 1521.90 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [1521.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/152110) Vegetable waxes
- Next subheading: [1522.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/152200) Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1521.90 cover?

HS code 1521.90 covers vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured, other than those classified in 1521.10.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1521.90 in?

HS code 1521.90 is in heading 15.21 (vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured) 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 15.21 classified when 1521.90 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 15.21 are classified under 1521.10 (vegetable waxes).

## 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/152190.json