Chapter 15 · Section III

Animal & vegetable fats, oils & waxes

Animal/vegetable fats & oils

Chapter 15 at a glance

HS chapter
15
Section
III — Animal/vegetable fats & oils
Tariff headings
21 (53 subheadings)
General customs duty
0% – 10%
Import VAT
15% on the added tax value (ATV)
Products listed
4

As at 2026-08-06. Source: SARS Tariff Book, Schedule 1 Part 1.

HS Chapter 15 covers animal & vegetable fats, oils & waxes. Every tariff heading in the chapter is listed below, with its subheadings. Headings we have researched carry a duty page link showing the South African customs duty, a worked landed-cost example and any anti-dumping or ITAC permit exposure.

Duty pages in this chapter

1507.90 Soya-bean oil & fractions (refined) 10% duty + 15% VAT 1509 Virgin & extra-virgin olive oil 0% duty + 15% VAT 1511.90 Palm oil & fractions (refined) 10% duty + 15% VAT 1517.10 Margarine 10% duty + 15% VAT

All 21 tariff headings in Chapter 15

Harmonised System HS 2022 nomenclature — the same headings and subheadings the SARS Tariff Book is built on. South Africa classifies to 8 digits, so confirm the last two digits of your line in the Tariff Book before you clear.

1501 Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503
  • 1501.10 Pig fat; lard, other than that of heading 0209 and 1503
  • 1501.20 Pig fat; not lard, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503
  • 1501.90 Poultry fat; other than that of heading 0209 or 1503
1502 Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 1503
  • 1502.10 Tallow; other than those of heading 1503
  • 1502.90 Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats; excluding tallow, and other than those of heading 1503
1503 Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil; not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared
  • 1503.00 Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil; not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared
1504 Fats and oils and their fractions of fish or marine mammals; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1504.10 Oils of fish; fish-liver oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1504.20 Fats and oils and their fractions; of fish, (excluding liver-oils)
  • 1504.30 Fats and oils and their fractions; of marine mammals
1505 Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin)
  • 1505.00 Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin)
1506 Animal fats and oils and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, n.e.c. in chapter 15
  • 1506.00 Animal fats and oils and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, n.e.c. in chapter 15
1507 Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
1508 Ground nut oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1508.10 Vegetable oils; ground-nut oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified
  • 1508.90 Vegetable oils; ground-nut oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
1509 Olive oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified 0% duty

Full duty, VAT & risk page for 1509 →

  • 1509.20 Vegetable oils; olive oil and its fractions, extra virgin olive oil, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1509.30 Vegetable oils; olive oil and its fractions, virgin olive oil, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1509.40 Vegetable oils; olive oil and its fractions, virgin olive oils n.e.c. in heading 1509, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1509.90 Vegetable oils; olive oil and its fractions, other than virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
1510 Vegetable oils; oils and their fractions n.e.c. in chapter 15, obtained solely from olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, including blends of these oils or fractions with oils or fractions of heading no. 1509
  • 1510.10 Vegetable oils; crude olive pomace oil and their fractions, obtained solely from olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1510.90 Vegetable oils; oils and their fractions n.e.c. in heading 1510, obtained solely from olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, including blends of these oils or fractions with oils or fractions of heading no. 1509
1511 Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
1512 Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1512.11 Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified
  • 1512.19 Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1512.21 Vegetable oils; cotton-seed oil and its fractions; crude, whether or not gossypol has been removed, not chemically modified
  • 1512.29 Vegetable oils; cotton-seed oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
1513 Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions; whether or not refined but not chemically modified
  • 1513.11 Vegetable oils; coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified
  • 1513.19 Vegetable oils; coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1513.21 Vegetable oils; palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified
  • 1513.29 Vegetable oils; palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
1514 Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1514.11 Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude
  • 1514.19 Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, other than crude, but not chemically modified
  • 1514.91 Vegetable oils; excluding low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude
  • 1514.99 Vegetable oils; excluding low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, other than crude, but not chemically modified
1515 Fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils n.e.c. in chapter 15 (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1515.11 Vegetable oils; linseed oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified
  • 1515.19 Vegetable oils; linseed oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1515.21 Vegetable oils; maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified
  • 1515.29 Vegetable oils; maize (corn) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1515.30 Vegetable oils; castor oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1515.50 Vegetable oils; sesame oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1515.60 Vegetable oils; microbial fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1515.90 Fixed vegetable fats and oils and their fractions n.e.c. in heading 1515; other than linseed, maize (corn), castor, sesame, microbial oils, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
1516 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared
  • 1516.10 Animal fats and oils and their fractions; partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared
  • 1516.20 Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions; partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared
  • 1516.30 Microbial fats and oils and their fractions; partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared
1517 Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, other than edible fats and oils or their fractions of heading 15.16
  • 1517.10 Margarine; excluding liquid margarine 10% duty
  • 1517.90 Edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, n.e.c. in heading 1517, other than edible fats and oils or their fractions of heading 15.16
1518 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils and their fractions; boiled, oxidised, dehydrated or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading no. 1516, inedible mixtures or preparations of fats, oils or their fractions, n.e.c. in chapter 15
  • 1518.00 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils and their fractions; boiled, oxidised, dehydrated or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading no. 1516, inedible mixtures or preparations of fats, oils or their fractions, n.e.c. in chapter 15
1520 Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes
  • 1520.00 Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti; whether or not refined or coloured
  • 1521.10 Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides); whether or not refined or coloured
  • 1521.90 Waxes, other than vegetable, n.e.c. in heading no. 1521; whether or not refined or coloured
1522 Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes
  • 1522.00 Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes
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