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HS code 1521: Vegetable Waxes

Covers:
Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti… (2 subcodes below).

Official description

Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured

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What 1521 covers and what it doesn’t

Official text: Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured.

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Common questions

What is HS code 1521?
Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured
What does 1521 include?
It covers 2 subheadings: 152110 Vegetable waxes; 152190 Other.

Browse all of Chapter 15: Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes →

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