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HTS tariff line · chapter 15

1515.11.00

Linseed oil and its fractions: crude oil

Analysis

HTS 1515.11.00 covers linseed oil and its fractions: crude oil under heading 1515 (other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their…).

The general rate is 6.3¢/kg, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.

Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 6.3¢/kg. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311224 (Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing), an industry of 190 US establishments employing 10,887 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.

Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of 6.3¢/kg.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
1515.19.00Linseed oil and its fractions: other6.3¢/kg
1515.21.00Corn (maize) oil and its fractions: crude oil3.4%
1515.29.00Corn (maize) oil and its fractions: other3.4%
1515.30.00Castor oil and its fractionsFree
1515.50.00Sesame oil and its fractions0.68¢/kg
1515.60.05Microbial fats and oils and their fractions3.2%
1515.90.21Other: nut oilsFree
1515.90.60Jojoba oil and its fractions2.3%
1515.90.81Other: other3.2%