Harmonized System Code Classification

1516300000
Classification: Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their distillates, partially or wholly hydrogenated, esterified, re-esterified or isomerized, whether or not refined, but not further processed: microbial fats and oils and their distillates
Description: This HS code covers fats and oils of animal, vegetable, or microbial origin, which have undergone partial or complete hydrogenation, esterification, re-esterification, or isomerization (or have not undergone such treatment), whether or not refined, but not further processed. The focus is on microbial fats and oils and their distillates.

Examples of products under this HS code:

• Microbial oil used in the production of biodiesel
• Distillates of microbial oil obtained through fractionation processes
• Hydrogenated microbial oil used in food production
• Esterified microbial oil used in cosmetic products
• Isomerized microbial oil used in industrial applications