Chapter 15 · Section III
15 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
India's exports of chapter 15 2025
US$ 2.24 bn
exported in 2025 , up 13.9% on 2024 , to 162 countries.
Five-year trend
2021: US$ 1.65 bn
2022: US$ 1.83 bn
2023: US$ 1.91 bn
2024: US$ 1.96 bn
2025: US$ 2.24 bn US$ 2.24 bn
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Where India sells it 185 markets
Every market for this product, with its growth, share, ECGC rating and any trade agreement with India. Use it to spot markets that are growing, sizeable and low-risk.
Headings in this chapter 21
1501 Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503 1502 Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 1503 1503 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 1505 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 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 1509 Olive oil and its fractions; 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 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 1513 Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions; 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 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 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 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 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 1520 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 1522 Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes
For Indian shipping bills you need 8 digits. These six-digit codes are the international HS 2022. India's ITC(HS) classification (DGFT) and Customs Tariff (CBIC) add two more digits for the national tariff line, so pick the 8-digit line under your 6-digit code there, and confirm with your customs broker for anything borderline.