Chapter 29 · Organic chemicals · Section 6
HS Code 2915.70
Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters
Heading 2915: Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
US HTS + UK Tariff v4.0.1596 · updated 2026-09-10 · sources
United States - HTS lines under 2915.70
Source: official Harmonized Tariff Schedule (USITC). "General" is the normal-trade-relations rate; "Special" lists preference programs; "Other" is the column-2 rate. Additional Section 232/301 duties may apply on top.
| HTS code | Description | General | Special | Other | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2915.70.01 |
Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters 3 statistical lines (10-digit)
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5% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 29.5% | kg |
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European Union - CN codes under 2915.70
Source: EU Combined Nomenclature (Eurostat, © European Union, reused per Decision 2011/833/EU). Duty rates and measures live in TARIC; each code links to the official consultation.
| CN code | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 2915 70 50 | Stearic acid and its salts and esters | EU duty (TARIC) → |
| 2915 70 40 | Palmitic acid and its salts and esters | EU duty (TARIC) → |
| 2915 70 00 | Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters | EU duty (TARIC) → |
United Kingdom - commodity codes under 2915.70
Source: UK Integrated Online Tariff (Open Government Licence v3.0). Declarable 10-digit codes go on the customs declaration; check the official page for the current duty and VAT measures.
| Commodity code | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 2915 70 00 00 | Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters | UK duty & VAT → |
| 2915 70 40 00 | Palmitic acid and its salts and esters | UK duty & VAT → |
| 2915 70 40 95 | Fatty acids with a carbon chain length of C6, C8, C10, C12, C14, C16 or C18 with an iodine value below 105g/100g and with a degree of split (DoS) of at least 97%, including single fatty acids (also referred to as ‘pure cut’) and blends containing a combination of two or more carbon chain length | UK duty & VAT → |
| 2915 70 40 98 | Other | UK duty & VAT → |
| 2915 70 50 00 | Stearic acid and its salts and esters | UK duty & VAT → |
| 2915 70 50 10 | Fatty acids with a carbon chain length of C6, C8, C10, C12, C14, C16 or C18 with an iodine value below 105g/100g and with a degree of split (DoS) of at least 97%, including single fatty acids (also referred to as ‘pure cut’) and blends containing a combination of two or more carbon chain length | UK duty & VAT → |
| 2915 70 50 90 | Other | UK duty & VAT → |
Other subheadings in 2915
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (public domain) · EU Combined Nomenclature © European Union, Eurostat (Decision 2011/833/EU) · UK Integrated Online Tariff, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data refreshed weekly. Details on About & Data Sources.