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Chapter 15 · Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

1516.20.17

Of ground-nuts

  1. 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
  2. 1516.20 - Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions:
  3. - - Re-esterified, other than of oil palm:
  4. - - - Of ground-nuts

Chất béo và dầu động vật, thực vật hoặc vi sinh vật và các phần phân đoạn của chúng, đã qua hydro hóa, este hóa liên hợp, tái este hóa hoặc elaiđin hóa toàn bộ hoặc một phần, đã hoặc chưa tinh chế, nhưng chưa chế biến thêm / - Chất béo và dầu thực vật và các phần phân đoạn của chúng: / - - Đã tái este hóa, trừ của cọ dầu: / - - - Của lạc

Unit: kg/liter Level: 8-digit line Source: BT2026 row 2029 SOURCE

Taxes applicable in 2026

Source: consolidated BT2026 tariff (updated 05/04/2026)
Ordinary import duty 37.5% 15/2023/QĐ-TTg · 15 Jul 2023
Preferential (MFN) 25% 26/2023/NĐ-CP · 15 Jul 2023
VAT 8 / 10 (several rates) 181/2025/NĐ-CP · 1 Jul 2025
Excise tax No data
Environmental tax No data
Export duty No data

Special preferential (FTA) rates – 2026

FTARateData basisProof of originLegal basisStatus
AANZFTA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2022 - 2027 (một mức cho cả giai đoạn)		 AANZ 121/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
ACFTA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2022 - 2027 (một mức cho cả giai đoạn)		 E 118/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
AIFTA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
01/01/2026 - 31/12/2026		 AI 122/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
AJCEP 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
01/4/2026 - 31/3/2027		 AJ 120/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
AKFTA 0% (except MY) Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2022 - 2027 (một mức cho cả giai đoạn)		 AK 119/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
ATIGA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 D 126/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
CPTPP 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
(VI)		 CPTPP 115/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VCFTA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 VC 112/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VJEPA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
01/4/2026 - 31/3/2027		 JV · Form VJ 124/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VKFTA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 VK 125/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VN-EAEU 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 EAV 113/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VN-LAO 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026 S 206/2025/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
AHKFTA 5% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 AHK 123/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
EVFTA 9% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 EUR.1 116/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
UKVFTA 9% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 EUR.1 117/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
RCEP (Annex A)
BN, KH, ID, LA, MY, MM, PH, SG, TH
 12.5% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 RCEP Form / Declaration of origin 129/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
RCEP (Annex B)
AU
 12.5% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 RCEP Form / Declaration of origin 129/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
RCEP (Annex C)
CN
 12.5% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 RCEP Form / Declaration of origin 129/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
RCEP (Annex E)
KR
 12.5% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 RCEP Form / Declaration of origin 129/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
RCEP (Annex F)
NZ
 12.5% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 RCEP Form / Declaration of origin 129/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
RCEP (Annex D)
JP
 13.6% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 RCEP Form / Declaration of origin 129/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VIFTA 14.3% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 Form VI (verify) 131/2024/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VN-CAM No data No data S 56/2026/NĐ-CP No data
VNCU No data No data VNCB · Form VC (Cuba) 114/2022/NĐ-CP No data

A published rate does not mean the goods qualify. Origin rules and valid proof of origin are required.

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Rate history / phase-down by year

From the 2022–2027 FTA schedule worksheets
FTAPeriods
ACFTA
AC · row 2031
2022 - 2027 (một mức cho cả giai đoạn)0%
ATIGA
AT · row 2004
20220% 20230% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
Product-specific rule: RVC40; hoặc CC; hoặc không yêu cầu Chuyển đổi mã số hàng hóa với điều kiện hàng hóa được sản xuất bằng phương pháp tinh chế
AJCEP
AJ · row 2034
30/12/2022 - 31/3/20232% 01/4/2023 - 31/3/20240% 01/4/2024 - 31/3/20250% 01/4/2025 - 31/3/20260% 01/4/2026 - 31/3/20270% 01/4/2027 - 31/3/20280%
VJEPA
VJ · row 2036
30/12/2022 - 31/3/20234% 01/4/2023 - 31/3/20242% 01/4/2024 - 31/3/20250% 01/4/2025 - 31/3/20260% 01/4/2026 - 31/3/20270% 01/4/2027 - 31/3/20280%
AKFTA
AK · row 2038
2022 - 2027 (một mức cho cả giai đoạn)0%
Excluded countries: MY Rate with exclusions: 0(-MY)
AANZFTA
AANZ · row 2006
2022 - 2027 (một mức cho cả giai đoạn)0%
Rate column F (hidden): 0
AIFTA
AI · row 2006
30/12/20220% 31/12/2022 - 30/12/20230% 31/12/2023 - 30/12/20240% 31/12/2024 - 31/12/20250% 01/01/2026 - 31/12/20260% 01/01/2027 - 31/12/20270%
VKFTA
VK · row 2004
20220% 20230% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
VCFTA
VC · row 2045
20225% 20233% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
VN-EAEU
EAV · row 2044
20226.8% 20234.5% 20242.3% 20250% 20260% 20270%
AHKFTA
AKH · row 2050
202215% 202310% 202410% 20255% 20265% 20270%
EVFTA
EV-NK · row 2009
202218.1% 202315.9% 202413.6% 202511.3% 20269% 20276.8%
Change flag (helper): X
UKVFTA
UKV · row 2011
202218.1% 202315.9% 202413.6% 202511.3% 20269% 20276.8%
Change flag (helper): X
CPTPP
CPTPP · row 2011
(I) → 2021*12.5% (II) → 2022*9.3% (III) → 2023*6.2% (IV) → 2024*3.1% (V) → 2025*0% (VI) → 2026*0% (VII) → 2027*0%
RCEP A
RCEPT-A · row 2036
202222.5% 202320% 202417.5% 202515% 202612.5% 202710%
RCEP B
B · row 2036
202222.5% 202320% 202417.5% 202515% 202612.5% 202710%
RCEP C
C · row 2036
202222.5% 202320% 202417.5% 202515% 202612.5% 202710%
RCEP D
D · row 2036
202222.7% 202320.5% 202418.2% 202515.9% 202613.6% 202711.4%
RCEP E
E · row 2039
202222.5% 202320% 202417.5% 202515% 202612.5% 202710%
RCEP F
F · row 2036
202222.5% 202320% 202417.5% 202515% 202612.5% 202710%
VIFTA
VI · row 1894
202421.4% 202517.9% 202614.3% 202710.7%
Helper column J: 8

* CPTPP periods (I)–(VII) are mapped to years by matching BT2026 (DERIVED data – verify).

Advisory & warnings

General assessment (origin not considered). Run Smart Tariff Advisory for an origin-specific assessment.

YELLOW – REVIEW REQUIRED HS-003 Classification Review Required – similar lines exist
Description
Subheading 1516.20 has 43 lines; 1516.20.17 is distinguished from its siblings by: Of ground-nuts.
Related data
1516.20.11 Of soya beans; 1516.20.12 Of maize; 1516.20.14 Of coconuts; 1516.20.18 Of linseed; 1516.20.19 Other; 1516.20.21 Of the fruit of the oil palm, crude
Legal reference
31/2022/TT-BTC
Recommended action
Verify the distinguishing features; consider an advance classification ruling if uncertain.
Verification status
Not verified – check required
YELLOW – REVIEW REQUIRED TAX-001 Several VAT rates
Description
The VAT column shows "8/10".
Legal reference
181/2025/NĐ-CP
Recommended action
Determine the VAT rate by the nature of goods and reduction rules (174/2025/NĐ-CP, Annex I/II).
Verification status
Not verified – check required
GRAY – DATA UNAVAILABLE TR-004 Not Assessed – Additional Regulatory Verification Required
Description
The source file records no trade remedy for 1516.20.17. This does NOT mean there is no risk.
Recommended action
Check the MOIT Trade Remedies Authority database.
Verification status
Not verified – check required
GREEN – VERIFIED DQ-001 MFN rate present in the source
Description
The MFN rate 25% for 1516.20.17 was checked against BT2026 (cell BT2026!N2029), basis 26/2023/NĐ-CP.
Legal reference
26/2023/NĐ-CP
Recommended action
Verification scope: matched against source file version 2026.04.05; not a substitute for the legal text.
Verification status
Checked against the source tariff file

Chapter notes

Notes

1. This Chapter does not cover:

(a) Pig fat or poultry fat of heading 02.09;

(b) Cocoa butter, fat or oil (heading 18.04);

(c) Edible preparations containing by weight more than 15% of the products of heading 04.05 (generally Chapter 21);

(d) Greaves (heading 23.01) or residues of headings 23.04 to 23.06;

(e) Fatty acids, prepared waxes, medicaments, paints, varnishes, soap, perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations, sulphonated oils or other goods of Section VI; or

(f) Factice derived from oils (heading 40.02).

2. Heading 15.09 does not apply to oils obtained from olives by solvent extraction (heading 15.10).

3. Heading 15.18 does not cover fats or oils or their fractions, merely denatured, which are to be classified in the heading appropriate to the corresponding undenatured fats and oils and their fractions.

4. Soap-stocks, oil foots and dregs, stearin pitch, glycerol pitch and wool grease residues fall in heading 15.22.

Subheading Notes

1. For the purposes of subheading 1509.30, virgin olive oil has a free acidity expressed as oleic acid not exceeding 2.0 g/100 g and can be distinguished from the other virgin olive oil categories according to the characteristics indicated in the Codex Alimentarius Standard 33-1981.

2. For the purposes of subheadings 1514.11 and 1514.19, the expression “low erucic acid rape or colza oil” means the fixed oil which has an erucic acid content of less than 2% by weight.

(1): Tham khảo TCVN 6312:2020 và TCVN 7597:2018

(SEN): Tham khảo Chú giải bổ sung (SEN) của Danh mục Thuế quan hài hòa ASEAN (AHTN) 2022