1508.90.00.00 - Other

This category, HTS Code 1508.90.00.00, encompasses peanut (ground-nut) oil and its fractions that have undergone processing beyond their crude state, but have not been chemically modified. This includes refined peanut oil, as well as any fractions derived from it, such as stearins or oleins, provided these processes are physical alterations and not chemical reactions. The key distinction lies in the level of processing; if the oil or its fractions have been subjected to purification, bleaching, deodorization, or separation into distinct liquid and solid components through physical means, they will fall under this classification.

This subheading differentiates itself from its sibling category, 1508.10.00.00, which specifically covers crude peanut oil. Crude oil, by definition, is in its unrefined state, typically containing impurities and lacking the clarity and stability of refined products. Therefore, any peanut oil or its fractions that have been refined or separated through physical processes, even if not chemically altered, are classified here, distinguishing them from the raw, unrefined product.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS, there are no further subcategories. Classification within 1508.90.00.00 is determined by the absence of chemical modification and the presence of physical refining or fractionation processes applied to peanut oil or its constituent parts. This ensures that all processed, yet chemically unaltered, peanut oil products are appropriately categorized for customs purposes.