1516.10.00.00 - Animal fats and oils and their fractions

This HTS category, 1516.10.00.00, specifically covers animal fats and oils, and any fractions derived from them. This includes products that have undergone partial or complete hydrogenation, inter-esterification, re-esterification, or elaidinization, regardless of whether they have been refined. The key defining characteristic for inclusion here is the animal origin of the fat or oil.

It is important to distinguish this category from its siblings. While 1516.20.00.00 covers vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, and 1516.30.00.00 addresses microbial fats and oils, this specific heading is exclusively for those derived from animal sources. Therefore, classification hinges on the biological origin of the raw material.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS structure, there are no further subdivisions under 1516.10.00.00. Classification within this heading is determined by the animal origin of the fat or oil and whether it has undergone the listed processing treatments. Examples of goods that would fall under this heading include hydrogenated lard, rendered animal fats, and fractions of fish oils that have been subjected to inter-esterification.