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Back to 15 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
Heading (4-digit)

1521Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured:

植物性ろう（トリグリセリドを除く。）、みつろうその他の昆虫ろう及び鯨ろう（精製してあるかないか又は着色してあるかないかを問わない。）

HS code 1521 is a Heading (4-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as “Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured:”. This code has 2 subcategories defined below it.

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In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 1521 (Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured:) totaled ¥408M (YoY -9.7%), with a volume of 242,714 KG at about ¥1,679/KG. The top import sources are Brazil (60.2%), Mexico (20.4%), Viet Nam (4.5%). Exports totaled ¥107M (YoY +31.5%), with a volume of 35,936 KG at about ¥2,972/KG. The top export destinations are People's Republic of China (17.4%), Malaysia (10.2%), United States of America (9.7%).

Export (May 2026)
¥107M
YoY: +31.5%
Qty: 35,936 KG
Unit price: ¥2,972/KG
Import (May 2026)
¥408M
YoY: -9.7%
Qty: 242,714 KG
Unit price: ¥1,679/KG

Top export destinations (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1People's Republic of China¥204M17.4%66,044 KG¥3,086/KG
2Malaysia¥119M10.2%54,582 KG¥2,185/KG
3United States of America¥113M9.7%33,050 KG¥3,429/KG
4Republic of Korea¥107M9.1%32,427 KG¥3,285/KG
5France¥105M9.0%24,756 KG¥4,246/KG

Top import sources (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1Brazil¥2B60.2%1,857,563 KG¥1,332/KG
2Mexico¥838M20.4%400,923 KG¥2,090/KG
3Viet Nam¥186M4.5%180,000 KG¥1,032/KG
4Thailand¥116M2.8%98,279 KG¥1,180/KG
5Tanzania¥103M2.5%90,000 KG¥1,148/KG

Subcategories2items

Subheading (6-digit)
152110Vegetable waxes:
Subheading (6-digit)
152190Other:

Related codes

Other codes in the same classification group

1501Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 02.09 or 15.03:1502Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 15.03:1504Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:1508Ground-nut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:1509Olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:1510Other oils and their fractions, 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 15.09:1511Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:1512Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:1513Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:1515Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:1516Animal, 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:1517Margarine; 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:

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