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Fatty acids, industrial, monocarboxylic; acid oils from refining (excl. stearic acid, oleic acid and tall oil fatty acids, distilled fatty acids and fatty acid distillate)

Source-dated reference for HS/CN code 38231990, its EUDR scope basis, CN hierarchy, evidence implications, and related indexed rows.

Reference typeHS/CN scope record
Scope decisionPartly in scope
Importer implicationEvidence collection trigger
CN year2026
Reference answer

HS/CN code 38231990 is partly covered for EUDR preparation.

Fatty acids, industrial, monocarboxylic; acid oils from refining (excl. stearic acid, oleic acid and tall oil fatty acids, distilled fatty acids and fatty acid distillate) The indexed scope engine returns Partly in scope for this code. 'ex' entry: only the relevant commodity part of this heading is in scope. Product-level review is required.

Scope basis

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Code description
Fatty acids, industrial, monocarboxylic; acid oils from refining (excl. stearic acid, oleic acid and tall oil fatty acids, distilled fatty acids and fatty acid distillate)
Annex I basis
Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining, synthesized using oil palm (not including waste)
Source basis
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 Annex I and CN 2026 index
CN hierarchy

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Evidence pattern

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  • Product description
  • Quantity
  • Country of production
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  • Supplier identity
  • Legality evidence
  • Deforestation-free support
Import context

EU import origins behind this reference.

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Netherlandslow€368.0M380,785t
Indonesiastandard€145.0M136,957t
Argentinastandard€139.3M150,059t
Malaysiastandard€122.8M96,352t
Germanylow€82.7M86,144t
Indialow€50.0M35,516t
Spainlow€46.3M44,575t
Belgiumlow€43.3M33,591t
Latvialow€41.7M48,663t
Türkiyelow€32.4M38,908t
Product caveats

Questions the HS/CN code cannot answer alone.

Is the product made entirely from material that has completed its lifecycle and would otherwise be discarded as waste?If yes: out of scope

By-products of a manufacturing process do not benefit from this exception — if the process used material that was not waste, the product stays in scope.

Annex I introductory paragraph; Directive 2008/98/EC Art. 3(1)
Is it a sample of negligible value and quantity used only to solicit orders, or a product sent for examination or testing that is used up, destroyed or returned?If yes: out of scopeDelegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102, Annex (5), table note to 'Relevant products'
Was it produced without oil palm (Elaeis spp.) — from other vegetable oils, animal fats or petrochemical feedstock?If yes: out of scope

Babassu oil and oils of other palm species are outside the scope as well.

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102, Annex (2) and (6)(f)–(s)
Source metadata
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