Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data
Track this productCastor oil and its fractions, whether or not refined but not chemically modified
In short
- The US imported $87.3M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 23% on the year before.
- India is the largest supplier, with 98.9% of US imports; Korea, South is next, with 0.5%.
- Duty paid averaged 9.4% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 0.8 points on a year earlier.
- India is gaining share: 99.4% over the last 12 months, up from 98.2%.
- 1 Federal Register notice named this product's tariff codes in the last 12 months.
- US exports were $16.2M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Canada, with 63.0%.
US imports, Aug 2026
$7.3M
↓ −60% vs Aug 2025
Last 12 months
$87.3M
↓ −23% vs the 12 months before
Average duty paid
9.4%
↓ −0.8 pts vs Aug 2025
Top supplier
India
98.9% of US imports
US imports by month
The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.
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| Month | US imports |
|---|---|
| August 2025 | $18.3M |
| September 2025 | $8.1M |
| October 2025 | $1.6M |
| November 2025 | $2.1M |
| December 2025 | $12.2M |
| January 2026 | $4.9M |
| February 2026 | $6.0M |
| March 2026 | $14.4M |
| April 2026 | $2.8M |
| May 2026 | $5.0M |
| June 2026 | $9.3M |
| July 2026 | $13.7M |
| August 2026 | $7.3M |
What changed
- US imports were $7.3M in August 2026, down 47% from July 2026 and down 60% from August 2025.
- Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $87.3M, down 23% on the 12 months before.
- Market shares barely moved since July 2026: no supplier with 3% or more of the market gained or lost 2 points.
- Average price from India stayed within 5% of July 2026, at $1.81/kg.
- Duty paid by the main suppliers held within 2 points of July 2026.
US trade by year
US imports were $87.3M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 5.2% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $16.2M, up 48%. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.
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| Period | US imports |
|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $82.9M |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $94.2M |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $98.9M |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $77.9M |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $101.6M |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $136.5M |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $109.5M |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $111.2M |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $112.8M |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $87.3M |
- India
- China
- Korea, South
- Haiti
- All countries
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| Period | India | China | Korea, South | Haiti |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 99.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | 97.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | 97.7% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | 98.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 97.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 98.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 97.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 94.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 98.2% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 99.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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| Period | India | China | Korea, South | Haiti | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 0.0% | 0.0% | n/a | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | 0.0% | 0.0% | n/a | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | 0.0% | 0.0% | n/a | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | 0.0% | 7.5% | n/a | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 0.0% | 7.5% | n/a | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 0.0% | 7.5% | n/a | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 0.0% | 7.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 0.0% | 7.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 3.2% | 17.4% | 9.3% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 18.2% | 18.7% | 7.4% | 6.4% | 18.1% |
| Period | US imports | Duty paid | US exports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $87.3M−23% | 18.1%+14.9 pts | $16.2M−6.2% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $112.8M+1.5% | 3.3%+3.3 pts | $17.3M+7.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $111.2M+1.5% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $16.1M+19% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $109.5M−20% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $13.6M−0.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $136.5M+34% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $13.6M+4.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $101.6M+30% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $13.1M−8.6% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $77.9M−21% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $14.3M+8.4% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $98.9M+5.0% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $13.2M−16% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $94.2M+14% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $15.7M+43% |
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $82.9M | 0.0% | $10.9M |
Who supplies the US
August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025.
| Country | US imports | Share | Average price | Duty paid | Last 13 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | $7.2M | 98.9%+0.4 pts | $1.81/kg+12% | 9.4%−0.6 pts | |
| Korea, South | $36K | 0.5%−0.1 pts | $5.14/kg+82% | 12.5%+2.5 pts | |
| China | $22K | 0.3%−0.5 pts | $6.78/kg+80% | 20.0%−17.5 pts | |
| Netherlands | $12K | 0.2%+0.1 pts | $4.06/kg+19% | 10.0%0.0 pts | |
| France | $5K | 0.1%0.0 pts | $4.95/kg−79% | 10.0%−5.0 pts | |
| Haiti | $4K | 0.1%0.0 pts | $3.59/kg+41% | 0.0%−10.0 pts | |
| Germany | $3K | 0.0%new | $5.99/kg | 10.0% | |
| All countries | $7.3M | 100.0% | $1.82/kg+12% | 9.4%−0.8 pts |
The 3 largest suppliers had 99.7% of US imports over the last 12 months.
How the market is shifting
India gained the most share: 99.4% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 98.2% in the 12 months before. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.
- India
- China
- Korea, South
- Haiti
- All countries
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| Month | India | China | Korea, South | Haiti |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 90.5% | 4.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| October 2024 | 98.6% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| November 2024 | 98.7% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| December 2024 | 98.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| January 2025 | 95.4% | 2.4% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| February 2025 | 93.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| March 2025 | 99.7% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| April 2025 | 97.3% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| May 2025 | 98.9% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| June 2025 | 98.8% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| July 2025 | 99.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| August 2025 | 98.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| September 2025 | 99.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| October 2025 | 97.2% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| November 2025 | 96.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| December 2025 | 99.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| January 2026 | 99.7% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| February 2026 | 99.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| March 2026 | 99.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| April 2026 | 97.5% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| May 2026 | 99.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| June 2026 | 99.6% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| July 2026 | 99.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| August 2026 | 98.9% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
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| Month | India | China | Korea, South | Haiti | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 0.0% | 7.5% | n/a | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| October 2024 | 0.0% | 7.5% | n/a | n/a | 0.1% |
| November 2024 | 0.0% | 7.5% | n/a | n/a | 0.0% |
| December 2024 | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| January 2025 | 0.0% | 7.5% | 0.0% | n/a | 0.2% |
| February 2025 | 0.0% | 7.5% | n/a | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| March 2025 | 0.0% | 27.5% | n/a | n/a | 0.0% |
| April 2025 | 0.2% | 27.5% | n/a | n/a | 0.6% |
| May 2025 | 2.7% | 32.2% | n/a | 10.0% | 2.9% |
| June 2025 | 9.7% | 0.0% | n/a | 10.0% | 9.6% |
| July 2025 | 10.0% | 37.5% | n/a | 10.0% | 10.0% |
| August 2025 | 10.0% | 37.5% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.2% |
| September 2025 | 16.7% | 37.5% | n/a | 7.6% | 16.7% |
| October 2025 | 47.9% | 0.0% | n/a | 0.0% | 46.9% |
| November 2025 | 48.8% | 27.5% | n/a | 3.7% | 47.7% |
| December 2025 | 50.0% | 12.7% | n/a | 10.0% | 49.7% |
| January 2026 | 49.3% | 27.5% | n/a | n/a | 49.3% |
| February 2026 | 18.7% | n/a | n/a | 10.0% | 18.7% |
| March 2026 | 9.3% | 17.5% | n/a | 10.0% | 9.3% |
| April 2026 | 8.7% | 17.5% | 3.4% | n/a | 8.7% |
| May 2026 | 9.1% | n/a | n/a | 10.0% | 9.1% |
| June 2026 | 9.5% | 17.5% | n/a | n/a | 9.5% |
| July 2026 | 9.6% | n/a | n/a | 10.0% | 9.6% |
| August 2026 | 9.4% | 20.0% | 12.5% | 0.0% | 9.4% |
Tariff actions touching this product
When the duty paid on this product changed and stayed changed, for its main suppliers and all countries, newest first, with the Federal Register notices that named the product in the 3 months before. Rates are medians of the 4 months either side, less any usual seasonal swing. A change shows what happened to duty paid, not why; read each notice for what it did.
- March 2026 · Duty paid: India 49.0% → 9.2%, all countries 48.5% → 9.2%.
- October 2025 · Duty paid: India 10.0% → 49.0%, all countries 10.1% → 48.5%.
- May 2025 · Duty paid: India 0.0% → 9.8%, all countries 0.1% → 9.8%.
Federal Register notices from the last 12 months that list this product's tariff codes. A notice can add a duty, exclude products from one or only mention them, so read each for what it changes. Search the Federal Register for 1515.30
Where it enters the US
Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.
Where US exports go
US exports were $1.2M in August 2026, down 16% from August 2025, and $16.2M over the last 12 months, down 6.2% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: India, up 130%.
| Market | Last 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $10.2M | 63.0% | −2.6% |
| Spain | $984K | 6.1% | +79% |
| India | $834K | 5.1% | +130% |
| Mexico | $664K | 4.1% | −66% |
| Israel | $502K | 3.1% | +71% |
| France | $446K | 2.8% | −10% |
| New Zealand | $334K | 2.1% | +12% |
| China | $247K | 1.5% | −9.1% |
| Other countries (42) | $2.0M | 12.3% | −16% |
| All countries | $16.2M | 100.0% | −6.2% |
Markets abroad
Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 115 have reported 2025 so far.
| Market | Imports | vs year before | From the US | US share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | $510.2Min 2025 | −3.3% | $181K | 0.0% |
| Germany | $119.9Min 2025 | +15% | $220K | 0.2% |
| France | $77.7Min 2025 | −14% | $37K | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | $50.4Min 2025 | −7.8% | $7K | 0.0% |
| Italy | $31.1Min 2025 | −20% | $167K | 0.5% |
| Thailand | $29.7Min 2025 | −5.8% | $3K | 0.0% |
| Japan | $24.3Min 2025 | −4.2% | $25K | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | $19.7Min 2025 | +11% | $176K | 0.9% |
The biggest market outside the US is China, which imported $510.2M of this product in 2025, under 0.1% of it from the US.
Of these, imports into Germany grew fastest: up 15% from 2024 to 2025.
Related products
Other products under heading 1515: fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils, including jojoba oil, and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, not elsewhere specified. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.
| Product | US imports | US exports |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined but not chemically modified, not elsewhere specifiedHS 1515.90 | $1.13B | $215.7M |
| Seasame oil and its fractions, whether or not refined but not chemically modifiedHS 1515.50 | $130.6M | $11.7M |
| Corn (maize) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modifiedHS 1515.21 | $45.2M | $35.6M |
| Corn (maize) oil and its fractions, refined but not chemically modifiedHS 1515.29 | $28.5M | $50.2M |
| Microbial fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modifiedHS 1515.60 | $5.5M | $25.6M |
| Linseed oil and its fractions, refined but not chemically modifiedHS 1515.19 | $5.8M | $5.4M |
| Linseed oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modifiedHS 1515.11 | $1.3M | $1.9M |
About these figures
- Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
- US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
- Average price is customs value divided by quantity (kilograms), across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
- Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
- Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
- Tariff notices are from the Federal Register, matched to this product by the HTS numbers in their text.
- Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.