# HS code 0506.10: Ossein and bones treated with acid

> HS code 0506.10 covers ossein and bones treated with acid. It sits in heading 05.06 (bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products) in chapter 05 (products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included). Other goods of heading 05.06 are classified under 0506.90 (other). National tariff lines under 0506.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/050610
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/05) / [05.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0506) / [0506.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/050610)

## Key facts

- HS code: 0506.10
- Covers: Ossein and bones treated with acid
- Heading: [05.06: Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0506)
- Chapter: [05: Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included](https://border.bot/hs-codes/05)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/050610)

## What this code covers

HS code 0506.10 covers ossein and bones treated with acid.

The legal text of the subheading is “Ossein and bones treated with acid”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 05.06 are classified under 0506.90 (other).

- [0506.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/050690) Other

## How it is structured

0506.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 05, are the chapter; the first four, 0506, are heading 05.06; the last two, 10, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 05: Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
- Heading 05.06: Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products
- Subheading 0506.10: Ossein and bones treated with acid

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 0506.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/050610): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [0505.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/050590) Other
- Next subheading: [0506.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/050690) Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 0506.10 cover?

HS code 0506.10 covers ossein and bones treated with acid.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 0506.10 in?

HS code 0506.10 is in heading 05.06 (bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products) in chapter 05 (products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included).

### Where are goods of heading 05.06 classified when 0506.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 05.06 are classified under 0506.90 (other).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 0506.10?

National tariff lines under 0506.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/050610.json