HS heading 05.07: Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape; powder and waste of these products
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Key facts
- Heading
- 05.07
- Description
- Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape; powder and waste of these products
- Chapter
- 05: Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
- Subheadings
- 2
- Edition
- HS2022
Summary
HS heading 05.07 covers ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape; powder and waste of these products. It is in chapter 05 (products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included). It is split into 2 subheadings: 0507.10 (ivory; ivory powder and waste) and 0507.90 (other). National tariff lines under heading 05.07 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).
What this code covers
HS heading 05.07 covers ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape; powder and waste of these products.
It is split into 2 subheadings: 0507.10 (ivory; ivory powder and waste) and 0507.90 (other).
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of chapter 05 are classified in its other 8 headings, listed below.
- 05.01Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair
- 05.02Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair; badger hair and other brush making hair; waste of such bristles or hair
- 05.04Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
- 05.05Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges) and down, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation; powder and waste of feathers or parts of feathers
- 05.06Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products
- 05.08Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof
- 05.10Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk; cantharides; bile, whether or not dried; glands and other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products, fresh, chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally preserved
- 05.11Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption
How it is structured
Heading 05.07 is one of 9 headings in chapter 05. Its first two digits, 05, are the chapter; the next two, 07, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (0507.10, 0507.90).
In other countries
National tariff lines under heading 05.07 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States3 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
What does HS heading 05.07 cover?
HS heading 05.07 covers ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape; powder and waste of these products.
Which chapter is HS heading 05.07 in?
HS heading 05.07 is in chapter 05 (products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included).
How many subheadings does HS heading 05.07 have?
HS heading 05.07 has 2 subheadings: 0507.10 (ivory; ivory powder and waste) and 0507.90 (other).
Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 05.07?
National tariff lines under heading 05.07 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, 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.