# HS code 0507.90: 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

> HS code 0507.90 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, other than those classified in 0507.10. It sits in 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) in chapter 05 (products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included). Other goods of heading 05.07 are classified under 0507.10 (ivory; ivory powder or waste). National tariff lines under 0507.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/050790
Last updated: 11 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 0507.90
- 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
- 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0507)
- 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 2 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/050790)

## What this code covers

HS code 0507.90 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, other than those classified in 0507.10.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 05.07 are classified under 0507.10 (ivory; ivory powder or waste).

- [0507.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/050710) Ivory; ivory powder and waste

## How it is structured

0507.90 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 05, are the chapter; the first four, 0507, are heading 05.07; the last two, 90, 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 05.07: 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
- Subheading 0507.90: Other

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 0507.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/050790): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [0507.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/050710) Ivory; ivory powder and waste
- Next subheading: [0508.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/050800) Coral 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

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 0507.90 cover?

HS code 0507.90 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, other than those classified in 0507.10.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 0507.90 in?

HS code 0507.90 is in 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) in chapter 05 (products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included).

### Where are goods of heading 05.07 classified when 0507.90 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 05.07 are classified under 0507.10 (ivory; ivory powder or waste).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 0507.90?

National tariff lines under 0507.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/050790.json