HS chapter 05: Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
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Key facts
- Chapter
- 05
- Description
- Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
- Headings
- 9
- Subheadings
- 15
- Edition
- HS2022
Summary
HS chapter 05 covers products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included. It has 9 headings, 05.01 to 05.11, and 15 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. Chapter 04, before it, covers dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included; chapter 06, after it, covers live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage.
What this chapter covers
HS chapter 05 covers products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included.
It has 9 headings, 05.01 to 05.11, and 15 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
05.01 Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair
- 0501.00Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair
05.04 Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
- 0504.00Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
05.08 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
- 0508.00Coral 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
05.10 Ambergris, 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
- 0510.00Ambergris, 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
What it doesn’t cover
Chapter 04, before it, covers dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included; chapter 06, after it, covers live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage.
How it is structured
Chapter 05 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (05.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more.
In other countries
No national tariff lines in chapter 05 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use these headings and subheadings and add their own digits after the first six.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS chapter 05 cover?
HS chapter 05 covers products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included.
How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 05?
HS chapter 05 has 9 headings and 15 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.
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