# HS code 0506.90: Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products

> HS code 0506.90 covers bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products, other than those classified in 0506.10. 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 0506.10 (ossein or bones treated with acid).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/050690
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 0506.90
- Covers: Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products
- 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://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0506)
- Chapter: [05: Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/05)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 0506.90 covers bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products, other than those classified in 0506.10.

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

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 05.06 are classified under 0506.10 (ossein or bones treated with acid).

- [0506.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/050610) Ossein and bones treated with acid

## How it is structured

0506.90 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 05, are the chapter; the first four, 0506, are heading 05.06; 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 05.06: 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 0506.90: Other

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 0506.90 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 0506.90 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [0506.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/050610) Ossein and bones treated with acid
- Next subheading: [0507.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/050710) Ivory; ivory powder and waste

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 0506.90 cover?

HS code 0506.90 covers bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products, other than those classified in 0506.10.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 0506.90 in?

HS code 0506.90 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 0506.90 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 05.06 are classified under 0506.10 (ossein or bones treated with acid).

## 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.

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://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/050690.json