# 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).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/050790
Last updated: 13 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://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0507)
- 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 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://staging.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

No national tariff lines under 0507.90 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 0507.90 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

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

## 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/050790.json