# HS code 0508.00: 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

> HS code 0508.00 covers 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. It sits in heading 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) in chapter 05 (products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included). It is the only subheading of heading 05.08, so every good of the heading is classified here.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/050800
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 0508.00
- Covers: 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
- Heading: [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](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0508)
- 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 0508.00 covers 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.

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

## What it doesn’t cover

It is the only subheading of heading 05.08, so every good of the heading is classified here.

## How it is structured

0508.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 05, are the chapter; the first four, 0508, are heading 05.08; the last two, 00, 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 05.08: 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
- Subheading 0508.00: 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

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 0508.00 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 0508.00 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [0507.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/050790) Other
- Next subheading: [0510.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/051000) 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

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 0508.00 cover?

HS code 0508.00 covers 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.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 0508.00 in?

HS code 0508.00 is in heading 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) in chapter 05 (products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included).

### Where are goods of heading 05.08 classified when 0508.00 doesn’t fit?

0508.00 is the only subheading of heading 05.08, so every good of the heading is classified there.

## 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/050800.json