Chapter 05 of the HSN Code

Chapter 05 of the HSN Code covers products of animal origin not specified elsewhere. This includes human hair (HSN 0501), bristles and hair from pigs, hogs, boars, and badgers (HSN 0502), and horsehair and waste (HSN 0503). The chapter also includes animal guts, bladders, and stomachs (HSN 0504), as well as skins and parts of birds (HSN 0505), including feathers, down, and waste. It further includes bones and horn-cores (HSN 0506), and ivory, tortoiseshell, whalebone, and other similar materials (HSN 0507). Additionally, coral, shells, and similar materials (HSN 0508), as well as natural sponges of animal origin (HSN 0509), are covered. The chapter also encompasses ambergris, castoreum, musk, and other animal-derived substances used in pharmaceuticals (HSN 0510), and animal products not elsewhere specified, including dead animals unfit for consumption (HSN 0511).