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Chapter 05 of the HSN tariff covers Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included. It has 11 headings (4-digit codes) and 74 tariff items (8-digit codes), each with its GST rate today. Tap a code to open it in the BooksOn HSN app with its conditions and the CBIC notification entry.
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Headings in this chapter
0501Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair0502Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair; badger hair and other brush making hair; waste…05030504Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof…0505Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, feathers and parts of…0506Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape)…0507Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails…0508Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked…0509Omitted0510Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk; cantharides; bile, whether or not dried; glands…0511Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3…
0501 Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair
GST: Nil
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
050100 | Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured, waste of human hair | Nil |
05010010 | Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured | Nil |
05010020 | Waste of human hair | Nil |
0502 Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair; badger hair and other brush making hair; waste of such bristles or hair
GST: 5%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
050210 | Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair and waste thereof | 5% |
05021010 | Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair | 5% |
05021020 | Waste of pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair | 5% |
050290 | Other | 5% |
05029010 | Badger hair and other brush making hair | 5% |
05029020 | Yak tail hair | 5% |
05029090 | Other | 5% |
0503
GST: Old code: use 0511
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
05030000 | Horsehair and horsehair waste, whether or not put up as a layer with or without supporting material | Old code: use 0511 |
0504 Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
GST: Nil or 5%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
050400 | Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals(other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked | Nil or 5% |
05040010 | Guts of cattle for natural food casings | Nil or 5% (by packing) |
05040020 | Guts of sheep and goats for natural food casings | Nil or 5% (by packing) |
05040031 | Of wild animals | Nil or 5% (by packing) |
05040039 | Other | Nil or 5% (by packing) |
05040041 | Of wild animals | Nil or 5% (by packing) |
05040049 | Other | Nil or 5% (by packing) |
05040051 | Of wild animals | Nil or 5% (by packing) |
05040059 | Other | Nil or 5% (by packing) |
0505 Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges) and down, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation; powder and waste of feathers or parts of feathers
GST: 5%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
050510 | Feathers of a kind used for stuffing, down | 5% |
05051010 | Of wild birds | 5% |
05051090 | Other | 5% |
050590 | Other | 5% |
05059010 | Peacock tail and wing feather (trimmed or not) | 5% |
05059021 | Of wild birds | 5% |
05059029 | Other | 5% |
05059031 | Of wild birds | 5% |
05059039 | Other | 5% |
05059091 | Of wild birds | 5% |
05059099 | Other | 5% |
0506 Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised, powder and waste of these products
GST: Nil
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
050610 | Ossein and bones treated with acid | Nil |
05061011 | Of wild animals | Nil |
05061019 | Other | Nil |
05061021 | Of wild animals | Nil |
05061029 | Other | Nil |
05061031 | Of wild animals | Nil |
05061039 | Other | Nil |
05061041 | Of wild animals | Nil |
05061049 | Other | Nil |
050690 | Other | Nil |
05069011 | Of wild animals | Nil |
05069019 | Other | Nil |
05069091 | Of wild animals | Nil |
05069099 | Other | Nil |
0507 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
GST: Nil or 5%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
050710 | Ivory, ivory powder and waste | 5% |
05071010 | IVORY | 5% |
05071020 | Ivory powder and waste | 5% |
050790 | Other | Nil |
05079010 | Hoof meal | Nil |
05079020 | Horn meal | Nil |
05079030 | Hooves, claws, nails and beaks | Nil |
05079040 | Antlers | Nil |
05079050 | Buffalo horns | Nil |
05079060 | Tortoise-shell | Nil |
05079070 | Claws and waste of tortoise shell | Nil |
05079090 | Other | Nil |
0508 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
GST: 5%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
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 | 5% |
05080010 | CORAL | 5% |
05080020 | Chanks | 5% |
05080030 | Cowries | 5% |
05080040 | Cuttlefish bones | 5% |
05080050 | Shells | 5% |
05080090 | Other | 5% |
0509 Omitted
GST: Old code: use 0511
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
05090010 | Natural sponges of animal origin - natural sponges of animal origin : - of wild life | Old code: use 0511 |
05090090 | Natural sponges of animal origin - natural sponges of animal origin : - other | Old code: use 0511 |
0510 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
GST: 5%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
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 | 5% |
05100010 | Bezoar, cow (goolochan) | 5% |
05100020 | Ox gallstone | 5% |
05100030 | Placenta, frozen | 5% |
05100091 | Of wild animals | 5% |
05100099 | Other | 5% |
0511 Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption
GST: Nil or 5%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
051110 | Bovine semen | Nil or 5% |
05111000 | Bovine semen | Nil |
051191 | Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, dead animals of chapter 3 | Nil or 5% |
05119110 | Fish nails | 5% |
05119120 | Fish tails | 5% |
05119130 | Other fish waste | 5% |
05119140 | Artemia cyst | 5% |
05119190 | Other | 5% |
051199 | Other | Nil or 5% |
05119910 | Silkworm pupae | 5% |
05119911 | Animal products not elsewhere specified - or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, - unfit for human consumption - other : other : - silkworm pupae : - artemia | 5% |
05119919 | Animal products not elsewhere specified - or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, - unfit for human consumption - other : other : - silkworm pupae : - other | 5% |
05119921 | Of wild life | 5% |
05119929 | Other | 5% |
05119991 | Frozen semen, other than bovine, bovine embryo | Nil |
05119992 | Of wild life | 5% |
05119999 | Other | 5% |
Codes and descriptions from the BooksOn HSN dataset (version 7, 2026-10-19), compiled from the Customs Tariff and CBIC notifications. Reference only; see Sources & disclaimer.
