HS Chapter 05 — Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified

HS chapter 05 (Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified) covers 13 product categories in U.S. import records, with 43,490 bill-of-lading shipments. The most imported headings are Animal products, Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinized, and HS 0504.

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Headings in this chapter

HS	Heading	Products	Shipments
0511	Animal products	3	12,548
0506	Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinized	2	10,697
0504	HS 0504	1	7,129
0501	HS 0501	1	6,049
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	2	3,995
0510	HS 0510	1	943
0508	HS 0508	1	891
0507	Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape	1	866
0502	Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair	1	372

Frequently asked questions about HS chapter 05

What is HS chapter 05?

Chapter 05 of the Harmonized System covers products of animal origin. In U.S. import records it spans 9 four-digit headings and 13 six-digit product codes.

How many U.S. import shipments fall under HS chapter 05?

ImportDoor has 43,490 U.S. Customs bill-of-lading shipment records under chapter 05, updated monthly.

Which HS 05 heading is imported most into the U.S.?

HS 0511 (Animal products) leads with 12,548 shipments, followed by HS 0506 (Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared) and HS 0504 (HS 0504).