# HTS 0508.00.00.00: Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttlebone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof

> Plain-language tariff reference from the USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule on [PlainTariff](https://plaintariff.com/).

## Duty rates

- **General (MFN) rate:** Free
- **Column 2 rate:** Free
- **Corpus rank:** #284 of 5979 among duty-free tariff lines

## Classification path

- **Section I:** [Live Animals; Animal Products](https://plaintariff.com/section/i-live-animals-animal-products)
- **Chapter 5:** [Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included](https://plaintariff.com/chapter/chapter-05-products-of-animal-origin-not-elsewhere-specified-or-included)
- **HTS code:** 0508.00.00.00

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*Source: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule. HTML canonical: https://plaintariff.com/heading/0508000000-coral-and-similar-materials-unworked-or-simply-prepared-but*