HSN code 0508 — CORAL AND SIMILAR MATERIALS, UNWORKED OR SIMPLY PREPARED BUT
HSN · heading5%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
Natural coral, shells from molluscs/crustaceans/echinoderms, and cuttlebone in their raw or simply cleaned state, including powder and waste from these materials. These items must not be further worked or cut into shapes.
current gst rate
| igst | cgst | sgst | condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | Sch I S.No 16 |
source: 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) · effective 2025-09-22 · all codes at 5%
gst calculator — pre-filled with this rate
products commonly classified here
Clam shellsConch shellsCoral (unworked)Crab shellsCuttle fish boneCuttleboneMollusc shellsMussel shellsNatural coral piecesOyster shellsPearl oyster shellsSea urchin shellsSeashellsShell powderShell waste
more specific codes
sibling codes
- 0501HUMAN HAIR, UNWORKED, WHETHER OR NOT WASHED OR SCOURED; WASTE OF HUMAN HAIR
- 0502PIGS', HOGS' OR BOARS' BRISTLES AND HAIR; BADGER HAIR AND OTHER BRUSH MAKING HAIR; WASTE OF SUC
- 0503-
- 0504GUTS, BLADDERS AND STOMACHS OF ANIMALS (OTHER THAN FISH), WHOLE AND PIECES THEREOF, FRESH, CHIL
- 0505SKINS AND OTHER PARTS OF BIRDS, WITH THEIR FEATHERS OR DOWN, FEATHERS AND PARTS OF FEATHERS (WH
- 0506BONES AND HORN-CORES, UNWORKED, DEFATTED, SIMPLY PREPARED (BUT NOT CUT TO SHAPE), TREATED WITH
- 0507IVORY, TORTOISE-SHELL, WHALEBONE AND WHALEBONE HAIR, HORNS, ANTLERS, HOOVES, NAILS, CLAWS AND B
- 0509Omitted
- 0510AMBERGRIS, CASTOREUM, CIVET AND MUSK; CANTHARIDES; BILE, WHETHER OR NOT DRIED; GLANDS AND OTHER
- 0511ANIMAL PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED; DEAD ANIMALS OF CHAPTER 1 OR 3, UNFIT FOR
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