Section I — Live animals; animal products
Chapter 05 — Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Heading 0508 — 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.
Subheading 0508.00 — 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.
HS code
0508.00.10
Chanks
Last Verified Date - 1 October 2026
Common commodities
Whole Turbinella pyrum shankhBroken pieces of sacred conchUnworked Chank shell powderRaw uncut Chank for religious purposesLarge marine shankh for craftsmanshipSacred spiral shells (Turbinella pyrum)Unprocessed Chank pieces for carvingCleaned Chank shanksSorting of Turbinella pyrum shanksNatural Chank shell material for rituals