Animal products; bones and horn-cores and powder or waste of such, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (not cut to shape), or treated with acid or degelatinised, n.e.c. in heading no. 0506

HS code 050690 covers a diverse range of animal-derived products, including bones, horn-cores, and their associated powders or waste materials. These items are unworked, defatted, or simply prepared, and are not classified elsewhere under heading 0506. This industry plays a crucial role in the broader agricultural and manufacturing sectors, providing essential raw materials for a variety of downstream applications.

The production of goods under HS code 050690 typically involves the collection, cleaning, and processing of animal by-products. This may include the harvesting of bones and horn-cores from livestock, followed by defatting, acid treatment, or other preparatory steps to remove impurities and prepare the materials for further use. The resulting products are often sold in their raw or minimally processed form, ready for incorporation into a wide range of manufacturing processes.

The main inputs required for the production of goods under HS code 050690 include the raw animal by-products themselves, such as bones and horn-cores. Additionally, the industry may rely on various chemicals, equipment, and facilities for the cleaning, defatting, and other preparatory processes. The availability and quality of these animal-derived materials are crucial to the industry's ability to meet the demands of its downstream consumers.

The outputs of the industry covered by HS code 050690 are primarily the unworked, defatted, or simply prepared animal-derived products, such as bones, horn-cores, and their associated powders or waste materials. These outputs are often used as inputs for other industries, such as 050710 Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, 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, and 050900 Natural sponges of animal origin.