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Vegetable Pretanned Snake Skin from Japan

Dried snake skin (e.g., kingsnake) pretanned with vegetable extracts, preserved and split. This raw reptile hide is classified under tariff item 4103.20.00 because the pre-tanning is reversible and no further preparation has been applied.

Duty Rate — Japan → Canada

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Import Tips

• Check CITES requirements for the snake species; many are regulated

• Confirm the vegetable pre-tanning is reversible to avoid heading 4106

• Keep documentation of the drying and splitting processes for CBSA inspection