Machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather
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Duty Rate (from China)
Products classified under Tariff item 8453.10.00.00
Beamhouse Washing Drum
A beamhouse washing drum is a rotating cylindrical machine used to soak and wash raw hides, removing salt, dirt, and hair prior to tanning. It includes pH control for the liming process, preparing hides for further treatment. This machinery falls under tariff item 8453.10.00 as it is specifically designed for preparing hides, skins, or leather.
8453.10.00Chrome Tanning Drum
A chrome tanning drum is a large rotating vessel that evenly distributes chrome-based tanning chemicals on hides submerged in solution, converting raw hides into wet blue leather. It is essential for the tanning process, which is explicitly covered by this tariff item. The drum's design ensures uniform chemical penetration and temperature control during tanning.
8453.10.00Crystal Puller for Leather Finishes
A crystal puller for leather finishes is a plate polishing machine with felt-covered platens that applies high gloss finishes to corrected leather using emulsions. It is used for patent leather production, working the leather surface. This machinery falls under tariff item 8453.10.00 as it is used for working leather.
8453.10.00Degreasing Drum
A degreasing drum is a paddle-equipped machine that removes wool grease from sheepskins using solvent or emulsion degreasing before tanning. It prepares the skins by reducing fat content, which is a crucial step in hide preparation. This machinery is classified under tariff item 8453.10.00 as it is used for preparing hides, skins, or leather.
8453.10.00Fleshing Machine
A fleshing machine uses helical blades to mechanically remove flesh and fat from the underside of hides after unhairing. It operates with hydraulic pressure to ensure uniform cleaning, preparing hides for tanning. This machinery is classified under tariff item 8453.10.00 as it is specifically for preparing hides, skins, or leather.
8453.10.00Hide Grinding Machine
A hide grinding machine uses an abrasive cylinder to flesh and scud hides, removing remaining epidermis after unhairing. It operates wet to prepare hides for tanning, ensuring a clean surface. This machinery falls under tariff item 8453.10.00 as it is used for preparing hides, skins, or leather.
8453.10.00Hide Splitting Machine
A hide splitting machine uses precision band knives to split wet hides into top grain and split layers, ensuring uniform thickness for leather preparation. It is critical for producing consistent leather quality. This machinery is classified under tariff item 8453.10.00 as it is used for preparing hides, skins, or leather.
8453.10.00Leather Buffing Machine
A leather buffing machine uses high-speed cylindrical drums with abrasive belts to buff leather surfaces, removing flesh and creating smooth or suede finishes. It is used post-tanning for corrected grain leather. This machinery falls under tariff item 8453.10.00 as it is used for working leather or skins.
8453.10.00Leather Measuring Machine
A leather measuring machine is an automated conveyor with optical sensors that measures area, thickness, and defects on finished leather sheets for grading. It integrates with cutting lines to optimize material use. This machinery is classified under tariff item 8453.10.00 as it is used for working leather.
8453.10.00Leather Skiving Machine
A leather skiving machine is an automated skiver that shaves precise thickness from leather edges for gluing and folding in shoe and bag manufacturing. It features adjustable rollers for different leather types. This machinery is classified under tariff item 8453.10.00 as it is used for working leather.
8453.10.00Leather Staking Machine
A leather staking machine is a vibrating machine that softens and stretches tanned leather by mechanical flexing to improve pliability. It features adjustable pins for different thicknesses. This machinery falls under tariff item 8453.10.00 as it is used for working leather.
8453.10.00Leather Toggling Frame
A leather toggling frame is a drying frame with toggle pins that stretches wet leather to dry flat without distortion, ensuring consistent dimensions. It is used for working leather during the drying process. This machinery is classified under tariff item 8453.10.00 as it is used for working leather.
8453.10.00Unhairing Machine
An unhairing machine is a cylinder machine that chemically and mechanically removes hair from lime-soaked hides using lime-sulfide solutions. It includes recovery systems for chemicals, preparing hides for tanning. This machinery falls under tariff item 8453.10.00 as it is used for preparing hides, skins, or leather.
8453.10.00Vegetable Tanning Vat
A vegetable tanning vat is a stainless steel vat designed for immersing hides in vegetable tanning extracts like tannins from oak bark, facilitating natural leather curing over days or weeks. It is used for tanning hides, which is explicitly covered by this tariff item. The vat's design ensures proper immersion and extraction.