Lime Juice for Leather Tanning from Japan
Harsh, non-potable lime juice used in leather processing to adjust pH and aid tanning agents in hides. HTS 2009.39.10.00 for lime juice unfit for beverages, as per heading 2009 unfermented criteria. Industrial tannery application.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide tannery contracts as proof of non-food end-use
• Test for purity to exclude visible fruit pieces per homogenized notes
• Declare large volumes to affirm bulk industrial intent