Limed Calf Hide Unspllit for Leather Lining from China
Fresh limed whole unsplit calf hide under weight limits and ≤28 sq ft, preserved without tanning for lining leather. Classed in HTS 4101.20.20.00 as raw small bovine hide for upper/lining per chapter notes excluding tanned goods.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Obtain process certificates detailing liming without tanning or parchment-dressing
• Ensure no hair-on; dehaired is allowed but document to prevent Chapter 43 confusion
• Batch-test for reversible processes that could reclassify to 4101-4103 crust