Limed Swamp Buffalo Hide from China
Whole swamp buffalo hide limed for preservation, exceeding 16 kg weight, raw without tanning. HTS 4101.50.35.00 covers such buffalo hides as 'otherwise preserved' in natural form.
Duty Rate — China → United States
19.9%
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
• Use veterinary certificates to prove liming only, no tanning agents present
• Measure and document total weight per hide to confirm >16 kg threshold
• Avoid mixing with tanned stock; CBP inspections often test for reversible processes