Vegetable Pretanned Bovine Cowhide from China
Full cowhide from mature bovine animals preserved through salting and limed, then pretanned using vegetable tannins like oak bark extract without full tanning or further preparation. Classified under HTS 4101.90.40.00 as raw bovine hides that are vegetable pretanned, retaining the character of raw hides per chapter notes excluding fully tanned products.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Verify pretanning process is reversible per chapter note (a) to avoid reclassification as crust; provide lab certification of vegetable agent use and moisture content; declare hair-on status if applicable to differentiate from dehaired splits