Salted Bovine Hide from China
A full bovine hide preserved through salting to prevent decomposition, typically from cattle or buffalo, not tanned or further processed. It falls under HTS 4101.90.50.00 as a raw hide of bovine animals that is salted but not tanned, parchment-dressed, or otherwise prepared beyond basic preservation.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20.8%
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
• Verify preservation method is only salting or drying without tanning; provide veterinary certificates confirming disease-free status
• Common pitfall: misdeclaring as tanned hides leading to reclassification