Vegetable Pretanned Merino Sheepskin from Japan
Fresh Merino sheepskin with wool on, preserved by salting and pretreated with vegetable tannins to initiate tanning without full tanning. Classified under HTS 4102.10.20.00 as vegetable pretanned sheep or lamb skins not further prepared, fitting chapter 41 exclusions for wool-on hides. Used primarily for high-quality leather production.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Verify pretreatment is reversible vegetable tanning only; full tanning shifts to 4104-4106
• Provide CITES documentation if from protected sheep breeds; declare wool presence accurately
• Avoid misdeclaration as raw (4102.10.10) by detailing pretanning process in invoices