Vegetable Pretanned Suffolk Sheepskin from China
Limed and vegetable pretanned Suffolk sheepskin with wool, using chestnut extract for reversible pre-tanning. HTS 4102.10.20.00 applies to such preserved, wool-on sheepskins not parchment-dressed or tanned. Common in artisan leather crafting.
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
• Document preservation method (limed/pickled) and confirm no fat-liquoring per crust note (b)
• Test for reversibility of pretanning to prevent reclassification as tanned
• Bulk imports need humidity-controlled storage to prevent spoilage claims