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Vegetable Pretanned Suffolk Sheepskin from Germany

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 — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

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