Vegetable Pretanned Suffolk Sheepskin from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 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