Limed Sheep Hide
Sheep hide treated with lime for preservation and dehairing, without wool, in raw state and not pretanned. HTS 4102.29.10 covers such 'otherwise preserved' raw skins of sheep, excluding tanned or further prepared items.
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If pretanned
Pretanned limed skins shift to 4102.29.50 subheading within the same hierarchy for reversible processes.
If further prepared into wet-blue
If chrome-tanned (beyond raw preservation), it becomes semi-processed leather under 4103, no longer raw.
If from excluded lamb breeds
Skins from Astrakhan or similar lambs with wool on are excluded by note 1(c) and classify under 4101 if raw.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Confirm liming is pre-tanning preservation only, not reversible tanning; label with preservation method and origin; avoid common pitfall of misdeclaring as fresh if limed
Related Products under HTS 4102.29.10
Salted Sheepskin Hide
Fresh sheepskin from adult sheep, preserved by salting to prevent decomposition, without wool on and not pretanned. It falls under HTS 4102.29.10 as raw sheepskin that is salted (otherwise preserved) but not tanned, parchment-dressed, or further prepared, per chapter note 1(c) exclusions.
Dried Lambskin Pelt
Raw lambskin (young sheep under 1 year) dried for preservation, shorn of wool, and not pretanned or further processed. Classified in HTS 4102.29.10 as 'other' raw sheep or lamb skins without wool, preserved but not tanned.
Pickled Lamb Skin
Raw lamb skin preserved in a salt-acid pickle solution, dewooled and not pretanned, ready for tanning. This matches HTS 4102.29.10 for other preserved (pickled) sheep or lamb skins without wool, not further prepared.
Preserved Shorn Sheepskin
Shorn sheepskin preserved through salting and minimal drying, without wool on and in raw, non-pretanned condition. HTS 4102.29.10 includes such 'otherwise preserved' raw sheep skins per the tariff description.
Raw Dehaired Lamb Hide
Dehaired raw lamb hide preserved by pickling, not pretanned or split, without wool. Fits HTS 4102.29.10 as other non-pretanned raw lamb skins preserved but not further prepared.
Salted Dehaired Sheep Pelt
Adult sheep pelt dehaired and salted for preservation, raw and not pretanned. Classified under HTS 4102.29.10 for other without-wool raw sheep skins otherwise preserved.