Vegetable Pretanned Crocodile Hide from China
Preserved crocodile skin pre-tanned with vegetable agents like oak bark tannins, dehaired and split but not parchment-dressed. Classified in HTS 4103.20.2000 for other reptile raw hides that are vegetable pretanned per chapter note (b).
Duty Rate — China → United States
22.5%
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
• Obtain CITES Appendix I/II export permits specific to crocodile species origin
• Document vegetable tanning agents used to confirm reversible process under chapter notes
• Declare split or dehaired status accurately to prevent undervaluation penalties