Vegetable Pretanned Crocodile Hide from Japan
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 — 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
• 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