Pickled Snake Skin
Raw snake skins preserved in pickling solution, split and dehaired but untanned, ideal for belt and shoe leather. Classified in HTS 4103.20.3000 as other raw reptile hides otherwise preserved. Pickling maintains flexibility without tanning.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If made into composition leather
Reconstituted leather from reptile scraps falls under 4115 per composition leather definition.
If of specific excluded reptile types? No, 2000 is for particular
Subheading .20 is for other; if it were ostrich/croc specific, but 30 is general other.
If raw with wool/hair, but reptiles don't have
Raw woolly hides to Chapter 43, excluded by note 1(c) for reptiles.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide lab analysis showing no tanning agents in pickling solution
• CITES for snake species like pythons; declare origin country accurately
• Avoid over-preservation that mimics crust process, risking 4104 classification
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Salted Crocodile Hide
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