Pickled Snake Skin from China
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.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
• 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