Pickled Swine Hides from Japan
Raw swine hides preserved in a salt-acid pickle solution for flexibility, dehaired but untanned. HTS 4103.30.2000 covers these as other preserved raw swine skins prior to tanning.
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
• Document pickle solution composition to prove no tanning occurred; test pH levels for customs verification; beware of over-pickling mistaken for fat-liquoring in crust