Vegetable Pretanned Goat Hide
A raw goat hide that has undergone vegetable pretanning, a reversible pre-tanning process using natural tannins, leaving it preserved but not fully tanned. Classified under HTS 4103.90.12.00 as 'vegetable pretanned' goat skins, other than those excluded by chapter note 1(c), whether dehaired or split.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If solely salted, limed, or pickled without pretanning
Lacks the vegetable pretanning process, falling under fresh/salted/limed/pickled goat skins in 4103.21.
If pretanning process is irreversible or followed by crust processes
Chapter note 2(a) moves irreversibly processed or crust (retanned/fat-liquored) hides to 4104 as tanned equivalents.
If fully dressed or finished after pretanning
Further preparation beyond raw/pretanned state shifts to dressed goat skins in 4106.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify the pretanning is vegetable-based and reversible per chapter note 2(a) to avoid misclassification as tanned leather in 4104-4106
• Provide lab certification confirming no full tanning, parchment-dressing, or further preparation, and note if dehaired or split
• Exclude hides with hair/wool if from Yemen/Mongolian/Tibetan goats per note 1(c); declare preservation method (salted, limed, etc.)
Related Products under HTS 4103.90.12.00
Limed Vegetable Pretanned Nubian Goat Skin
Nubian goat skin limed and vegetable pretanned, split for even processing, remains raw per tariff terms. Classified in 4103.90.12.00 as other vegetable pretanned goat/kid skins.
Dried Vegetable Pretanned Pygmy Goat Skin
Small pygmy goat skin dried and pretanned with vegetable extracts, dehaired for artisan use. Under 4103.90.12.00 as other vegetable pretanned, preserved goat skins.
Vegetable Pretanned Kalahari Goat Hide
Kalahari red goat hide pretanned using plant tannins, salted, for high-quality leather. HTS 4103.90.12.00 applies to these non-tanned goat products.
Split Vegetable Pretanned Anglo-Nubian Kid Skin
Split kid skin from Anglo-Nubian goat, vegetable pretanned and limed. Fits 4103.90.12.00 for split, pretanned goat/kid hides.
Vegetable Pretanned Savanna Goat Hide
Savanna goat hide preserved by pickling and pretanned vegetably, dehaired. Classified per 4103.90.12.00.
Dehaired Vegetable Pretanned Kid Skin
A young goat (kid) skin, dehaired and preserved via vegetable pretanning, suitable for further leather processing. Falls under HTS 4103.90.12.00 for other vegetable pretanned goat/kid hides, not tanned or parchment-dressed.