Pickled Calf Skins from China
Raw calf skins preserved in a pickle solution (salt and acid) for leather processing prep, not tanned. HTS 4103.90.20.00 covers these as 'other' preserved raw skins, typically from young bovine but in 'other' if not specified.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20.8%
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
• Test pickle solution pH and composition to prove no tanning occurred
• Use ventilated containers to handle acidic pickle odor during transport
• Declare weight of wet skins accurately, as moisture content affects duty calculation