Chrome-Tanned Equine Wet-Blue Sole Leather from China
Chrome-tanned equine hide leather in wet-blue form, full grain unsplit, designed for durable shoe soles. Classified in HTS 4104.11.40 due to equine origin, wet state tanning without hair, and specific sole leather preparation. It's not further processed beyond initial chrome tanning.
Duty Rate — China → United States
42.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Document equine species origin via slaughter certificates, as equine falls under this heading per chapter notes
• Ensure no hair on hides; chapter excludes hairy skins unless specified bovine/equine types
• Test for reversibility of tanning; non-reversible processes exclude from 4101-4103 per note (a)