Equine Crust Lining Leather for Handbag Interiors from China
Full grain unsplit equine (horse) leather in dry crust form, unit surface ≤28 sq ft, used as lining material for luxury handbags. Classified under HTS 4104.41.10.40 as tanned equine skin without hair, crust processed (retanned or fat-liquored), not further prepared, and specified as lining leather.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Provide species certification (equine vs bovine) as equine falls under same code; document crust processing to exclude pre-tanning reversibility; avoid bulk packaging that suggests further preparation