Equine Crust Lining Leather for Handbag Interiors from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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