Industrial Wet Blue Pork Hides from Germany
Full pork (swine) hides in wet blue form from chrome tanning, supplied wet to industrial tanneries. HTS 4106.31.10.00 applies to these unprepared tanned swine skins without wool/hair. Used as base for high-volume leather goods production.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Use refrigerated containers to maintain wet state during transit; prepare advance ruling requests for large volumes; track updates to chapter exclusions for hair-on hides