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Wet-Blue Swine Hides

Pig or swine skins chrome-tanned in wet-blue form, hairless, used for industrial belting and bookbinding leather. Not further prepared, fits wet-state criterion of 4106.91.00.00.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China3.3%+37.5%40.8%
🇲🇽Mexico3.3%+10.0%13.3%
🇨🇦Canada3.3%+10.0%13.3%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+52.5%52.5%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

4103.90Lower: 15.8% vs 40.8%

If raw pig skins

Untanned swine hides are raw under 4103.90.

4106.21Lower: 14.9% vs 40.8%

If bovine but similar process

If misidentified as bovine, shifts to 4106.21 wet-blue bovine.

4115Lower: 12.5% vs 40.8%

If made into composition leather

Processed into assembled leather changes to heading 4115.

Not sure which classification is right?

The Tariff Assistant works through the GRI rules on your specific product to reach the right HTS code — and can price the duty on it in the same conversation.

Import Tips & Compliance

• Sanitary certificates required due to swine origin to meet agricultural import rules

• Document thickness and grain structure to confirm not further prepared

• Avoid bulk packaging that could dry skins, risking reclassification