Wet-Blue Swine Hides from Germany
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.
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
• 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