Pig Crust Leather from Japan
Tanned swine (pig) skins in crust form, dry state, without hair, not further prepared. HTS 4106.92.00.00 covers such other animal crust leathers. Used extensively in fashion handbags and shoe linings.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
52.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.41.0540%Bovine (including buffalo) and equine leather (provided for in heading 4104 or 4107); goat, kid, sheep and lamb leather, the foregoing dyed, colored, stamped or embossed (provided for in heading 4105, 4106, 4112 or 4113)
Import Tips
• Ensure supplier certificates detail fat-liquoring or retanning to qualify as crust per chapter note (b)
• Comply with food safety regs if dual-use; separate from edible pigskin imports under 0210
• Watch for misdeclaration as 'finished' leather, which shifts to higher-duty 4115 if composition