Equine Chrome Tanned Sole Leather from China
Chrome-tanned leather from equine hides, prepared for heavy-duty shoe soles with water resistance and strength. Further processed after crusting, hair-free, for work boots and equestrian footwear. Classed in HTS 4107.99.60 as other sole leather.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Specify equine origin in invoices, as mixed bovine/equine shipments may require separate declarations
• Provide proof of non-reversible tanning to differentiate from 4101-4103 crust per notes
• Check for splits; unsplit sole leather stays here, but thin splits might go to 4107.99.00