Prepared Equine Leather Conveyor Belting Strips from China
Strips of equine leather, post-crust prepared, for conveyor applications in manufacturing. Under HTS 4107.99.70.30 for its belting purpose, bovine/equine source, non-fancy, further processed leather without hair. Differentiates from waste or birdskins per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
42.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide supply chain traceability from equine hides; avoid hair-on misdeclaration
• Test for fat-liquoring extent to confirm 'further prepared' status beyond crust
• Package in rolls for belting; retail cuts may trigger different valuation