Prepared Equine Leather Conveyor Belting Strips from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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