Clear Patent Leather for Novelty Bags from China
Transparent clear patent leather made from pigskin with a glossy, see-through varnish layer for trendy novelty bags. Falls under HTS 4114.20.30.00 as patent leather of swine origin, post-tanning with irreversible shine. Distinguished from Chapter 39 plastics.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.8%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Pigskin requires specific declaration; peccary swine included but confirm no hair
• Customs may test varnish reversibility; use permanent nitrocellulose types