Vegetable Tanned Leather Dust from China
Powder from grinding vegetable-tanned leather waste unsuitable for articles, eco-friendly alternative to chrome. HTS 4115.20.00.00 covers this Chapter 41 leather flour.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Highlight vegetable tanning certificate for preferential eco-duty treatments
• Test for tannins leaching that could affect 'crust' reclassification under note (b)
• Package in biodegradable bags matching sustainability claims