Machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather
Machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather or for making or repairing footwear or other articles of hides, skins or leather, other than sewing machines; parts thereof: > Machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather
Duty Rate (from China)
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
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)
Products classified under HTS 8453.10.00.00
Unhairing Machine
Cylinder machine that chemically and mechanically removes hair from lime-soaked hides using lime-sulfide solutions. For preparing hides under HTS 8453.10.00.00. Includes recovery systems for chemicals.
Leather Measuring Machine
Automated conveyor with optical sensors that measures area, thickness, and defects on finished leather sheets for grading. HTS 8453.10.00.00 as working leather machinery. Integrates with cutting lines.
Degreasing Drum
Paddle-equipped drum for solvent or emulsion degreasing of sheepskins to remove wool grease before tanning. Prepares skins for HTS 8453.10.00.00. Temperature-controlled.
Crystal Puller for Leather Finishes
Plate polishing machine with felt-covered platens that applies high gloss finishes to corrected leather using emulsions. Working leather under HTS 8453.10.00.00. For patent leather production.
Hide Grinding Machine
Abrasive cylinder grinder for fleshing and scudding hides to remove remaining epidermis post-unhairing. Prepares hides, HTS 8453.10.00.00. Wet operation.
Leather Toggling Frame
Drying frame with toggle pins that stretches wet leather to dry flat without distortion for consistent dimensions. Working leather, HTS 8453.10.00.00.
Fleshing Machine
Mechanical flesher with helical blades that removes flesh and fat from the underside of hides after unhairing. Under HTS 8453.10.00.00 for preparing skins. Hydraulic pressure for uniform cleaning.
Leather Staking Machine
Vibrating staking machine that softens and stretches tanned leather by mechanical flexing to improve pliability. HTS 8453.10.00.00 for working leather. Adjustable pins for different thicknesses.
Chrome Tanning Drum
A large rotating drum used in the chrome tanning process to evenly distribute tanning chemicals on hides submerged in solution, converting raw hides into wet blue leather. It falls under HTS 8453.10.00.00 as machinery specifically for tanning hides and skins. Essential for industrial leather production.
Vegetable Tanning Vat
Stainless steel vat designed for immersing hides in vegetable tanning extracts like tannins from oak bark, facilitating natural leather curing over days or weeks. Classified under HTS 8453.10.00.00 for tanning hides and skins. Used in eco-friendly leather production.
Hide Splitting Machine
Precision machine with band knives that splits wet hides into top grain and split layers for uniform thickness in leather preparation. Falls under HTS 8453.10.00.00 as machinery for preparing hides and skins. Critical for shoe and upholstery leather.
Leather Skiving Machine
Automated skiver that shaves precise thickness from leather edges for gluing and folding in shoe and bag manufacturing. Under HTS 8453.10.00.00 for working leather. Features adjustable rollers for different leather types.
Leather Buffing Machine
High-speed cylindrical drum with abrasive belts that buffs leather surfaces to remove flesh and create smooth or suede finishes. HTS 8453.10.00.00 for working leather or skins. Used post-tanning for corrected grain leather.
Beamhouse Washing Drum
Rotating drum for soaking and washing raw hides in the beamhouse to remove salt, dirt, and hair prior to tanning. Classified HTS 8453.10.00.00 for preparing hides. Includes pH control for liming process.