Analysis
HTS 4102.10.10 covers with wool on: not pretanned under heading 4102 (raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 2%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 4102.10.30 (other: other), at 2%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 22% of the 121 tariff lines in chapter 41. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 4102.10.20 (vegetable pretanned, duty-free) and 4102.10.30 (other: other, 2%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311611 (Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering), an industry of 1,274 US establishments employing 159,965 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4102.10.20 | Vegetable pretanned | Free |
| 4102.10.30 | Other: other | 2% |