Analysis
HTS 4103.20.10 covers of reptiles: not pretanned under heading 4103 (other raw hides and skins (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5%. The costliest confusion would be with 4103.20.20 (vegetable pretanned) at 5%, a difference of 5 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 22% of the 121 tariff lines in chapter 41 that are also free. 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 4103.20.20 (vegetable pretanned, 5%) and 4103.20.30 (other: other, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311611 (Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering), an industry of 1,274 US establishments employing 159,965 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4103.20.20 | Vegetable pretanned | 5% |
| 4103.20.30 | Other: other | Free |