Analysis
HTS 4103.30.20 covers of swine: other 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 4103.90.12 (vegetable pretanned) at duty-free, a difference of 4.2 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 4.2% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 41 (85th percentile of 121 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $420 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 4.2%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 6.0 times the general rate.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 316110 (Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing), an industry of 152 US establishments employing 2,884 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4103.20.10 | Of reptiles: not pretanned | Free |
| 4103.20.20 | Vegetable pretanned | 5% |
| 4103.20.30 | Other: other | Free |
| 4103.30.10 | Of swine: not pretanned | Free |
| 4103.90.11 | Other: not pretanned | Free |
| 4103.90.12 | Vegetable pretanned | Free |
| 4103.90.13 | Of goats or kids: other | 3.7% |
| 4103.90.20 | Other: other | 3.3% |