Analysis
HTS 4103.90.20 covers other: other under heading 4103 (other raw hides and skins (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 3.7%. Compared with 4103.90.12 (vegetable pretanned), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3.3 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 3.3% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 41 (71st percentile of 121 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $330 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 3.3%. 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%, 7.6 times the general rate.
The other lines in the same group are 4103.90.11 (other: not pretanned, duty-free), 4103.90.12 (vegetable pretanned, duty-free) and 4103.90.13 (of goats or kids: other, 3.7%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4103.90.11 | Other: not pretanned | Free |
| 4103.90.12 | Vegetable pretanned | Free |
| 4103.90.13 | Of goats or kids: other | 3.7% |