Analysis
HTS 4301.10.00 covers of mink, whole, with or without head, tail or paws under heading 4301 (raw furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5.1%. The costliest confusion would be with 4301.60.30 (of silver, black or platinum fox (including those of any fox which is…) at 5.1%, a difference of 5.1 points on the customs value.
For statistics it divides in two: 4301.10.00.10 for wild and 4301.10.00.20 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 29% of the 21 tariff lines in chapter 43 that are also free. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 112930 (Fur-Bearing Animal and Rabbit Production), the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4301.30.00 | Of lamb, the following: Astrakhan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian and similar lamb, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lamb, whole, with or without head, tail or paws | Free |
| 4301.60.30 | Of silver, black or platinum fox (including those of any fox which is a mutation, or type developed, from silver, black or platinum foxes) | 5.1% |
| 4301.60.60 | Of fox, whole, with or without head, tail or paws: other | Free |
| 4301.80.02 | Raw furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers' use), other than raw hides and skins of heading 4101, 4102 or 4103: other furskins, whole, with or without head, tail or paws | Free |
| 4301.90.00 | Heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers' use | Free |