HTS tariff line · chapter 43
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
Analysis
HTS 4301.80.02 covers 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… under heading 4301 (raw furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 12 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 5.1%. Compared with 4301.60.30 (of silver, black or platinum fox (including those of any fox which is…), which pays 5.1%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 5.1 percentage points.
The ten-digit suffixes separate of hare, of rabbit, of beaver, of muskrat, of nutria and of lynx and 5 more. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 29% of the 21 tariff lines in chapter 43, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. 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.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4301.80.02.01 | Of hare | No. | 112930 |
| 4301.80.02.02 | Of rabbit | No. | 112930 |
| 4301.80.02.03 | Of beaver | No. | 112930 |
| 4301.80.02.04 | Of muskrat | No. | 112930 |
| 4301.80.02.10 | Of nutria | No. | 112930 |
| 4301.80.02.20 | Of lynx | No. | 112930 |
| 4301.80.02.40 | Of marten | No. | 112930 |
| 4301.80.02.60 | Of sable | No. | 112930 |
| 4301.80.02.70 | Of fisher | No. | 112930 |
| 4301.80.02.75 | Of racoon | No. | 112930 |
| 4301.80.02.80 | Of seal | No. | 112930 |
| 4301.80.02.90 | Other | No. | 112930 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4301.10.00 | Of mink, whole, with or without head, tail or paws | Free |
| 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 |
| 4301.90.00 | Heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers' use | Free |