Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 4104.49
4104.49.50: In the dry state (crust): other, other, other, other
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 4104 Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared:
- In the dry state (crust):
- 4104.49 Other:
- Other:
- Other:
- 4104.49.50 Other
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 24 September 2018
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.03
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | 3.3% |
| US–Australia FTA AU | Australia | Free |
| US–Bahrain FTA BH | Bahrain | Free |
| US–Chile FTA CL | Chile | Free |
| US–Colombia TPA CO | Colombia | Free |
| US–Israel FTA IL | Israel | Free |
| US–Jordan FTA JO | Jordan | Free |
| US–Korea FTA KR | South Korea | Free |
| US–Morocco FTA MA | Morocco | Free |
| US–Oman FTA OM | Oman | Free |
| CAFTA-DR P | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | Free |
| US–Panama TPA PA | Panama | Free |
| US–Peru TPA PE | Peru | Free |
| USMCA S | Canada, Mexico | Free |
| US–Singapore FTA SG | Singapore | Free |
| Column 2 | Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus | 25% |
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
Footnotes
- 9903.41.05 Bovine (including buffalo) and equine leather (provided for in heading 4104 or 4107); goat, kid, sheep and lamb leather, the foregoing dyed, colored, stamped or embossed (provided for in heading 4105, 4106, 4112 or 4113) — 40%
Same subheading in other tariffs
4104.49 In the dry state (crust): other
UK Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
EU Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 5% 
Türkiye Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 7.2% – 9% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 8.4% 
Argentina 7.2% – 9% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 8.1% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 3% 
Japan Free – 30% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 18.6% 
Taiwan Free – 2.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 2% – 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 4.4% 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA lines: 4104.49
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) parings or similar waste, of raw hides or skins (heading 0511);
(b) birdskins or parts of birdskins, with their feathers or down, of heading 0505 or 6701; or
(c) hides or skins, with the hair or wool on, raw, tanned or dressed (Chapter 43); the following are, however, to be classified in Chapter 41, namely, raw hides and skins with the hair or wool on, of bovine animals (including buffalo), of equine animals, of sheep or lambs (except Astrakhan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian or similar lambs, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lambs), of goats or kids (except Yemen, Mongolian or Tibetan goats and kids), of swine (including peccary), of chamois, of gazelle, of camels (including dromedaries), of reindeer, of elk, of deer, of roebucks or of dogs.
2.
(A) Headings 4104 to 4106 do not cover hides and skins which have undergone a tanning (including pre-tanning) process which is reversible (headings 4101 to 4103, as the case may be).
(B) For the purposes of headings 4104 to 4106, the term ‘crust’ includes hides and skins that have been retanned, coloured or fat-liquored (stuffed) prior to drying.
3. Throughout the nomenclature, the expression ‘composition leather’ means only substances of the kind referred to in heading 4115.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 4104.49.50 is one of 5 lines under subheading 4104.49, in the dry state (crust): other.
The general duty is 3.3%, and quantities are declared in m2.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 0%–6.5%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–6.5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 7.2%–9%, the Argentina duty is 7.2%–9%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 0%–30%, the Taiwan duty is 0%–2.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 2%–5% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 4104.49 worth US$6m in 2024; the largest supplier was Brazil.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 4104.49.50?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 3.3%; the supplementary unit is m2. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 4104.49.50 under US trade agreements?
Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 4104.49 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Brazil (US$3m), followed by Sweden.