Section VIII · Articles of leather; saddlery; handbags; articles of gut
4206.00
Articles of gut (other than silkworm gut), of goldbeater's skin, of bladders or of tendons:
Chapter
Articles of leather; saddlery; handbags; articles of gut
Heading
The product family within the chapter
Subheading
The specific good, identical worldwide
The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. The United States adds two more for the tariff rate and, often, two more for statistics — which is why the rates below are listed against 8- and 10-digit numbers rather than against this code.
How the schedule reaches this code
- 42Articles of leather; saddlery; handbags; articles of gut
- 4206Articles of gut (other than silkworm gut), of goldbeater's skin, of bladders or of tendons:
Published US duty rates
Duty is set at the 8- or 10-digit line, not at this 6-digit subheading, so more than one rate can sit under this code.
- 4206.00.13.00If imported for use in the manufacture of sterile surgical sutureskg
- General
- 3.5%
- Special (FTA)
- Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
- Column 2
- 40%
Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 4206.00.19Other
- General
- 3.9%
- Special (FTA)
- Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
- Column 2
- 40%
Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 4206.00.90.00Otherkg
- General
- Free
- Special (FTA)
- —
- Column 2
- 40%
No preferential rate published.
Countries without normal trade relations.
This is the listed rate. Antidumping and countervailing duty orders, Chapter 99 actions and preference qualification all change what is actually collected, and classification is a judgement about your goods. Verify with your licensed customs broker before you file.
Source: U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) — 2026 HTS Revision 12, released 2026-07-21, published at hts.usitc.gov. A U.S. Government work in the public domain.