4205.00.05.00Belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or…
Also written 4205000500 and 4205.00.0500
HTS Code 4205.00.05.00 covers any article best defined as Raw Hides and Skins, Leather, Furskins and Articles Thereof; Saddlery and Harness; Travel Goods, Handbags and Similar Containers; Articles of Animal Gut (Other Than Silkworm Gut)Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut)Other articles of leather or of composition leather:Of a kind used in machinery or mechanical appliances or for other technical uses:Belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or shapes suitable for conversion into belting in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from China pay 40.4% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – China (25%) and Section 301 – Forced Labor (12.5%).
From China, the total duty on 4205.00.05.00 last changed on Jul 24, 2026, from 37.9% to 40.4%. It has changed 2 times since Nov 17, 2025.
Estimated Duty on 4205.00.05.00
$10,000.00 by ocean, entered Oct 26, 2026
- Total duty
- 40.4%
- $4,040.00 on this shipment
- Fees
- 0.47%
- MPF + HMF · $47.14
- Duty + fees
- 40.87%
- Payable to CBP
- Landed cost
- $14,087.14
- On $10,000.00 customs value
- Base duty2.9%
- Section 301 – China25%
- Section 301 – Forced Labor12.5%
- Customs fees0.47%
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Base Duty Rates for 4205.00.05.00
From the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
- General Rate of Duty
- 2.9%
- Special Rate of Duty
- Free
- A*AUBHCLCODEILJOKRMAOMPPAPESSG
- Column 2 (Non-NTR)
- 12.5%
- Units of Quantity
- kg
- China40.4%
- Mexico12.9%
- Canada12.9%
- Vietnam15.4%
- Germany10%
US Import Duty on HTS 4205.00.05.00 by Country of Origin
As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from China pay 40.4% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – China (25%) and Section 301 – Forced Labor (12.5%). Of the 20 largest sources of US imports, the lowest total is 10%, from Germany, Taiwan and 3 more.
| Country of origin | Base rate | Additional tariffs | Total duty |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2.9% |
| 40.4% |
| Mexico | 2.9% |
| 12.9%0% with USMCA |
| Canada | 2.9% |
| 12.9%0% with USMCA |
| Vietnam | 2.9% |
| 15.4% |
| Germany | 2.9% |
| 10% |
| Japan | 2.9% |
| 12.5% |
| South Korea | 2.9% |
| 12.5% |
| Taiwan | 2.9% |
| 10% |
| India | 2.9% |
| 12.9% |
| Ireland | 2.9% |
| 10% |
| Italy | 2.9% |
| 10% |
| Switzerland | 2.9% |
| 12.5% |
| Thailand | 2.9% |
| 15.4% |
| Malaysia | 2.9% |
| 12.9% |
| United Kingdom | 2.9% |
| 12.9% |
| France | 2.9% |
| 10% |
| Indonesia | 2.9% |
| 12.9% |
| Brazil | 2.9% |
| 40.4% |
| Bangladesh | 2.9% |
| 12.9% |
| Cambodia | 2.9% |
| 12.9% |
Duty from each country, in words
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from China pay 40.4% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – China (25%) and Section 301 – Forced Labor (12.5%).
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Mexico pay 12.9% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (10%). With USMCA, qualifying goods pay 0%.
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Canada pay 12.9% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (10%). With USMCA, qualifying goods pay 0%.
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Vietnam pay 15.4% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (12.5%).
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Germany pay 10% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (7.1%).
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Japan pay 12.5% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (9.6%).
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from South Korea pay 12.5% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (9.6%).
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Taiwan pay 10% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (7.1%).
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from India pay 12.9% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (10%).
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Ireland pay 10% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (7.1%).
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Italy pay 10% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (7.1%).
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Switzerland pay 12.5% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (9.6%).
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Thailand pay 15.4% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (12.5%).
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Malaysia pay 12.9% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (10%).
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from United Kingdom pay 12.9% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (10%).
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from France pay 10% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (7.1%).
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Indonesia pay 12.9% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (10%).
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Brazil pay 40.4% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Brazil (25%) and Section 301 – Forced Labor (12.5%).
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Bangladesh pay 12.9% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (10%).
- As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Cambodia pay 12.9% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (10%).
Duties on goods entered Oct 26, 2026 at the general rate (Column 2 where it applies), with tariff data verified through 2026 HTS Revision 20. Totals are before customs fees (MPF, HMF) and any antidumping or countervailing duties (AD/CVD); with a free account, the calculator checks the AD/CVD cases that may cover your import. Some tariffs and exemptions depend on details such as metal content or end use, which the calculator asks about. See US tariffs for every country.
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Top Origins: Countries the US Imports HTS 4205.00.05.00 From
In 2025 the US imported $1M of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00), up 58% on 2024, mostly from Mexico (34%), Italy (9%) and China (8%). Each country's total duty today is shown beside its imports.
| Country of origin | US imports, 2025 | Share | vs 2024 | Total duty today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | $339K | 34% | 137% | 12.9%0% with USMCA |
| Italy | $92K | 9% | 33% | 10% |
| China | $81K | 8% | 35% | 40.4% |
| India | $77K | 8% | 45% | 12.9% |
| Poland | $70K | 7% | 438% | 10% |
| Argentina | $69K | 7% | 1625% | 12.9% |
| Canada | $58K | 6% | 61% | 12.9%0% with USMCA |
| Germany | $33K | 3% | 3% | 10% |
| Spain | $23K | 2% | 156% | 10% |
| United Kingdom | $19K | 2% | 171% | 12.9% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, general imports. Duty on a $10,000 ocean shipment entered today, before customs fees. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Relevant HTS Notes
Official USITC notes that may affect classification under HTS 4205.00.05.00.
Related CROSS Rulings for HTS 4205.00.05.00
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What does HTS code 4205.00.05.00 cover?
HTS code 4205.00.05.00 covers belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (Belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or shapes suitable for conversion into belting), classified under Chapter 42 (Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut)) in the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The general duty rate is 2.9%.
What is the duty rate for HTS 4205.00.05.00?
The general (Column 1) rate of duty for HTS 4205.00.05.00 is 2.9%. Goods that qualify for a trade program can enter at the special rate: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG). The Column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 12.5%. Additional Chapter 99 tariffs, such as Section 301 and Section 232, can apply on top depending on the country of origin.
What is the US tariff on belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from China?
As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from China pay 40.4% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – China (25%) and Section 301 – Forced Labor (12.5%).
What is the US tariff on belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Vietnam?
As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Vietnam pay 15.4% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (12.5%).
What is the US tariff on belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Mexico?
As of Oct 26, 2026, US imports of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… (HTS 4205.00.05.00) from Mexico pay 12.9% in duties: the 2.9% base rate plus Section 301 – Forced Labor (10%). Goods that qualify for USMCA pay 0%.
Where does the US import HTS 4205.00.05.00 from?
In 2025 the US imported $1M of belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or… under HTS 4205.00.05.00, mostly from Mexico (34%), Italy (9%) and China (8%), according to U.S. Census Bureau import data.
Which country has the lowest US duty on HTS 4205.00.05.00?
Of the 20 largest sources of US imports, the lowest total duty on HTS 4205.00.05.00 is 10%, from Germany, Taiwan and 3 more, as of the tariffs in effect on 2026-10-26.
Primary Sources
The official documents behind the rates and tariffs on this page. Duties are worked out from them as of Revision 20 (2026); check the legal text before you file.
- USITCHarmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States: 4205.00.05.00, Revision 20 (2026)
- USITCHTS Chapter 42, with its notes (PDF)
- USITCHTS Section 8 notes, printed with Chapter 41 (PDF)
- Federal RegisterSection 301 – Forced Labor (9903.05.31 and 17 more): USTR, Notice of Actions in Section 301 Investigations (forced labor), 91 FR 47318
- Federal RegisterSection 301 – Brazil (9903.05.01): USTR notice, Notice of Action: Section 301 Investigation of Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices, 91 FR 45516 (FR Doc. 2026-14542)
- CBPCROSS classification rulings for 4205.00.05.00
- U.S. Census BureauU.S. general imports by HTS code and country