Limed Buffalo Hide from Mexico
Whole unsplit hide from buffalo, limed for preservation without tanning, under 16 kg fresh weight equivalent. HTS 4101.20.35.00 applies as it's a raw buffalo hide 'otherwise preserved' per chapter notes. Used in traditional tanning for drum skins or fine leather.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
12.4%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document liming process details to differentiate from pre-tanning, which would reclassify to crust leather
• Ensure no fat-liquoring or coloring, as chapter notes define crust to exclude reversible processes