Vegetable Pretanned Buffalo Kid Hides from Germany
Lightweight whole hides from young buffalo (water buffalo kids), vegetable pretanned for preservation without tanning. Weighing under 10 kg dry-salted, these fit HTS 4101.20.40.00 as unsplit bovine (buffalo) raw hides. Ideal for specialty leathers in fashion.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Confirm buffalo origin via veterinary certificates; distinguish from equine to stay in bovine category
• Document exact preservation weights to meet 'other' light hide criteria under 16kg fresh
• Avoid mixing with hair-on hides, excluded to Chapter 43 unless specified bovine types